PROTESTING rail workers condemned “corporate welfare” for “greedy train companies” today after the latest in fare increases were announced.

RMT union general secretary Mick Cash reacted angrily to the news that ticket prices will rise by 2.8 per cent next January, condemning it as a “kick in the teeth” for the travelling public, who already pay “over the odds” to use Britain’s railways.

“This is just corporate welfare for the greedy train companies,” Mr Cash said.