Rail passengers have been told to travel 'sooner rather than later' this Christmas
Passengers have been told to travel "sooner rather than later" to avoid last minute cancelations to rail services ahead of Christmas Day as staff are forced to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus.
Long distance rail services are among those most impacted, but Transport for London also warned around 500 staff are currently off work due to Covid-related illness.The rail provider warned: "Please pull your journey forward to sooner rather than later to get to your end destination as early as possible."
Whilst Avanti West Coast told passengers: "The pandemic is unfortunately resulting in some staff shortages. "We're doing everything we can to run our full timetable but there may be some short-notice cancellations."
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