Franchising Has Worked For Our Railway, Now Let’s Make It Work For Passengers

The beginning of this month saw the annual increase in rail fares across the country, often the second headache which commuters suffer on New Year’s Day. The average increase across the country was 3.4%, and so my constituents are now paying £5104 for an annual ticket from Colchester to London – an amount that probably rivals some mortgages.When travelling to work costs so much money for so many people, we need to make sure that the current franchising process works. In my mind