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Factsheets and links to information relating to the Railways Bill.
Updates on the programme to transfer rail services into public ownership and establish GBR as the body responsible for passenger services and infrastructure.
An overview of the changes made to the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS) that came into force on 1 January 2021.
Secretary of State for Transport sets out how Great British Railways will plan trains and infrastructure to improve passenger journeys.
Government sets a new rail freight target to help businesses move more goods by rail, strengthen supply chains and support economic growth.
Directly Operated Railways Limited (DOR) was the operator of East Coast Rail until it was re-franchised to Virgin Trains East Coast.
Ten of the 14 English train operators that provide passenger services under contract with the Department for Transport are now in public ownership.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent safety and economic regulator for Britain’s railways and monitor of National Highways. It is responsible for ensuring that railway operators comply with health and safety law. It regulates Network Rail’s...
Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership with more daily services and more reliable journeys.
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