Sat 17 Jul 2021 01.00 EDT
Train operators have been urged to release research showing the risk of contracting Covid on trains, with the chances now believed to be substantially higher than the figure publicised by the rail industry last year.
The industry-funded Rail Research and Safety Board (RSSB) said in July 2020 that the risk was just one infection in 11,000 average journeys in Great Britain.
Figures showing the risk climbing significantly have been issued to senior rail executives and Department for Transport officials at fortnightly team briefings throughout the year. However, the RSSB has not shared the latest numbers with the travelling public.
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