Rail network

Plans, improvements and investment in the rail network.

Guidance and regulation

Great British Railways and the public ownership programme
- Detailed guide
- 25 May 2025
- Department for Transport and DfT Operator Limited
East West Rail safeguarding directions
- Statutory guidance
- 14 November 2024
- Department for Transport and East West Railway Company Limited
Restoring your Railway Fund programme update
- Guidance
- 18 June 2022
- Department for Transport
Amendments to rail operator licensing regulations
- Statutory guidance
- 13 May 2021
- Department for Transport
Competition guidance for SBRI rail demonstrations: first of a kind 2020
- Notice
- 6 January 2020
- Innovate UK

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News and communications

On track and online: landmark deal to end mobile dead zones
- 26 June 2025
- Department for Transport
- Press release
Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railway
- 18 June 2025
- Department for Transport and DfT Operator Limited
- Press release
Transport Secretary secures major rail supply deal to protect thousands of British Steel jobs
- 17 June 2025
- Department for Transport
- Press release
New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands
- 25 May 2025
- Department for Transport and DfT Operator Limited
- Press release
Transfer of South Western Railway’s services into public ownership
- 22 May 2025
- Department for Transport and DfT Operator Limited
- Written statement

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Research and statistics

Freight rail usage and performance: January to March 2025
- 1 July 2025
- Office of Rail and Road
- National statistics
Delay compensation claims: 5 January 2025 to 31 March 2025 (Periods 11 to 13)
- 26 June 2025
- Office of Rail and Road
- Official statistics
Passenger rail service complaints: October 2024 to March 2025
- 26 June 2025
- Office of Rail and Road
- National statistics
Passenger rail usage: January to March 2025
- 12 June 2025
- Office of Rail and Road
- National statistics
Delay compensation claims: 13 October 2024 to 4 January 2025 (Periods 8 to 10)
- 3 April 2025
- Office of Rail and Road
- Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

A railway fit for Britain's future
- 18 February 2025
- Department for Transport
- Closed consultation
- Date closed 15 April 2025
Summary guidance on rail open access applications
- 2 December 2024
- Office of Rail and Road
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 01 November 2024
East West Rail consultation 2024
- 14 November 2024
- Department for Transport and East West Railway Company Limited
- Closed consultation
- Date closed 24 January 2025
ORR: draft amendments to the model freight track access contracts
- 7 August 2024
- Office of Rail and Road
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 28 February 2024
Memorandum of understanding between DfT and Swiss Confederation: direct international rail connection
- 9 May 2025
- Department for Transport
- Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

Restoring Your Railway Fund: bids received
- 27 October 2021
- Department for Transport
- Transparency
Restoring Your Railway Fund: successful bids
- 27 October 2021
- Department for Transport
- Transparency

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