The Latest Breaking News from Great British Railways

Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year

Rolling stock companies, which also paid out nearly £400m to shareholders, accused of profiting at passengers’ expense

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

Why trains could soon be publicly owned once again

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander announced at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool that new trains could be directly owned by the state under Great British Railways to lower costs and better serve taxpayers. The Government's forthcoming Rolling Stock and Infrastructure strategy will adopt a case-by-case approach to future train procurements,…

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Rail company serving London latest to be nationalised by Government

Chiltern Railways is the latest rail company now under the Great British Railways, the government's programme of public ownership

Evening Standard · Sep 20

Back on track: can Burnham fix the north’s woeful rail services?

From a new high-speed line to better intercity links, the PM has a chance to tackle problems he criticised as Manchester mayor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

Trains from London Victoria to Gatwick to double as railway nationalised

Gatwick Express services will increase this summer and double by the end of the year

Evening Standard · May 31

Great British Railways: Social media backlash after new-look trains are unveiled

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The Independent UK · May 21

Great British Railways unveils first train in major public ownership move

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The Independent UK · May 21

First look at new Great British Railways branded train ahead of public ownership

A Southern Class 387 train in Brighton was given the makeover

The Independent UK · May 20

Thursday news quiz: station to station, and doing the locomotive after Ted Lasso

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Delayed Great British Railways’ first station to open at Cambridge South in June

Station will be first to be given full GBR branding and will directly link city’s Biomedical Campus to London, Brighton and Stansted airport

The Guardian - UK · May 11