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Tag: COVID-19

Government funding to railways at almost double pre-Covid levels

29 November 2022 Alex Bestwick Industrial, Network, News

Government funding to run Britain’s railways remains nearly double pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.

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Commuters still asked to wear masks despite law change

27 January 2022 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Industrial, Metro, Network, News
Commuter wearing mask

Legal measures requiring masks and Covid passes in England have been dropped, but commuters in some settings will still be asked to wear face coverings.

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Three-quarters of London transport workers ‘face violence during Covid crisis’

9 November 2021 Shannon Butcher Network, News

Three out of four transport staff in London have been subjected to violence at work during the Covid crisis, new research suggests.

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Train timetables reduced, Tube lines closed as ‘pinged’ staff self-isolate

26 July 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Metro, Network, News

Rail operators and Transport for London (TfL) are cutting services because of the rising number of staff self-isolating.

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Shapps: London mask policy ‘in line with’ Government’s thinking

14 July 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News

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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UK railway news roundup

14 January 2021 Sam Hewitt Network, News
King's Cross Station

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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Hancock brands those who packed trains out of London ‘irresponsible’

21 December 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News
Hancock brands those who packed trains out of London ‘irresponsible’

Passengers who crowded on to trains to escape the tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in London have been branded “totally irresponsible” by the Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

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Birmingham New Street’s Christmas Eve meal returns as takeaway

4 December 2020 Sam Hewitt News
Birmingham New Street meal for the homeless

Birmingham New Street’s highly successful Christmas Eve meal for the city’s homeless is returning this year – but with a difference.

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COVID-19 tests on trains find no evidence of virus

17 November 2020 Sam Hewitt News
COVID-19 rail

No evidence of coronavirus was found in tests on trains used by Britain’s largest rail franchise.

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