FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 - Caught on Camera

Grant Shapps under fire for bizarre videos and ‘zero interest’ in railways

Transport secretary’s unusual interventions raise eyebrows as well as questions over his commitment to the day job

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2022

Third 'mysterious' Greater Manchester candidate bidding to host Great British Railways HQ announced

"The jobs, work opportunities and investment from GBR’s new HQ could be critical in helping us address the key disparities that we have"

Manchester Evening News · Apr 20, 2022

The Greater Manchester bids to host Great British Railways HQ - and who they'll be up against

Bolton, Heywood and a mysterious Greater Manchester bid are among the 42 hopefuls trying to make the most of their rail heritage

Manchester Evening News · Mar 28, 2022

Newcastle bids to bring Great British Railways headquarters to region

If successful, it is hoped the new facility could create hundreds of new jobs

Chronicle Live · Mar 16, 2022

Campaign underway to make Derby the home of Great British Railways

Great British Railways will be the new public body set up by Government to link up Britain’s disjointed rail network

Birmingham Post · Mar 11, 2022

Bid to make Horwich the new HQ for Great British Railways

A competition for the locations of a new railways agency has been announced by the government

Manchester Evening News · Mar 4, 2022

Choo-choose Perth to be the home of the Great British Railways headquarters

At a special meeting of Perth and Kinross Council on February 23 Labour councillor Alasdair Bailey and independent councillor Xander McDade put forward a motion to enter Perth into the competition

Daily Record · Mar 1, 2022

Councillors hope to make Perth final destination for new Great British Railways headquarters

Local representatives Alasdair Bailey and Xander McDade will be urging the local authority and fellow council members to lodge an ‘Expression of Interest’ (EoI)

Daily Record · Feb 18, 2022

Great British Railways competition ‘cringeworthy and ill judged’ says former rail boss

‘In what sane world does a business ask the public to vote for the location of its headquarters?’ wrote one respondent

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

Competition to find new ‘home of the railways’ launched

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says the new central headquarters of Great British Railways must be "well connected" and outside of London

Wales Online · Feb 5, 2022