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Saturday, 28 March 2020

The Guardian

• Chris Packham begins legal case to halt HS2 amid coronavirus crisisRail contractors accused of using pandemic as cover to hasten ancient woodland destruction. Chris Packham is seeking an urgent injunction to immediately halt HS2's destruction of ancient woodlands as campaigners criticise construction teams for allegedly ignoring the government's physical distancing rules for coronavirus and endangering local people.

City AM

• London's transport is failing the people that need it mostImagine being a key worker tomorrow morning. A twenty-minute wait for the next tube if you manage to get The post London's transport is failing the people that need it most appeared first on CityAM.

Liverpool Echo

• Big changes on Merseyrail services after coronavirus lockdownSome routes have been reduced to hourly services as number of rail staff isolating during pandemic increases

Rail Technology Magazine

• Network Rail: Committed to keeping Britain moving As retired signallers are called out of retirement to help keep our country’s railways moving during this pandemic, members of the rail industry have expressed their support for the country’s response. Network Rail’s Commercial and Procurement Director, Clive Berrington told...

Other News Sources

• Transport leaders in the North tell public to leave trains for 'key' workersTRANSPORT for the North, rail operating companies, Network Rail, and the British Transport Police have joined forces to call for the region's railways to be kept free for essential travel only.