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Saturday, 27 June 2020

BBC News

• Manchester Metrolink free wi-fi could be axed to save moneyThe tram network has been under financial pressure since the start of the coronavirus lockdown.
• Railway line and road damaged during thunderstormsNetwork Rail says the West Highland Line will be closed for more than two weeks after a landslip under the track.

The Herald

• Subway operator warns of 'significant service cuts' without government helpGLASGOW’S Subway operator has warned it may be forced to drastically reduce services permanently without urgent Government aid as it battles a deficit of up to £20million in passenger losses.

Times Online

• Don’t eat or drink on train journeys [Subscription]Rail passengers are being told to avoid eating and drinking on trains as part of measures introduced to control coronavirus amid concerns that services will be overwhelmed as the economy reopens.

Mail Online

• Police say they HAVE fined Tube passengers without face masksPolice insist they have fined passengers ignoring coronavirus regulations by travelling without a mask, despite Transport for London admitting allowing something of a grace period for rule-breakers.

Birmingham Post

• Moves to re-privatise East Coast main line rail services are scrappedPublicly-owned LNER will run services for next three years, with option for two year extension

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Railway receives £50,000 Covid-19 boost - meaning steam trains could run again from mid-AugustSTEAM trains could run again between Keighley and Oxenhope from the middle of August thanks to a lottery grant boost.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Avanti West Coast adopts Sunflower scheme Avanti West Coast has this month partnered with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme. The scheme gives customers with hidden disabilities a lanyard, wristband or wallet card with a recognisable sunflower logo. They can then show this item to a staff member to let them know they may need some...
• £250m HS2 work package puts firms on alert High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd has placed ground investigation firms on alert for a £250m package of work for phase two of the project, north of Birmingham. HS2 is planning to brief firms about the package in a webinar on July 9th ahead of inviting tenders for a chief ground investigation...

Railnews

• Glasgow Subway operator SPT meets today over cash crisis Glasgow Subway operator Strathclyde Partnership for Transport has sounded a warning about the Subway™s finances as a result of the pandemic, and members of SPT are meeting today to discuss the growing cash crisis.

Other News Sources

• London Underground weekend closures: The Tube, Overground and DLR alterations to know about on June 27 and 28Make sure you plan ahead if you're travelling into London via public transport on Saturday and Sunday

EIN News Subscription

• Ireland to be included in ultra-fast rail network linking major European cities … International Economic Studies, an EU think-tank, has come … plan would see all EU capital cities connected (sorry … from the existing Trans-European Transport Network. Trains would run … viable alternative to air travel to European destinations. Dublin would …