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Ahead of Mayoral election claims and counter-claims, here’s the actual data on fares since 2000.

Carry the mental image of a nude Nicky Campbell into your weekend

Finally, they’ve seen sense.

The much-disputed changes to ticket office opening hours are to go ahead this week.

It’s not been a great month for rail commuters – we’ve had tube fare rises, rail fare increases and now fines for not touching in or out out with Oyster are up to £6.50.

A snowy, slushy stroll around today’s other news stories.

Image / zefrog Tube strikes are expected this autumn, but how many? A strike has been pencilled in for September 6th; the Standard says similar 24-hour stoppages could happen every month, which sounds bad enough, but according to the Beeb, the unions are threatening to …

Check your bank statement: seems many Oyster users have been double-charged. Chase Farm Hospital was among thousands of properties hit by a burst water main this morning. On-the-spot fines for yobbish behaviour are a waste of time, says the Met. Ooh: fisticuffs at TfL where …

By Randall Murrow Whilst the Oyster PAYG rollout to National Rail was long awaited and much welcomed, news that passengers overpaid around £500,000 in January is not entirely surprising. The BBC report blames user ineptitude, with travellers failing to comply with the touch in, touch …

Amidst the joy of getting PAYG on national rail (albeit with a few hiccups along the way), those of us going back to work may not have spotted a nasty little extra: a new evening rush hour peak fare has been added. Rail passengers are …