May 19th - The future of train travel is in a state
Reports say we will have to wait until the next election to see any progress
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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Show Notes
I'm at London Waterloo – the busiest railway station in the UK, and also the home for Network Rail and the Great British Railways Transition Team. The latter is the body that is supposed to be acting as a "guiding mind" for the nation's rail services. Reports this morning say that the legislation necessary to establish GBR won't happen before the next election. Add to that the latest strike called by the RMT, and there are few reasons to be cheerful about the near future of rail – and train travellers.
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