A 12-month season ticket on Scotland’s busiest route will rise by £136 to £3,956, representing 17 per cent of the average wage DANNY LAWSON/PARail commuters face paying up to five times as much for journeys as passengers in the rest of Europe after the biggest fare rises since 2013. Research shows that regular UK passengers will spend up to 13 per cent of their salary travelling to work by train from today. This rises to 17 per cent in Scotland and compares with between 2.5 per cent and 5 per cent of workers’ salaries in countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The findings come as millions of rail passengers prepared to return to work after the festive season to be met with the biggest fare increase in five years. Fares will rise by an average of 3.4 per cent, with season tickets increasing by 3.6 per…

Source: The Times January 02, 2018 00:02 UTC