The Transport Secretary said there was no point running “ghost trains” as employees chose to work from home rather than commute. Grant Shapps, who will be meeting with train operators this week, added there was no point running "ghost trains" if people cut back on travel. Mr Shapps told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It’s quite clearly an exceptional international moment in time, an international crisis. “There’s no point running ghost trains any more than running ghost planes. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said there are "lots of different options" to help the aviation industry through the coronavirus crisis.

Source: Daily Mirror March 16, 2020 10:07 UTC