Travelling at christmas

anything I don't mind

anything I don't mind

anything I don't mind

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The trains are closed again on christmas day and boxing day this year. I think all public transport stops working over those days. Is there any other way to travel on those days other than a car? Like bus or anything?

Why does public transport stop working on those days? It would make sense too have it working considering people may want to travel on those days more than other days, too see family and so on. Surely the train companies could pay people too work on those days? is it illegal too work on those days? i just cant understand why they would close up completely.
 
Very few people travel on Christmas Day and companies wouldn't make costs back, simple as. Plus it's the one day a year everyone apart from emergency services etc expect to have off.

If you need to travel and don't have a car then hire one.
 
Groen a lot of engineering works go on over the Xmas period and a total shut down is needed in parts of the network to get. Jobs finished, I could have worked for big money over Xmas again this year but I declined to spend it with my family.

I know certain jobs have to be open like police, hospitals etc but the rail does not have to be running Xmas day, people work all year and Xmas is a nice break for some.
 
Why does public transport stop working on those days?
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Because the people working public transport deserve a Christmas break too, everything except essential things (security/ fire/ police/ hospital etc.) really needs to be shut down on Christmas day, hell, I'm disgusted that the shops open on boxing day, they should be shut.

Not to mention most people will stay in with their family christmas day, maybe they'll pop out for an hour to visit people but basically no one is out and about christmas day. Why not travel to see your family Christmas eve and crash on their sofa?

If you want to get somewhere desperately OP, taxis are usually triple rate on Christmas. And the roads are always dead as a doorpost so it'll get you there faster.
 
No one really travels huge distances on Christmas day, if they need to get somewhere and their too lazy to walk or it's too far then get a taxi.
 
I worked one Christmas at Heathrow, was an Aircaft Refueller, we (all 6 of us) rocked up about 3pm, refuelled 2 planes each, which is around an hours work and got sent home. Pointless shift, ruined my Christmas day but got a double day rate for effectivley 3 hours.

What about religions that don't celebrate Christmas, why should they lose potentially 2 days wages because of a Christian holiday?
 
It's to cover up an elaborate moon landing hoax, where studio low mavity dust can't be affected by fast moving public transport, blowing the whole thing wide open.
 
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