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Cuts to covid quarantine time to 5 days. Will it help the staff shortage on the railway?

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Quarantine cut to 5 days subject to negative lateral flow tests on 2 consecutive days*. Can we expect better reliability from the railway now?
* England only I think.
 
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Ken H said:
Quarantine cut to 5 days subject to negative lateral flow tests on 2 consecutive days*. Can we expect better reliability from the railway now?
* England only I think.
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It certainly won't hurt, but for most operators, Covid absences have actually been a minority of all traincrew absences - let alone other reasons for crew being unable to work (holiday, no Rest Day Working agreement, insufficient route and/or traction knowledge).

Unfortunately the DfT-induced service reductions will be here with us for some time yet.
 
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