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A PUBLIC consultation into rail ticketing is essentially pointless without the renationalisation of the railways, the RMT said yesterday.
The rail industry is launching a consultation next month to find ways of simplifying the ticketing system, which will produce a report containing proposals for the government to consider.
Research by auditors KPMG showed that just one in three people surveyed were “very confident” they had bought the best-value ticket for their last rail journey. It recommended that ticketing should be transparent, easier to use and better integrated with other modes of transport.
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