WMATA to scale down subway services as revenues drop amid pandemic
The US-based Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is planning to scale down subway services as it anticipates a significant…
04 Nov 2020
Covid-19: Hull Trains suspends operations for second time in 2020
UK-based open access operator Hull Trains has temporarily suspended its operations for the second time this year after the government imposed new lockdowns to restrict Covid-19 transmission. The suspension is…
16 Oct 2020
Covid-19: MTA pilots air filtration system on commuter rail systems
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in the US state of New York has started piloting an air filtration and purification system to reduce the spread of Covid-19 on its commuter…
09 Oct 2020
Amtrak warns additional 2,400 redundancies without federal support
US-based passenger railway service Amtrak has warned that without federal funding it would be forced to reduce services and suspend projects, which will lead to the loss of an additional…
23 Sep 2020
Covid-19: Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport faces two-year delay
The proposed rail link between the UK's Great Western Main Line and London Heathrow Airport faces a delay of up to two years due to the impact of Covid-19. According…
17 Sep 2020
Indonesia’s $6bn high-speed railway project delayed by two years
A $6bn high-speed railway project in Indonesia faces a delay of around two years due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Set to connect the capital city of Jakarta…
11 Sep 2020
Grand Central scraps planned Blackpool to London service
UK-based train operating company Grand Central has abandoned plans to launch a new service between Blackpool and London due to the impact of Covid-19. The decision comes after months of…