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Monday, 22 June 2020
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- Coronavirus in Scotland: ScotRail will provide free facemasks for big cover-up [Subscription]ScotRail will provide free facemasks at 18 stations today as coverings become mandatory on public transport.
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- ScotRail set to hand out free masks for train users from MondayThe train operator has asked that passengers bring their own coverings but masks will be available at 18 of their busiest stations for a limited time.
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- East Coast Main Line to get £350m fund boost for technology overhaulThe Department of Transport revealed that £350 million of funding has been approved to roll out the technology on a 100-mile stretch of railway between King's Cross and Lincolnshire
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