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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/rail-operators-reduce-services.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Train passengers trying to get home for Christmas will be hit by a reduced service from three rail operators" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-rail-operators-reduce-services.jpg" alt="Train passengers trying to get home for Christmas will be hit by a reduced service from three rail operators"/></a></p>
<p>Train passengers trying to get home for Christmas will be hit by a reduced service after three rail operators were expected to cut their Friday timetables by a quarter.</p>
<p>First Capital Connect, Chiltern and Merseyrail cut up to 25% of their services on Thursday and were likely to run the same reduced schedule for Christmas Eve.</p>
<p>Cancellations were also expected across the rest of the network after 10 operators ran a special or amended timetable.</p>
<p>The Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc) said a reduced timetable was designed to ensure scheduled services were able to run on time.</p>
<p>A spokeswoman said many of the alterations were just &#8220;tweaks&#8221; to the timetable while many of the services affected by the reduced schedule were commuter lines that were not expected to be busy.</p>
<p>But Anthony Smith, chief executive of Passenger Focus, warned people to expect packed trains on Friday as millions of Britons travelled home for Christmas.</p>
<p>He told the Telegraph: &#8220;Passengers should make sure they make a seat reservation to avoid the risk of having to stand for their entire journey or be turned away as carriages will be full.&#8221;</p>
<p>Atoc said a reduced service meant operators were more likely to keep to their timetable.</p>
<p>A spokeswoman said: &#8220;The vast majority of services that would normally run on a Thursday ran, and four out of five trains arrived on time. A handful of operators ran a reduced service in order to improve reliability for passengers.</p>
<p>&#8220;We will have to see how tomorrow pans out, but at the moment we expect services to run at a similar level. We understand passengers&#8217; frustration when there is disruption and apologise to anyone caught up in it.&#8221;</p>
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