Railway Magazine | 1429 - April 2020
The rapid spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) around the world, said to be = the worst public health crisis for a generation, has shocked everyone. Its spread shows how easy it is in an age of fast international travel for a pandemic to develop.
The real depth of the impact was beginning to be felt as The RM April issue closed for press, but the ramifications of the disease will ripple through society for many months, possibly years. Planned events and galas over the spring, income for which the heritage railway sector rely heavily upon, have been wiped from the calendar so as not to spread the disease further. These are unprecedented and worrying times, and many heritage lines and museums will be left fighting for their very existence.
Despite a package of Government aid – which is admirable and a big help – it’s only for three months, and no one yet knows just how badly – or for
how long – the virus will impact the UK.
Not wishing to be the harbinger of doom, but some businesses may not survive the dwindling cash flows, but I’d like to be optimistic and think the majority will survive.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Railway Magazine 1429 - April 2020.