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June 22nd - A journey through one of the world's greatest railway stations
One of the world’s great railway stations: London Blackfriars. Honest. It used to be a hub for European travel – with links to the Kent ports. Today …
2 years, 10 months ago
June 21st - Mick Lynch speaks a year on from the start of national rail strikes action
It’s a year since the first national rail strikes since the 1980s began. I’ve been speaking exclusively to Mick Lynch, general secretary about the di…
2 years, 10 months ago
June 20th - A flash sale for a European escape
Quick! Eurostar has launched a summer flash sale on its intercity trains linking London with Paris, Lille and Brussels. Those very rare entities, £35…
2 years, 10 months ago
June 19th - Myth-busting around air turbulence
A British Airways flight from Singapore to London Heathrow hit such severe turbulence over the Bay of Bengal that the plane had to return to its star…
2 years, 10 months ago
June 16th - Why people check in at the airport then choose not to travel
Today’s travel podcast. Why do people check in bags for a flight but then choose not to travel – and what happens next? I’m aboard a late-running Bri…
2 years, 10 months ago
June 15th - A stroll through a royal garden in Denmark
For today’s travel pod, I’ve wandered into the garden of a royal palace – in Denmark, which means it’s access (almost) all areas without formality. S…
2 years, 10 months ago
June 14th - How to minimise air travel disruption
After becoming one of the tens of thousands, who had their flights cancelled this week, I’ve been thinking about how travellers can minimise their pe…
2 years, 11 months ago
June 13th - These acronyms can help you with your travel
Unravelling travel – and getting to the bottom of some of the unending acronyms that seem designed to confuse everyone. Today, it's Abta – the travel…
2 years, 11 months ago
June 12th - The thorny issue of single-leg pricing
Today’s travel podcast is on the thorny subject of single-leg pricing: whereby passengers wanting flexible, one-way off-peak tickets on the East Coas…
2 years, 11 months ago
June 9th - Left high and dry aboard LNER's Aberdeen service
I’m on the 9.52am train from Aberdeen to London King's Cross – the only one in the LNER timetable on which alcohol is banned, and then only as far so…
2 years, 11 months ago