The average cost of a train ticket in Britain will rise by 3.4 per cent on 2nd January, which will see a 12-month season ticket from Brighton to London increased by nearly £150.
Liam Johnston, a railway chaplain and chief executive of the Railway’s Mission told Premier it is wrong for railway staff to be blamed for fare increases.
Speaking during Premier’s News Hour, he said: “Everything is out of their control.
“They’re just there to ensure that people embark and disembark safely from the trains and yet they’re the ones that bear the brunt of it.”
The Rail Delivery Group insists only 3 pence in every pound spent by rail travelers ends up as profit.
Johnston said he can understand why people will feel frustrated by it becoming more expensive to travel.
He said: “We do understand that these times where there is less money in people’s pockets, there is a lot of financial pressure, which creates uncertainties and anxieties in people’s lives.”
However, he called for Christians to be praying for railway staff who are simply “just doing their jobs”.
Johnston went on to say: “We need to take on a responsibility for praying for all of the people who are front-line – not just on the railways, but whether it’s the police or shop workers or anybody.
“We need to pray for these people who have to deal with the frustration that other people face and will take out on them.”
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