Britons are facing Christmas travel chaos and a mad dash on the 'bubble' deadline as swathes of the rail network will be shut or running reduced services.
The four UK nations have agreed a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions to allow them to mix in a 'bubble' with three other households between December 23 and 27.
However, those who need to travel home by rail when the five-day window ends could face significant disruption amid fears train services could be crowded and social distancing will be difficult.
After a complete shutdown on Christmas Day, "a very limited number of services" will be running on "a small number of routes" on Boxing Day and a majority of the rail network is shut on December 27, when a reduce Sunday service will
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