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Thursday, 02 April 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Workers still using Tube during outbreakThere has been a steep decline in travel in the capital, but millions of journeys are still being made in London every day.

ITV News

• LNER Train Manager creates parody video to raise spiritsIn these unprecedented times where national mood can sometimes be low. There are some people who have made it their mission to raise spirits and lift moods. One of those people is Davey Glover.
• LNER Train Manager creates parody video to raise spiritsIn these unprecedented times where national mood can sometimes be low. There are some people who have made it their mission to raise spirits and lift moods. One of those people is Davey Glover.

The Guardian

• 'Betrayal of trust': HS2 criticised over removal of woodland soilsRelocation of soil beginning at ‘completely wrong time’ for wildlife, says Woodland TrustHS2 is beginning an operation to remove soils from ancient woodlands at a catastrophic time of year for wildlife, according to the Woodland Trust.Undertaking the controversial “translocationâ€� operation – which also involves felling numerous trees – in six woods in April and not during winter as the high-speed railway originally said it would, was a “betrayal of trustâ€� said the charity’s ecologist. Continue reading...

The Independent

• ‘Too many people are not staying at home’: Sadiq Khan pleads with Londoners amid coronavirus lockdownLondon mayor’s comments come following footage of crowded tube platform

The Scotsman

• Non-key Scottish road, rail and ferry workers must be stood down - unionsBusiness continuing as usual at depots is “absolutely shocking”, Unite said.

Times Online

• Rail services to shrink again as travellers fall [Subscription]Train operators are preparing to cut services again, possibly from Monday, as the fall in passengers and fears over the availability of staff mean that the low-level Sunday service that runs every day may not be sustainable.

Mail Online

• Sadiq Khan insists 'we're running maximum Tube service possible'The Mayor of London claims 'too many people are not staying at home' and again insisted they could not run any more services as he admitted only around half of all trains are now running.

Network Rail

• Network Rail supports key workers with free parkingNetwork Rail has today announced it is offering key workers free parking at 24 locations across Britain, as the country responds to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Liverpool Echo

• Merseyrail changes timetable after fears nurses can't get to workHealthcare staff were worried they wouldn't be able to get to hospitals if services stopped at 7pm

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Coronavirus: The future of bus and train services and operators in Walesby Professor Stuart Cole CBE FCILT, Emeritus Professor of Transport (Economics and Policy), University of South Wales Except for essential jobs in the NHS and transport in its widest sense – buses, trains, supply chains / production capacity especially for medicines, food and hygiene products, Covid-19 is keeping most of Wales’ population at home. However, maintaining a degree of public transport is vital for those essential workers. Wales’ railway network, vital to our economy,  is managed through four franchises whose current financial reality is one where many costs...

Rail Technology Magazine

• Railway work proceeds to keep vital lines open Staff on nationally critical routes, such as the West Coast and Chiltern main lines, are keeping essential supplies and key workers moving during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the weekend, Network Rail maintenance teams and signallers delivered vital maintenance on the railway between London...

Other News Sources

• Government still pushing for main HS2 civils work to start this monthPlans to press on with scheme despite coronavirus outbreak The government is still planning to push ahead with starting the main civils works this month on the first phase of HS2 despite the coronavirus pandemic.