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A major train operator linking London and the south west is stopping services short of the capital in the run up to Christmas due a lack of staff because of Covid-19.
Sunday, 20 December 2020
The Herald
- Coronavirus: Large crowds gather at St Pancras to flee tough Tier 4 Christmas restrictions in LondonThis is the moment Londoners attempted to flee the capital following the announcement of tougher coronavirus restrictions.
- Coronavirus: Large crowds gather at St Pancras to flee tough Tier 4 Christmas restrictions in LondonThis is the moment Londoners attempted to flee the capital following the announcement of tougher coronavirus restrictions.
Times Online
- Tier 4 Covid restrictions: police to patrol railway stations to stop passengers fleeing [Subscription]Passengers trying to make a quick getaway from tier 4 areas face being turned away at railway stations by police and staff after a new southeast lockdown came into force at midnight.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Steam train at Brighouse: Christmas White Rose in Yorkshire A stream train evoked memories of a bygone era of transport as it made a spectacular pass through Brighouse station tonight.
London Evening Standard
- South Western Railway forced to stop services short of London as Covid-19 hits train staffA major train operator linking London and the south west is stopping services short of the capital in the run up to Christmas due a lack of staff because of Covid-19.
- Queues at London train stations as crowds flee the capital before tough Tier 4 restrictions come into forceFootage of packed train carriages out of London emerged on social media as many attempted to flee the capital hours before tough Tier 4 restrictions came into force.
Manchester Evening News
- Passengers cram into crowded train carriages heading north as they flee capitalShoppers with just hours left also scrambled to buy Christmas presents before non-essential retailers closed their doors.
Leeds Live
- Huge crowds board train to Leeds as London heads to Tier 4Huge crowds have been filmed at St Pancras station in London for a train heading to Leeds
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- People cram on trains out of London before Tier 4 lockdown Hundreds of people have been pictured at London's major train stations as they try to cram onto the last services out of the capital before Tier 4 rules hit.
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- Huge queues at train stations as desperate Londoners flee the capital ahead of Tier 4 … while they still could. Passengers faced packed train carriages out … she wanted 'the security of being home for Christmas … international travel, with Heathrow Airport tweeting that it was awaiting … . Like other countries in Europe, Britain is battling to …
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