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West Dubartonshire rail fares to rise in decision described 'reckless'

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Commuters in West Dunbartonshire will be asked to fork out extra for their train tickets as fares increased by their largest margin in a decade.Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie has slammed the “reckless” decision to hike fares in January.The SNP confirmed the 3.8 percent increase with transport minister Graeme Dey admitting the decision wasn’t “taken lightly” when questioned by Ms Baillie’s Labour colleague Neil Bibby MSP in parliament last week.Under existing rules, the increase should have been limited to 2.8 percent for off-peak fares – but the Government scrapped this formula for the first time since the start of the current franchise in order to impose a bigger rise.This comes as services are delayed and cancelled virtually every day with

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