I heard the IndiGo pilot shortage is because their mandatory rest periods have been increased from 36hrs to 48hrs.
But it seems like IndiGo is the only one who suffered through this. Other domestic carriers haven’t suffered this issue, and the competing SpiceJet seems to be capitalising this by adding around 100 new services in response to the IndiGo cancellations.
The new train line is now open from Johor Bahru to KL. Trip time 4.5 hours. (Narrow Gauge)
Thread to post observations on PT networks outside of Queensland
Saw a few suburban trains at Sheoraphuli station in Kolkata, where the Goghat line branches off from the bardhaman main and katwa lines. The Goghat line has trains terminating at Tarakeshwar (most common), Arambagh, and Goghat stations, usually originating from Howrah station.
However, one time I was watching the trains, I saw an outbound train terminate at Sheoraphuli. Afterwards, an inbound train from Goghat (or intermediate termini) terminated at the station next to the train from Howrah. Everyone heading to Howrah had to transfer trains to continue their journey. I find this way of terminating trains to be quite odd.
What makes it weirder is that this is how trains in Kolkata’s local train network occasionally terminate according to schedule; there are trains that take the full journey to its terminus (like Howrah to Tarakeshwar or Howrah to Katwa), but occasionally, passengers have to change trains to continue their journey due to trains terminating at the junction? That’s like having passengers from Shorncliffe occasionally being forced to change to a train that terminated at Northgate to continue their journey to the city because the inbound train from Shorncliffe occasionally terminates at Northgate?
How Senegal Built a Train That Took Cars off the Road
Feb 14, 2026 #dwrev #dwenvironment
Every day, around 80,000 people use Senegal’s Train Express Régional (TER) to travel between Dakar and Diamniadio. What once took more than two hours in traffic now takes just 40 minutes by train. Launched in 2021, the TER was built to cut congestion, reduce pollution, and modernize public transport in one of West Africa’s fastest-growing urban regions. With more than 55 million passengers carried so far, the railway has already helped remove thousands of cars from the road. But the project also brings new challenges — from waste management and safety to rapid expansion. This video looks at how Senegal’s flagship train is changing daily life, and what it could mean for the future of sustainable urban transport in Africa.
If you go to the website, the service runs every 20 minutes over about 130 km distance between 7 am - 10 pm.
Excerpt of weekday timetable
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Dedicated HSR now for freight in Japan
They really know how to innovate in Japan.
They’re in the midst of a serious road freight driver shortage, which is only set to worsen with both an ageing population and depopulation in the region. It’s a clever idea to take an older surplus unit out of storage and refit it for freight operations. Most stations on the Tohoku Shinkansen from Morioka south have platforms for 17 car units (comprised of a 10 car unit for the main line between Tokyo and Hakodate and a 6 or 7 car unit for the mini Shinkansen to either Yamagata or Akita), so there’s potential to expand the service for the 10 car units that currently do not end up adding a mini Shinkansen set; but is probably only feasible for the Morioka - Tokyo all/most stopper Yamabiko services. I doubt they’d want to be losing time coupling freight units to the flagship Hayabusa runs.
Mexico’s elevated electric BRT
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It also helps that the Netherlands has 400+ days’ oil in reserve! Combine that with the non-car-dependent infrastructure, and they’ll probably be the most resilient country in the face of this.
Good morning from Singapore, some SkyTrain pics from Changi Airport! 
Frequency is every 4 minutes and driverless!
i am not sure if it’s the right place but it seems the Mercedes-Benz Conecto -a bus which has firmly established itself at it’s home country- is now finally making it out of Turkey. This is a great surprise as when it was being produced by MB Türk the bus wasn’t mentioned anywhere internationally. Now, starting from September 2026 and ending in 2029, it will be produced under license by Otokar (also an established name especially in Balkans and Spain). I’m guessing Mercedes didn’t want to cannibalize Citaro sales back then but because of the licensing they treat this as a competitor instead. This will likely also strengthen Otokar in Western Europe and other areas.
The amazing thing about the DuoBell is that it’s mechanical!
