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What Vienna has over Budapest and Prague
While travel unravels across the UK, I have escaped to Vienna – where I caught up with Helena Steinhart of the Vienna Tourist Board. She tells me abo…
1 year, 4 months ago
December 18th - How to stay safe on the trains at Christmas
A week before Christmas, loads of people are going to be travelling by train. I'm at London Blackfriars talking to Samantha Facey, Health, Safety and…
1 year, 4 months ago
December 17th - Storm Darragh's Damage and Disruption
Thousands of Christmas travellers hoping to cross the Irish Sea by ferry face disruption due to Storm Darragh damage. The port of Holyhead – which pr…
1 year, 4 months ago
December 16th - The drive behind National Express
I'm joined by National Express chief executive Alex Jensen.
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1 year, 4 months ago
December 13th - Not such an unlucky day for Avanti West Coast passengers
Lucky for some, in particular passengers on Avanti West Coast who have just been told the train managers' strike for 22, 23 and 29 December has been …
1 year, 5 months ago
December 12th - Frantic Friday, Slow Saturday and Messy Monday
Today's travel podcast is all about Frantic Friday, Slow Saturday and Messy Monday, the unholy trinity of busy days on the motorways of Britain in th…
1 year, 5 months ago
December 11th - Dreaming of a train strike free Christmas? Keep dreaming
Over the past few years, rail strikes have become as synonymous with Christmas as Mariah Carey and Wham! The incoming Labour government vowed to “mov…
1 year, 5 months ago
December 10th - How could UK trains be the most expensive in Europe?
A recent survey has revealed that the UK has the most expensive domestic trains in Europe. It does not compute for me.
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1 year, 5 months ago
December 9th - Planes, Trains, and Travel Pains
Today I'm looking back at the damage from Storm Darragh and Storm Burt to travel plans, and wondering if aviation and rail could be more resilient.
Th…
1 year, 5 months ago
December 6th - System failure brings UK rail services to a halt
I am at London Paddington station, hub for the Great Western Railway serving the West of England and South Wales. There's disruption to many trains h…
1 year, 5 months ago