If no one travels on Boxing Day then why is it nat ex and both megabus are usually always fully booked, with dupes on Boxing Day? And that roads become quite busy too? Or is it just another case of the Railway not being there when people actually need it. Which is nothing new.
Having worked on the 26th for many years on the Railway, and when we ran trains too, as stated there was a Driver and a Guard, and very few, if any on some trains passengers, even back in the 70's people drove the car, so BR decided that it was not worth running trains on the 26th, so called a halt, however apart from Platform Staff, most Ops staff are working the 26th anyway !
Someone had deemed that this is the best time to do big jobs is the Christmas Period, which makes sense, as there are far fewer people travelling, it has been asked on here many times when shall we have a 10 day shut down for some job or other, July / August ? No os the cry everyone wants to go on holiday, maybe Easter then, Noooo everyone wants to see the Family again! why not just a random week in the Spring or Autumn, Nooo is the cry ...how do I get to work, and where do the Freighliner trains go ? every time it comes back to Christmas, Freight does not run, many people are off work, and have no need to travel on 'THAT' day
Raods are busy, they have always been busy on the 26th, more so now as everyone
MUST go to DFS to buy a sofa, or CURRYs to buy a new TV, that just
cannot wait until 28th / 29th ....