An average 5 million passengers a day were travelling by rail in late 2019. Network Rail said footfall in its managed stations, the busiest in London, England and Scotland, was 6% higher than the same day last week but still 60% lower than usual. In the Canary Wharf financial district of London, and Manchester’s Spinningfields, the start of the post-bank holiday working week brought a “trickle, not a torrent” of employees making it back into offices. Most train operators remain locked in negotiations with the DfT over the renewal of emergency agreements, due to expire later this month. The Treasury expects to have spent an additional £3.5bn by September 21 in underwriting the rail network.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2020 16:47 UTC