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The Guardian , 2017:
How are passengers being let down?
The numbers of commuters affected by the spectacular implosion of the Southern rail network have made it the most eye-catching failure, but passengers in the south-west and north have also had reason for complaint, suffering some of the worst crowding, and riding on the oldest, most ramshackle rolling stock. In general, after improving for most of the past decade, rates of punctuality have plateaued and started to worsen in the past four years. Meanwhile, rail fares have continued to rise at more than twice the rate of wages during the last decade, going up another 2.3% on average this week.
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So are these dark days for the rail industry?
In many ways, quite the contrary. Passenger numbers have reached record levels, and investment from the government has remained comparatively high in the last decade or so. Large parts of the rail network have been upgraded and electrified, and new trains will be brought in by 2018 for long-distance journeys between Scotland and Wales to London, as well as on some commuter services. Stretches of new line have been built, opening connections in the Scottish Borders and in Oxford, and plans are afoot for more. Some stations have been transformed, with London Bridge’s redevelopment in progress. A revamped Thameslink and all of Crossrail should be running by the end of the decade, giving a massive boost to the capacity of lines across the capital and beyond. And construction should start this year on a proper high-speed railway, HS2.
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