Thameslink in Bedford withdraws trains to kill Covid as cases rise Bedford News

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has just reprocessed its 20,000th train with a long-lasting viricide that kills coronavirus for weeks.

With the number of Covid cases rising at Bedford, the company hopes this will give passengers increased confidence about returning to rail.

Working throughout the pandemic, the viricide has been applied to the 2,700 carriages in the Great Northern, Southern, Gatwick Express and Thameslink fleet and they are regularly reprocessed to keep them that way. GTR also processed its 235 stations more than 7,000 times.

Air-conditioned trains also refresh the air on board every six to nine minutes.