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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficult times for heritage railways across the UK, with lines closed and no fare income likely for some months.
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The coronavirus situation continues to cause chaos in the rail and transport industry as the UK faces lockdown. Services are slashed as demand collapses, social distancing measures are firmly in place and more events and runnings are postponed. Here’s this week’s roundup:
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Thieves have stolen up to £10,000 worth of brass and copper fittings from East Lancashire Railway, after a devastating weekend which saw it forced to close due to COVID-19.
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The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) has reacted warmly to the package of measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Conservative, Richmond (Yorks)) this afternoon.
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South Devon Railway (SDR) has chosen to suspend all railway services with immediate effect until mid-May.
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Rail tour promoters Statesman Rail and Saphos Trains have cancelled all trains due to operate between 20 March and 10 May due to coronavirus.
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The Great Central Railway Model Event will not be going ahead this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
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Canadian Pacific is now the oldest survivor of the Merchant Navy class. Built in 1941 at Eastleigh Works, the locomotive entered service on January 13, 1942.
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Extensive flooding on the Severn Valley Railway can be seen in recent footage taken by Daniel Maxwell for the SVR.
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No 1472 was the third of a class of steam locomotives that was eventually to number 79 engines, and did not originally even carry a name.
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