London Waterloo loses its position as Britain’s busiest station
UK: London Waterloo has lost its place as the busiest station in Great Britain after 17 years at the top of the table, according to the Office of Rail & Road’s latest estimates of annual station usage.
Train operators launch voluntary severance scheme
UK: Train operating companies opened the industry-wide voluntary severance scheme to staff at midday on October 13, as part of a Department for Transport-led cost reduction initiative launched in response to expected changes in passenger demand in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Impact of the pandemic on rail remains ‘dire’, says CER
EUROPE: The September update of the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies’ Covid Impact Tracker shows signs of improvement for passenger train services, but none for freight and a worsening of the financial situation for infrastructure managers.
Passenger occupancy analytics partnership follows successful trial
ANALYTICS: Icomera and Glimpse Analytics are to co-operate to offer ‘robust’ video analytics software for the real-time monitoring of passenger loadings, enabling operators and passengers to make more informed decisions based on train occupancy.
Leisure travellers return to rail as bank holiday traffic exceeds pre-pandemic level
UK: Provisional statistics released by the Department for Transport show rail journeys reached a high of 66% of pre-pandemic levels this summer, driven by increased leisure travel. Meanwhile, industry data shows that leisure journeys to seaside destinations over the August bank holiday weekend surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
KiwiRail announces freight service ‘to keep New Zealand moving’
NEW ZEALAND: National railway KiwiRail is to launch a weekday freight service between Auckland and Christchurch from October, boosting capacity between the North and South islands in time for the peak season and while the impact of the coronavirus pandemic is disrupting other modes.
Berlin S-Bahn runs vaccination train
Rail emissions down as services reduced during pandemic
Calls for cross-industry support as coronavirus state aid approved
Real-time loading information through Google Maps
Central & Eastern Europe: Rail at heart of recovery package
English light rail networks get final tranche of Covid-19 funding
Covid Impact Tracker shows continued losses for rail in 2021
Wi-fi used to estimate station usage
Street theatre to raise vaccine awareness at metro construction sites
Industry and unions agree principles for making the rail industry more financially sustainable
Welsh rolling stock strategy evolves as three-phase post-pandemic recovery envisaged
Government plans new rail pass to boost domestic tourism
Rail journeys in Great Britain lowest since at least 1872
Driverless train study required under latest Transport for London support deal
