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Presumably a significant number of people who wanted and were able to take a vaccine, have partaken now so even with the case rates rising the Welsh government will weigh that up against the new level of risk (compared with last year pre vaccines) and try to balance the revised risks against providing a service to shorter platformed locations. There could be people struggling to reach medical appointments in nearby towns or impacted on in other adverse ways too, beyond simply a choice of how to travel (especially elderly people or those who cannot drive). TFW may also factor in those things such as face covering advice/legislation and the total time of exposure of the member of crew near to passengers if they have to undertake a door procedure and go so far as to factor in the fact that part of the procedure that involves them standing in the fresh air a little further away. I would say the risk of them passing through for customer service duties on a busy train may be little different.
Regardless of our own views, which I won't share as covid can cause a lot of divide (like Brexit on steroids), it's more to do with what the train operator and Welsh government decide and presumably the unions will have taken a view too and decided against industrial action over safety thus far. What happens over late autumn plus winter then depends on whether the situation deteriorates again (something nobody will want to see).
Regardless of our own views, which I won't share as covid can cause a lot of divide (like Brexit on steroids), it's more to do with what the train operator and Welsh government decide and presumably the unions will have taken a view too and decided against industrial action over safety thus far. What happens over late autumn plus winter then depends on whether the situation deteriorates again (something nobody will want to see).