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- Covid: CrossCountry Trains says services hit by crew shortagesA train company has warned that crew shortages as a result of Covid infections is leading to reduced services and cancellations.
- ScotRail to introduce temporary timetable for JanuaryCovid staff shortages mean the rail operator is making changes to services in the central belt.
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- Travel: Staff absences over Omicron means further reduced rail services for passengers across Wales Passengers will see further reduced rail services across Wales after an increase in staff absences due to Omicron.
Mail Online
- Rail tickets cost up to SEVEN TIMES as much as similar journeys in EuropeBritish rail passengers pay up to seven times more for rail fares than other Europeans. According to fare analysis, an off-peak single between Prague and Ostrava is just £9.36.
Birmingham Post
- West Midlands business review of 2021 - part four: NEC losses, Dandara's resi project and HS2 downgradedThe fourth and concluding part of our West Midlands Review of the Year in business has news of NEC's massive losses, a huge residential scheme planned in Digbeth and the change many HS2 supporters feared
Liverpool Echo
- Merseyrail timetable changed 'until further notice' due to staff shortagesMerseyrail has been forced to change its timetable and cancel some trains 'until further notice' due to staff
Sheffield Star
- Transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris ready to meet MPs to discuss Sheffield to Chesterfield tram-trainGovernment transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris is ready to meet MPs to discuss a possible tram-train link between Sheffield and Chesterfield.
Wales Online
- Pictures show progress of huge new Newport train station bridgeEngineers spent Christmas Day installing a 500-tonne bridge at Newport train station.
Leeds Live
- Leeds 'worst rated' and most 'disliked' train station as passengers give scathing reviewsBasic, poorly located and not very accessible are some of the words you could use to describe Leeds' most 'disliked' train station.
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