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Thursday, 02 July 2020

Mail Online

• Trainline's new app feature lets passengers flag if social distancing is possible on their trainThe feature, called Crowd Alerts, will enable passengers to alert one another if certain parts of a train - the front, middle or back - are too busy for safe distances to be established.

Birmingham Post

• Snowdon Mountain Railway needs 'visitors like never before' to secure its futureThe railway line to the summit of Snowdon has been operating since 1896

Bolton News

• Delight after £3m plans approved to re-deck Daisy Hill railway bridge A RAILWAY bridge which was in danger of closing will remain in place after £3m has been set aside to re-deck it.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 'Urgent intervention' needed to boost rail growth URGENT work is needed to improve local rail capacity - and failure to do so could damage the local economy.

The York Press

• York train company Grand Central restarts tickets sales A YORK based train operator has announced a ‘measured’ return to service following a four-month period of hibernation during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Cambridge News

• The '20 minute' coastal train line near Cambs that could re-open soon Reinstating the railway could cut down the journey time to the seaside by 'a third' thanks to a £50k grant

Rail Technology Magazine

• Queen Street project to restart after £64m investment Network Rail Scotland is resuming work on major construction across Scotland’s Railway following a three-month standstill due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Reconstructive work on Glasgow Queen Street station, the new £14m Kintore station and the completion of the £13m redevelopment...
• London Victoria approaching 85% recycling target The second busiest train station in Britain has begun a trial to recycle 85% of all waste created on site.   Network Rail’s London Victoria is working alongside its train operators and waste specialist The Green Block, to take the number one spot for recycling on Britain’s...

Railnews

• Eurostar back on track as routes reopen Eurostar is restoring one daily service from London to Amsterdam from 9 July, but passengers in the reverse direction will still have to change at Brussels. Trains from London to Disneyland will return in August.

Other News Sources

• Grand Central announces ‘measured’ restart‘Vital services’ to relaunch later this month   Train operator Grand Central has announced a ‘measured’ return to service following a four-month period of hibernation during the Covid-19 lockdown. As an open access operator, Grand Central does not receive government funding and relies on tickets sales. The company will relaunch services on its West Riding and North East routes, from July 26. Grand Central thanked customers for their support whilst services have been suspended and invited passengers to once again “put their faithâ€� in the company. The planned launch of services ...