Passengers may face more short-notice cancellations and changes to their train journeys after Network Rail announced some final timetables would only be published six weeks in advance rather than the usual 12.
Passengers are still not being told they could get a cheaper fare at 70% of train station ticket machines, according to a progress report from the Department for Transport into promised improvements to train ticketing.
Train passengers face disruption while travelling over Christmas with more than 250 sets of engineering works planned, plus industrial action on a number of routes.
Major travel disruption is continuing today (Monday) due to wintry weather across the UK, with disruption to some flights, many struggling to get to work and 100s of schools closed.
Commuters on some routes can use a 16-25 Railcard to save up to £700 on a year's train travel, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, due to a simple trick which will also work with the new 26-30 Railcard.
A new 26-30 Railcard is set to be offered by one train company from December ahead of a possible national roll-out early next year, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.
19 October 2017
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