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Regulated fares (eg season tickets, standard day tickets, savers on long-distance journeys) will rise on average by 4.1% Unregulated fares (eg supersavers, cheap day tickets, standard tickets on long-distance routes, advance purchase. off-peak travelcards) will vary with average fare rises mostly around 4%. The increases in regulated fares are higher than in January 2003 due to the change in fares regime announced by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) in June 2003. This means regulated fares rise by RPI +1% instead of by RPI –1%. The RPI figure is based on the rate of inflation in June 2003, which was 3.1%. Between 1995 and 2003, standard class fares have risen in real terms by just 0.6%. Regulated Standard Class fares decreased in real terms by 6.6% while the real terms increase for unregulated standard class tickets over the period was 7.8%. There is no financial gain for train operators from the change to the regulated fares regime as the extra revenue raised will be channelled back to the SRA to fund the continuing modernisation programme of Britain’s railways. Equally, the additional revenue raised by train companies from unregulated fares will be channelled into making further improvements to train services. Under the Passengers’ Charter, those train companies failing to meet performance benchmarks are continuing to provide discounts of generally 5% for Season Ticket holders renewing their ticket (train operators currently paying the Passenger Charter discounts are listed in the table below). Passengers’ charter discounts for the period Sunday 14th December to Saturday 10th January will be published at major stations from Saturday 13th December onwards. Commenting on the rises George Muir, ATOC Director-General, said: "This is the first real terms rise in regulated fares for seven years. Fares have got to rise to pay for the huge investment programmes the industry is now putting in to deliver a railway network fit for the 21st century. ENDS ATOC Press Office on 020 7904 3010 Notes to Editors The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) is the official voice for the passenger rail industry – representing train companies to the government and other opinion formers on transport policy issues. Britain’s train operators are working together to change rail travel for the better. ATOC manages many joint activities for train operators including revenue allocation and settlement, impartial retailing, the National Rail Enquiry Service (NRES), Railcard marketing, staff travel arrangements, international products and travel agent licensing. Fares summary by train operator Train Company Average regulated fares rise Average unregulated fares rise Passengers Charter discount on season ticket renewals up to 13 December Anglia Increases of between 0.7 and 3.2% on main line season tickets only. No other increases No increases 5% - Anglia Main line, East Suffolk and Peterborough/ Cambridge services Arriva Trains Northern 4.1% 5.1% 5% - Northern Short and South Yorkshire Short services C2c 4.1% 4.1% 1% Annual Season Ticket renewals receive Central Trains 4.1% 3.1% 10% Cross Country and East Midlands & Lincs services Chiltern Railways 4.1% Under 1% Nil First Great Eastern 4.1% 4.1% Nil First Great Western 4.1% 1.2% No increase for advance purchase fares. 5% First North Western 4.1% 3.1% 5% - Manchester North & South, and Lancs & Cumbria Rural, and Inter Urban North West Express services Gatwick Express 4.1% 4% No increase in Standard Open singles and returns Nil GNER 4.1%. 4%. Most advance purchase fares are unchanged 5% Hull Trains No rise No rises Nil Island Line No rise No rises Nil Merseyrail Electrics 3.1% 3.1% Nil Midland Mainline 4.1% 2.4% 10% ScotRail 4.1% (no rise in SPT area) No rise. 5% - Central, East and SPTA routes Silverlink 4.1% 6% Nil South Central 4.1% 4.1% 5% - South London Lines and Sussex Coast services South Eastern Trains 4.1% 4.1% No increase on Pricebuster fares 5% - Kent Link & Kent Coast South West Trains 4.1% 3.1% 5% - Main line & suburban routes Thameslink 4.1% 4.1% 5% - Northern services Thames Trains 4.1% 4.1% 5% Valley Lines 4.1% 4.1% 5% - monthly or longer renewals except Annual Season Ticket renewals receive 8% Virgin Cross Country 4.1% 6% 5% Virgin West Coast 4.1% 4.1% 5% WAGN 4.1% 6% 5% - monthly or longer except Annual Season Ticket renewals receive 14% on Great Northern Inner & Outer and West Anglian Inner & outer services Wales & Borders 4.1% 4.1% No increase in advance purchase tickets 5% - monthly or longer renewals except Annual Season Ticket renewals receive 8% on Cambrian, Wales & England, and Marches routes Wessex Trains 4.1% 4.1% No increase in advance purchase tickets 5% - monthly or longer Wessex renewals except Annual Season Ticket renewals receive 8% on Main line & Bristol Area Services London Travelcard – for train companies participating in the London Travelcard (zones 1 – 6) Fares are set jointly by Transport for London (TfL) and train companies. They will rise by an average of 3.1% (RPI). The all zones Off Peak Day Travelcard will rise by 5.9%.
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