Free rail travel scheme begins in Spain to cut commuters’ costs
by Stephen Burgen in Barcelona and Kate Connolly in B from World news | The Guardian on (#634SX)
Initiative running to end of year will also benefit leisure travellers and tourists
A scheme allowing free travel on suburban and middle-distance trains has begun in Spain, the latest in a series of European public transport initiatives intended to address increasing fuel costs.
German rail fares returned to normal on Thursday after a three-month experiment with 9 (7.75) tickets for a month's unlimited travel on local and regional public transport networks.
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