Train operators Southeastern and Great Western Railway (GWR) have been given new direct award franchises, the Department for Transport has announced.
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UK railway news roundup
The coronavirus situation continues to cause chaos in the rail and transport industry as the UK faces lockdown. Services are slashed as demand collapses, social distancing measures are firmly in place and more events and runnings are postponed. Here’s this week’s roundup:
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Coronavirus: Police on rail patrol to urge passengers to only make essential journeys
Five hundred British Transport Police officers patrolled the railway network yesterday to remind passengers that only essential travel is permitted after the UK was placed under lockdown.
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Coronavirus: Sadiq Khan says London public transport could be cut
London’s public transport network could soon be massively scaled back due to the coronavirus, Sadiq Khan has said.
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UK railway news round-up
We find out exactly what happened at London Euston as the MD of West Coast Mainline South route apologises for huge delays and disruption. Meanwhile, rail unions are calling for urgent action from politicians over the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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What happened at London Euston?
Passengers travelling to and from London will have noticed and been impacted by delays and cancellations over the past few days.
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Transport for London worker tests positive for coronavirus
An office-based Transport for London employee has tested positive for coronavirus, the government body has confirmed.
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Women’s Aid offer free rail travel to women fleeing domestic abuse
Women fleeing domestic abuse can now apply for free train travel to refuge accommodation, as part of a new ‘rail to refuge’ scheme launched by charity Women’s Aid.
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Berwick-upon-Tweed reopens after vandalism halts services
Trains were not stopping at Berwick-upon-Tweed station on the East Coast Main Line following vandalism to the building.
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Could you be signaller? Network Rail needs you
Network Rail is appealing to people in Yorkshire and the North East to join them as railway signallers.
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