«The cap on
regulated rail fares will rise to RPI +3 per cent for the three years from 2012... The Secretary of State will set out how more of the transport money will be allocated next week.
But the increase is significantly less than would have been the case had the government not changed its plan to increase
regulated rail fares by retail price index inflation plus three per cent.
Government
regulated rail fares went up by an average of 3.1 per cent today, making UK commuters some of the most hard - pressed in Europe.