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Thursday, 11 June 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Metrolink to increase trams as shops reopenA new ticket introduced on Monday will offer tram users

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• South Wales and London now closer than ever as electric railway now running through historic Severn TunnelLondon and south Wales are now closer than ever as rail passengers are benefitting from an electrified railway from capital to capital as Network Rail has successfully completed the electrification of the Severn Tunnel. It means for the first time ever an electric railway will run from Cardiff and Newport in south Wales, through the historic Severn Tunnel and all the way to London Paddington. Electrification has resulted in thousands of extra seats, more frequent services and quicker and greener journeys for passengers as they travel to and from south Wales on GWR’s Intercity Express T...

Railnews

• Train operator warns of ˜no guarantee™ over distancing A train operating company has warned that social distancing for its passengers cannot be guaranteed. It™s the first time that a TOC has admitted that the government™s 2-metre social distancing advice will not be achievable as railway passenger numbers rise.