AS RESTRICTIONS on staying local are replaced by an allowance to travel across Wales, Transport for Wales (TfW) is issuing a clear message to those travelling this weekend.
They are asking for people to follow travel safer advice and act responsibly by sticking to the guidelines, particularly wearing a mask – unless exempt – keeping distance of two metres, regularly sanitising hands and to not travel if showing signs of Covid-19.
They are also asking people to plan journeys in advance.
TfW highlight that there are still cross-border restrictions in place – with only necessary travel across the border to England being permitted. This includes work.
The company provide a capacity checker to allow customers to check before they travel to see which trains have the most space available and therefore easier to maintain distancing and keeping safe.
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Safety and sustainability officer for TfW, Leyton Powell, said: “The safety of customers and colleagues is our top priority and throughout the whole pandemic we’ve implemented a detailed programme to ensure the public are safe.
“With certain restrictions now easing, it’s important to understand that there is also a responsibility on our customers. Please follow all our travel safer advice including wearing a face covering, using hand sanitiser, following our queuing and one-way systems but more importantly plan ahead for your journey and please don’t use public transport if you have any Covid-19 symptoms.
“If using our rail services, please use capacity checker and consider when the safest time is to travel and then plan accordingly.”
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