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Fury over rail price hike of 11% as cost of living soars







By STEVE HAWKES







Published: Today at 11:22







TRAIN fares will rocket by more than 11 per cent in January after a RISE in

inflation.





Shock figures today showed the cost of living went UP in July - tightening the

squeeze on families.





The Retail Prices Index (RPI) leapt from 2.8 per cent to 3.2 per cent on more

expensive air fares - and pricier high street goods.





July’s RPI reading is used to set the nationwide increase in train fares every

January.





The average fare will go up by RPI plus 3 - 6.2 per cent.





But tickets on high speed services in the south-east of England could soar by

as much as 11 per cent.





Furious union bosses said many annual season tickets would now cost more than

£5,000. This includes tickets from Bedford, Baldock and Manningtree to the

capital.





Transport union TSSA's general secretary Manuel Cortes said: “This is all

about squeezing a captive audience, the commuter, until the pips squeak.





“It’s little more than daylight robbery.”





The Consumer Price Index measures of inflation rose from 2.4 per cent to 2.6

per cent - against all predictions in the City.





Air fares in July leapt by 22 per cent - the biggest rise in the month for

EIGHT YEARS