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Railways face uncertain future as Covid-19 lockdown forces people in Kent to stay home


Railways face uncertain future as Covid-19 lockdown forces people in Kent to stay home
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Updated: 11:59, 24 January 2021
During the first wave of the pandemic passenger numbers on the nation s railways plummeted to levels last seen in the Victorian era, and with the nation now plunged back into lockdown it could be some time before our trains are busy once more.
With the railways facing a once-in-a-generation crisis, reporter
Rhys Griffiths
visited the county s five least-used stations in one day to examine the state of the network in 2021. Here s how he got on.
Bekesbourne railway station near Canterbury
Please note: Rhys trip was carried out in December while Kent was observing Tier 3 restrictions. ....

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