Train ticket hacks and ‘passenger power’

<p>Never mind the 12 days of Christmas, Britain’s facing eight days of rail strikes.</p><p>The government’s urging the RMT union to suspend industrial action, saying it will cost the UK economy in excess of £1.7 billion.</p><p>Now, the Elizabeth line could also be hit by its first strike as the TSSA union balloted members on Friday in a dispute over pay.</p><p>At the same time, MPs are probing the decision by Southeastern to axe more than 700 trains a week on rail services crucial for commuters.</p><p>The New Year will also heap misery on to passengers with annual ticket rises.</p><p>While on the Tube, TfL bosses are looking to fill a financial chasm by pumping up fares by 40 per cent in the next three-and-a-half years.</p><p>To analyse the latest on strikes, Christmas travel, fare increases and - hopefully - how to save a few pounds on train tickets, the Leader’s joined by Dr Tom Haines-Doran, author of Derailed: How to Fix Britain’s Broken Railways, and Evening Standard transport editor Ross Lydall.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>