Newcastle is bidding to bring the new headquarters of the new Great British Railways body to the city, using its unique place as the area that gave birth to the railways almost 200 years ago.
The city has joined a number of communities in bidding to host the new public body that will integrate the UK’s railways as part of a move away from the privatised rail network. The new body would own the country’s rail infrastructure, collect fare revenue and plan fares and timetables.
A bid by the city to house the organisation is now being finalised, with the Stephenson Quarter - where the Robert Stephenson & Co. Locomotive Works was established in 1823 as the first manufacturing facility of its kind in the world - one of the possible locations.
