Travel journalist Simon Calder has shared his thoughts on the Christmas strike action in an interview with Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary on ITV’s This Morning. The chat came following news that there are set to be 12 days of strike action between Christmas and New Year with millions of journeys being affected.
Addressing the upcoming strike action, which is set to begin on Tuesday, December 13, Simon said: “Get to your destinations by tonight (Monday, December 12) because cancellations ahead of the next round of national rail strikes start at half past 5 with the Sunderland to London train, that’s been cancelled and that will continue through the evening.
“Striking on Tuesday and Wednesday - no services at all in Scotland, almost nothing in Wales, Cornwall cut off by rail. There are some services running between half past 7 in the morning and half past 6 in the evening, make sure you’re going to get to your destination,” he added before explaining that there will be somewhat of a ‘respite’ day this Thursday, December 15. Friday and Saturday will then see things “in disarray” until Sunday, December 18.
