PLAY PODCASTS
July 19th - Will the reputation of the rail network suffer due to cancellations?

July 19th - Will the reputation of the rail network suffer due to cancellations?

As some of the national rail network shuts down, Simon Calder voices his concern over how this will affect the network's reputation.

Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent

July 19, 20227m 32s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (sphinx.acast.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

Today I went to Paddington Basin – and Paddington station – in central London to observe how many trains were cancelled as operators deal with Britain's current unprecedented heatwave.


As some – but by no means all – of the national rail network shuts down, I'm concerned about the reputation for reliability that the railway needs and deserves.


Of course, this podcast is free, much like my newsletter that you can have arrive in your inbox every Friday. Sign up at https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.