December 27th - The UK's Christmas Transport Policy
Simon Calder elaborates on a recent poll he conducted surveying whether the public believes that rail workers should get the Christmas period off work versus the Continental Europe approach
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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Show Notes
As usual, no passenger trains ran in the UK on Christmas Day, with very few running into Boxing Day.
Do you think that’s the right policy? Should everyone get time off on two low-demand days?
Or is the Continental Europe approach, often with a near-normal service on 25/26 December, better?
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