today that recommends we think of a better way to do that next winter. harriett baldwin, thank you for joining us. poor rail services were caused by a toxic combination of problems mps were told during today s transport select committee. in recent months, commuters faced the cancellation of thousands of trains with transpennine express, ava nti west coast and northern all affected. let s hear more about this i m joined now by robert samson, senior stakeholder manager of transport focus thanks for being with us. no surprise then. thanks for being with us. no surprise then. thanks for being with us. no surrise then. ,., ., ., ., ., ., surprise then. good afternoon. no surrise. surprise then. good afternoon. no surprise- we surprise then. good afternoon. no surprise. we have surprise then. good afternoon. no surprise. we have been surprise then. good afternoon. no| surprise. we have been monitoring the british timetable by trans pennine and avanti west coast since it came into b