A survey by Ipsos revealed that just one in five Britons think rail services can be relied upon, while just under two-thirds of 2,000 adults thought strikes were contributing towards the poor quality of rail services. Just half of the 1.2 million available tickets were sold, with rail tsar Conrad Bailey telling Parliament’s Transport Select Committee in February that strikes …
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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rail passengers are suffering fresh misery on Saturday because of strikes by train drivers, with more …