COVID-19
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Shapps: London mask policy ‘in line with’ Government’s thinking
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has supported a decision to make masks compulsory on the London Underground, despite his own Government scrapping the mandatory wearing of face coverings.
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Manchester Piccadilly escalator trials virus busting technology
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Space-age technology is being trialled at Manchester Piccadilly station to give passenger escalators added protection from COVID-19.
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2,500 more services in largest boost to rail timetables this year
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Rail companies have added more than 2,500 daily services to timetables as the next easing of lockdown restrictions go ahead.
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Network Rail implements COV-RID thermal fogging product
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Network Rail has introduced a new ‘COV-RID’ thermal product to keep its workers safe, as the UK goes through its roadmap out of lockdown.
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Network Rail invest millions into Chiltern main line improvements
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Almost 2.5km of railway track is being replaced along the Chiltern main line as the rail industry works to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Up to go ahead as planned
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The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced that its Spring Steam Up event will go ahead in April, although the railway will not be able to open in time for Easter as originally planned.
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Hull Trains announces restart date but also redundancies
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Hull Trains has said it will restart a limited timetable from April 12, but added it was having to make just over a quarter of its workforce (26%) redundant.
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Eurostar: UK government ‘must commit to supporting rail firm’
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The UK and French governments must make a joint commitment to support Eurostar during the pandemic, according to the Transport Select Committee chairman.
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UK railway news roundup
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Should essential transport workers be next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations? Plus, rail passengers are being urged to check their journeys as timetables are cut following lockdown measures.
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Rail passengers urged to check journey times as timetables are cut
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People who need to travel by train during lockdown are being urged to check journey planners as timetables are slashed.
