The Scotsman cartoon: Train fare increase
![Illustration: Iain Green](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/legacy_elm_31621894.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Illustration: Iain Green](/img/placeholder.png)
Passengers are feeling the pain of higher rail fares with annual season tickets rising by an average of 3.1 per cent.
A recent policy decision by the Government has limited the 2014 increase, but Labour, campaign groups and rail unions have all pointed out that fares are rising far faster than wages.