Cape Cod train returns … Meltdown Monday hits UK … Hello Kitty on track

MBTA CapeFlyer launches its Boston - Cape Cod summer season on Memorial Day Weekend.
MBTA CapeFlyer launches its Boston - Cape Cod summer season on Memorial Day Weekend. © Grouper Marketing & Creative

USA: CapeFLYER, popular weekend Cape Cod train service, returns [wcvb.com]

UK: Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Northern trains cancelled and delayed [bbc.com]

Asia: Hello Kitty bullet train to debut in Japan on June 30 [japantimes.co.jp]

USA: All aboard as Brightline launches fast train service to Miami, Florida [sun-sentinel.com]

USA: Southwest Chief could be derailed by new Amtrak policy [chieftain.com]

Europe: Moscow’s Big Circle Line’s 8 new stations to be opened within two years [railwaypro.com]

USA: SunRail, Brightline passenger rail services in Central Florida chug ahead [orlandosentinel.com]

UK: Britain’s new digital railway network [bbc.com]

Asia: China researching even faster high-speed trains [xinhuanet.com]