LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - Britain said it was taking
emergency measures to help its rail network survive a 70% drop
in passenger numbers as coronavirus forces people to work from
home and not travel.
Britain said on Monday it was temporarily suspending rail
franchise agreements and would instead pay train companies a
small fee to keep operating some services.
Separately, UK-based transport companies Go-Ahead,
FirstGroup and Stagecoach said that they could
not forecast their profits this year as people stopped
travelling on trains and buses.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Kate Holton)
