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Coronavirus: ScotRail services could be cut to Sunday levels [Scotsman]

Date: 17/03/2020

ScotRail and other train operators are planning to cut services because of a ^dramatic^ drop in demand, perhaps to Sunday levels.

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Coronavirus: ScotRail services could be cut to Sunday levels

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ScotRail and bus operators are planning to cut services because of a dramatic drop in demand, perhaps to Sunday levels.

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01/08/2020	Severn Valley Railway restarts passenger services [BBC News]
29/07/2020	Scotland's rail services to be increased as Covid restrictions ease [BBC News]
29/07/2020	At-seat food and drink service to launch on LNER trains [Mail Online]
23/07/2020	Coronavirus: ScotRail offers free travel for unemployed and even more once they get a job [Clydebank Post]
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13/07/2020	North-east MP hopes for return of night train [Evening Express]
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Coronavirus: ScotRail services could be cut to Sunday levels [Scotsman]

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