Date: 06/01/2017

Route-based management teams which include representatives from Network Rail and the train operator will run Britains railway in the future under reforms announced by the Transport Secretary today.

The changes, which appear less radical than many earlier reports had suggested, will see future franchises adopting alliance structures similar to those used in the South West and Scotland in recent years.

Speaking to the BBC, Chris Grayling said Network Rail was too centralised and needed to become a collection of route-based businesses with a local management team that knows the line.

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