The Briefing Room - How to Fix Britain's Railways

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The next round of rail strikes look set to compound long-running problems with Britain's railways. But the problems on the network go far beyond this spate of industrial action. David Aaronvitch asks the experts in The Briefing Room this week the reasons why our rail network has acquired such a reputation for unreliability, and what can be done to put it right.

Contributors:

Christian Wolmar
Mark Smith
Jennifer Williams
Gareth Dennis

Producers:
Kirsteen Knight
Ben Carter
Daniel Gordon

Production Coordinators:
Siobhan Reed
Sophie Hill

Sound mix:
Rod Farquhar

Editor:
Richard Vadon

Image: Train timetable board Credit: Martin Pope via Getty

Published on Thursday, 26th January 2023.

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