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Saturday, 13 June 2020

The Guardian

• Distancing rules meant CrossCountry rail staff didn't spot dead man for five hoursPassenger who died of heart attack only noticed 250 miles after his Stockport stopStaff abiding by physical distancing rules failed to notice that a passenger had lain dead on a train for five hours after a heart attack, a rail company has said.CrossCountry ticket inspectors on the Manchester to Bournemouth train thought the man was sleeping, the company said. Inspectors are currently advised to keep their distance from passengers because of anti-coronavirus measures. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Sleeper train is the green dream for Germany [Subscription]The sleeper train is making a tentative comeback in Germany as the coronavirus pandemic and global warming put passengers off budget flights.

Birmingham Post

• Avanti West Coast 'fogging' trains with powerful sanitiser in Covid-19 fightInter-city operator has been testing Zoono Z-71 inside the carriage of its Pendolino and Super Voyager fleets

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Rail investment 'could help region recover from current crisis'INVESTMENT in rail infrastructure will play a key role in helping the area recover from the coming recession - a meeting of transport bosses heard.

London Evening Standard

• HS2 diggers go to work as boss heralds track as transformation for commutersBritain's 225mph answer to Japan's bullet trains will transform commuting into London while cutting lorry pollution, the project's boss has said.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Rail station put into use The new Kidderminster Railway Station has opened to passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bucks Free Press

• New images revealed of largest HS2 construction site today revealed a series of striking new images showing preparation for the arrival of the project’s first giant tunnelling machines, which will be launched from a site next to the M25 early next year.

Railnews

• More anti-Covid precautions as railway prepares for compulsory facemasks Train operators are stepping up measures to protect their staff and passengers from coronavirus, on the eve of new regulations which will require most passengers travelling on public transport to wear face coverings.
• Borders Rail campaign ˜vindicated™ by HS2 report Campaigners who are calling for the Borders Railway to be completed between Tweedbank, Hawick and Carlisle say they have been ˜vindicated™ by a new report from the High Speed Rail Group for submission to the National Infrastructure Commission, which recommends the completion of the railway on the grounds of ˜economic regeneration, social inclusion, and strategic deployment of network capacity made possible by the construction of HS2™. The new report, from Greengauge 21, was commissioned by the High Speed Rail Group and says that ˜early studies demonstrated the sound economic case for high-spe...

Other News Sources

• ScotRail warns on social distancingTrain operator warns it ‘can’t guarantee physical distancing at all stages of a journey’     ScotRail has warned that social distancing for its passengers cannot be guaranteed “at all stages of a journey”. The train operator has implemented some measures in a bid to make journeys safer, but it has told passengers that they “must take personal responsibility for their travel choices” as they can’t “guarantee physical distancing” will be possible at all stages of a journey. The warning has come as face coverings become mandatory on ...