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Demand for trains will fully recover from pandemic – Heaton-Harris
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Department for Transport (DfT) figures show the number of journeys being made by train in Britain is approximately 57% of what it was before the coronavirus crisis, while car use has fully recovered.
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Stonehaven derailment: Vandals destroy flower beds on first anniversary
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Flower beds at Stonehaven railway station have been destroyed on the first anniversary of the train derailment that killed three people.
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Paralympian chairs new panel to improve accessibility on rail network
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The first meeting of the Accessible Travel Advisory Group (ATAP) – set up to improve the accessibility of rail journeys on the Southeastern network – took place on August 5.
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Croydon tram crash victims’ lawyer presses Attorney General for new inquest
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A lawyer representing the families of five people killed in the Croydon tram crash has urged Attorney General Michael Ellis QC to seek a new inquest into their deaths.
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Train timetables reduced, Tube lines closed as ‘pinged’ staff self-isolate
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Rail operators and Transport for London (TfL) are cutting services because of the rising number of staff self-isolating.
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Rail firms still facing staff shortages despite emergency measures on self-isolation
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Companies will still face staff shortages and lost revenue because of the number of workers having to self-isolate despite emergency measures.
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Tyne and Wear Metro to enforce wearing face masks on services
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Passengers using the Tyne and Wear Metro must continue to wear face coverings when travelling on the system, unless they are exempt.
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‘Golden’ train tickets to inspire workers to take a day off
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Lucky winners will be entitled to free rail travel across Britain for a year.
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RMT members to stage strikes over grade of night Tube drivers
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London Underground drivers are to stage a series of strikes next month in a row over a night Tube driver’s grade.
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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.
