The Christmas getaway

Engineering works, traffic jams… and plans for a better railway

Dickon Ross, Editor

AS I write this, Christmas is just two weeks away. Soon, millions will be criss-crossing the country to see families and friends for the festive period. ‘Tis the season to be jolly - the most wonderful time of the year. Or is it? When you find yourself on Christmas Eve in a ten-mile tailback on the M6, and running out of time to make it to your home town’s local pub. The AA has issued an amber warning for the weekend before Christmas this year, when it expects more than 30 million to take to the roads. But despite the jams, most travellers choose to drive rather than catch a train for the seasonal getaway. Will the trains be better? The run-up to Christmas is one of the busiest times…

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