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The Latest Breaking News from Great British Railways

Insourcing is essential for rail nationalisation

Letters: Outsourcing perpetuates a two-tier workforce, undermines the goals of public ownership and drains public funds, writes Eddie Dempsey, while Alan Whitehouse says privatisation hasn’t kept costs down

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2025

Minister hails ‘remarkable turnaround’ of renationalised train operator

Lord Hendy described TransPennine Express as ‘the blueprint for Great British Railways’.

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

Renationalisation of Britain’s train services begins

All services run by private companies will be renationalised as contracts reach the end of their minimum terms.

Evening Standard · May 25, 2025

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Labour’s renationalisation of trains begins as first service leaves London

The move signals a shift in UK rail policy

The Independent UK · May 25, 2025

‘New dawn’: first train service renationalised under Labour begins

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander hails ‘cultural reset’ – although first South Western Railway service included rail replacement bus

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025

Minister heralds ‘new dawn’ on railways as renationalisation programme begins

Services previously run by South Western Railway (SWR) became the first to be brought under public control by the Labour Government on Sunday.

Evening Standard · May 24, 2025

Great British Railways is launched, after a fashion – but what happens next?

The Man Who Pays His Way: The key questions – and answers – on rail renationalisation

The Independent UK · May 24, 2025

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Will Labour’s shake-up really fix Great Britain’s ailing railways?

As South Western becomes the latest operator to be renationalised, there are questions about whether the changes will lead to lower fares

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

Minimum age for train drivers to be lowered to 18 in Great Britain

Move prompted by looming retirement crisis would help ensure consistent, reliable services

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

Rail renationalisation: Train firms 'will be told to cut cancellations to 2%' to tackle dire performance

Great British Railways to crack down on worst cancellation rate in a decade

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025

Network Rail boss Sir Andrew Haines announces retirement

The decision comes ahead of the company’s functions being taken over by Great British Railways.

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

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

Reports suggest cuts in Great Britain would include removing ‘duplication’ of teams, as well job losses at HS2

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025

The Great British Railways logo has a lot riding on it. Here's how it could look

These 6 different routes could be just the ticket.

Creative Bloq · Mar 12, 2025

New Great British Railways logo to be unveiled in bid to ‘restore pride’ in railways

It is thought that the logo will feature the colours of the Union Jack

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Consultation on rail reforms to open

The plans will include the creation of a public sector body called Great British Railways.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2025

UK rail passengers to get new government-backed train ticket website

New retailer, which is part of Great British Railways plan, is not expected until 2026 at the earliest

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

New Government-backed online train ticket retailer to be created

The service will be available after Great British Railways is established.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Trainline shares drop after rival government-backed train ticket app announced

The service will be available after Great British Railways is established

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024

Train passengers in Britain still facing record number of cancellations

Figure reached 4% in 12 months to 9 November, analysis shows, double the rate recorded in 2015

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2024

Rail renationalisation should reduce delays but may not cut fares, says UK minister

Heidi Alexander refuses to confirm cost of setting up Great British Railways but insists it is lower than fees paid to train operators

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

Ex-Eurostar boss tells government to stay out of running railways

Exclusive: Richard Brown says ‘genuine reform, genuine cost savings’ must be negotiated with trades unions

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Review into rail fare-dodging enforcement after ‘egregious’ prosecutions

‘Where people have made genuine mistakes they shouldn’t be prosecuted’ says transport secretary Louise Haigh

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

Use trains to move post, Royal Mail urged

Royal Mail stopped using its own fleet of mail trains last month.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

Labour picks trains tsar to drive through railway renationalisation

The transport secretary has picked Laura Shoaf, chief executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority, to run Shadow Great British Railways

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2024

Unions must abandon outdated work practices to fix railways, says Transport Secretary Louise Haigh

Exclusive: The Cabinet minister also vowed to get trains into London running on time

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