Transport secretary Mark Harper will ‘take some time to listen to alternative views’ about how to accomplish the intention behind the government’s proposed reform of the UK’s railways under the new public body Great British Railways (GBR).
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New Civil Engineer writes:
The decision to establish GBR was a key outcome of the William-Shapps Plan for Rail, published in May 2021, with the purpose of ending fragmentation and integrating the country’s railways. The intention is for Network Rail to be absorbed into the new organisation, which will own the infrastructure, collect fare revenue, run trains and plan the network and set most fares and timetables. The package of reforms aims to ensure that Britain’s railways become more customer focused and financially sustainable.
