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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

Great British Railways plan to oversee rail network delayed

An Avanti West Coast train crossing the Stockport viaduct
An Avanti West Coast train crossing the Stockport viaduct. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

A plan to create a public sector body to oversee Britain’s ailing rail network has been delayed.

Great British Railways (GBR), which would take over from the infrastructure management company Network Rail and be responsible for handing out rail contracts, will not go ahead in 2024 owing to the scrapping of the transport bill.

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