Government still enthusiastic over peak pricing techniques

The government is continuing to ask train operators to consider new pricing strategies to manage demand, despite joint research by Transport for London and the Department for Transport showing that fare increases of 30% would be needed. The East Midlands, West Midlands and East Coast franchises let this summer are thought to contain provision for projects to spread demand to less heavily-used trains through new pricing strategies made possible by smartcard ticketing, which will be rolled out at...