Christmas travel chaos as rail staff come down with Covid

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Christmas travel chaos as rail staff come down with Covid
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Passengers are facing severe disruption to Christmas getaway plans as staff shortages cause widespread cancellations, with one in 20 services currently cancelled

Rail passengers are facing severe disruption to Christmas getaway plans as staff shortages cause widespread train cancellations.caused by the rapid rise in Omicron infections for the disruption. Many major long-distance services are affected.The Rail Delivery Group, which represents operators, said sickness levels reached 8.7 per cent in the seven days to Monday. One in 20 services across the network is currently cancelled on average.

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