Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

May 1st - Grand Central journey: we need to talk about pricing

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Episode notes

I'm aboard the 8.26am from London to Sunderland, run by "open access" train operator Grand Central. My ticket cost £42. Grand Central had to pay around £2 in commission to rival LNER, with whom I chose to book because of a cashback offer.

I think train operators should behave more like budget airlines.

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