As a result of the COVID19 pandemic, the use of public transport has plummeted by around 90% , with use predicted to remain below pre-lockdown levels for some time to come. However, that doesn’t tell the full storey, as pre-COVID rail travel more than doubling from 2002 to 2018, whilst bus use decreasing by around […]
In 2010, FEHRL launched the Forever Open Road initiative, aiming to reimagine how roads would be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in the future. Addressing global challenges such as ageing infrastructure, congestion, safety and carbon targets, it became apparent that other modes, and particularly rail, faced many of the same challenges. As a response, FEHRL […]
Everyone understands that the rail network needs to be maintained, repaired and upgraded and that occasionally this needs to be done during operational hours. When this happens, typically passengers are transported by bus for part or all of their journey (should it therefore be called a ‘train replacement service’), and yet when passengers are […]