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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Thousands of jobs ‘could go as part of UK government’s rail shake-up’

Southeastern trains at Charing Cross station in London, Britain
Under Labour’s plans, a state-owned company, Great British Railways, will run the railway and take every train operator into public ownership as contracts expire. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Thousands of jobs could go as part of the government’s planned shake-up of Britain’s railway industry, according to a report.

Under Labour’s plans, a state-owned company, Great British Railways, will run the railway and take every train operator into public ownership as existing contracts expire.

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