RAILSCOT | Boris Johnson reveals plans to scrap UK rail franchising model [Railway Technology]

Boris Johnson reveals plans to scrap UK rail franchising model [Railway Technology]

Date: 14/10/2019

Plans to scrap the UK^s existing rail franchise system and replace it with a new model based on performance and reliability will be announced as part of the Queen^s Speech today. The speech comes weeks before the publication of a whitepaper that uses recommendations from an ongoing review by former British Airways chief executive Keith Williams, also known as the Williams Rail Review.

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