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How would Labour’s plan to nationalise the railways work?

Transport secretary Louise Haigh is spearheading Labour’s ambitious plans

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024

Unions hail UK’s rail renationalisation bills as a return to ‘public service’

Separate measures in king’s speech will allow government to take operators into public ownership while Great British Railways is set up

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

Very little achieved on rail reforms in Great Britain in past six years, say MPs

Performance across network still poor as delays and cancellations continue, says public accounts committee

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024

London commuter belt to benefit from TfL-style 'best-price guarantee' fares under Labour rail plan

‘Bold reforms’ would see most passenger services renationalised within five years under Labour’s ‘Great British Railways’ plan

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2024

Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power

Party pledges to bring all passenger rail – but not rolling stock – into public ownership as contracts with train operators expire

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024

Government failing targets to fix UK railway system, watchdog reports

All ‘high level benefit’ targets missed and only three-quarters forecasted to be achieved by 2024/25, according to NAO

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

UK ministers look to install highly paid boss to spearhead rail reform plan

Salary of new senior post could dwarf DfT pay scales in effort to speed up troubled Great British Railways project

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024

Could ‘Great British Railways’ finally build up a head of steam?

The government is again trying to create a ‘guiding mind’ for UK train travel – and despite the delays and inertia, almost everyone wants it

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

Draft rail reform bill published ‘fittingly late’, Labour says

Government legislation for independent Great British Railways has little prospect of becoming law

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

Minister admits rail reform legislation ‘unlikely’ before general election

The establishment of Great British Railways, first proposed in May 2021, was included in a draft Rail Reform Bill in last week’s King’s Speech

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023