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While preparations continue for the establishment of Great British Railways as a guiding mind for the national rail network, cost cutting across both operations and infrastructure is starting to impact on the quality of service and rail's ability to contribute to meeting ambitious decarbonisation targets.
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The future headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR) will likely be a retrofit rather than a new build, the AJ has learned.
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Guardian Exclusive: Midlands city is frontrunner to become official home of Great British Railways. Derby is expected to be named the new headquarters of Britains rail network by ministers this week, the Guardian understands.The delayed result of the competition to become the official home of Great British Railways is expected as early as Tuesday, with the Midlands city the frontrunner on a shortlist of six including Birmingham, Crewe, Doncaster, Newcastle and York.
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Transport secretary Mark Harper will announce the changes this week after Rishi Sunak gave a green light to the proposed changes.
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The headquarters for the new public sector body to oversee Britains railways will be announced in the not-too-distant future, the Westminster has said.
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The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britains railways has been delayed.
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The Rail Freight Group has highlighted the potential for market growth in its response to a call for evidence from the Great British Railways Transition Team, but says this can only be achieved if there is a successful partnership between the private sector and government.
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The outgoing infrastructure operator - which will be replaced by Great British Railways next year - published an official notice of the supplier engagement summit.
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British Railways lives again. Well sort of. The Queens Speech is expected to contain plans for a Transport Bill, the centrepiece of which is the creation of Great British Railways which will take over many aspects of the nations rail system.
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Railways Bill in the Queens speech today will only reward private operators.
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There will be vast opportunities for the private sector to shape the rail sector as the development of Great British Railways gathers pace, Sir Keith Williams, author of the Williams-Shapps Review into rail reform, told the Railway Industry Associations Innovation Conference.
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Forty-two towns and cities from across the UK have applied to become the new home of Great British Railways.
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Six places in Scotland are among those bidding for the headquarters of a new UK Government body which will take over control of Britains railways even though it is still unclear what role the organisation will have north of the Border.
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The rail supply sector, represented by the Railway Industry Association, has set out what it calls five tests for Great British Railways, the new overarching body, expected to take over the management of the railway network in most of the UK from next year. They want assurances on key areas of responsibility, including current projects ...
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Carlisle's bid to be the home of the Great British Railways Headquarters has received unanimous support from councillors.
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Clive Kessell offers his educated, if controversial, opinion on track blockades and whether the current system offers customers value for money. The daily press releases issued by Network Rail and the Train Companies always make for interesting reading. The Williams-Shapps reports plan to create a new company called Great British Railways (GBR) has as its ...
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A vote will be taken at a meeting of the full council next week, which if passed, will see councillors 'across all political hues' supporting a bid to host the Great British Railway's Headquarters.
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Local representatives Alasdair Bailey and Xander McDade will be urging the local authority and fellow council members to lodge an Expression of Interest (EoI).
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Fife Council is 'exploring' whether to table a bid for Kincardine to host the national headquarters of the new state-owned Great British Railways.
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Headquarters for Great British Railways will be based outside of London and bring high-skilled jobs to the winning location.
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The Advisory Panel for the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) met for the first time on January 19.
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Announced two months ago by transport secretary Grant Shapps to pave the way for the future of rail, the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT). [Article requires subscription. -RS]
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There are calls for people to throw their support behind Lancashire's Restoring Your Railways Fund bids
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In May, the government published proposals to eliminate the fragmentation of Britains railways. This followed the appointment of Keith Williams to lead a fundamental review of the industry after the May 2018 timetable problems. His report was delayed by Brexit, the general election and the Covid crisis. It was to have proposed the abolition of train operating franchises. However, Covid not only delayed the report, but put an end to the franchises by eliminating their income.
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The new red, white and blue logo is for the launch of Great British Railways, which will oversee the train system. The public body will take over from Network Rail by the end of 2023.
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Crewe is uniquely positioned in terms of location, heritage and expertise to become the new headquarters for Great British Railways.
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Gerry Barney says updated branding, to be used by Great British Railways, uses too many colours. The designer of the familiar British Rail logo has warned against government plans to revamp the symbol and dismissed an attempt to give it a green makeover as a 'load of old b******s'. The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has said his plans for the new Great British Railways will involve 'updated versions of the classic 'double-arrow' logo' when the system is launched next year.
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Rail passengers in Scotland could suffer under the UK Government's Great British Railways plan, experts fear.
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A train driver campaigning to reopen disused railway lines says the newly announced Great British Railways (GBR) plan 'could change a lot' for his group's ambitious proposals.
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RFG today welcomed the publication of the Williams “ Shapps Plan for Rail, which offers the opportunity of a lifetime to accelerate the growth of rail freight, helping decarbonise UK freight transport and meet the needs of freight customers. Under the plans set out by Government a new organisation, Great British Railways, will be created ...
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The UK government says it wants to deliver a simpler, more efficient service for passengers.
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A grassroots movement made up of more than 1,000 local voluntary groups and 74 community rail partnerships “ working locally ...
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The changes are set to better reflect people's work patterns after the pandemic.
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The government has announced the biggest shake-up in the UK's railways since privatisation in the mid-1990s.
It will see the creation of a new state-owned body, Great British Railways (GBR), which will set timetables and prices, sell tickets in England and manage rail infrastructure. (Permalink) Great British Railways |
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Network Rail is being jettisoned as the control and ownership of the nation's rail tracks, stations and signals and track is being brought under a new body named Great British Railways as part of sweeping reforms.
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A major shake-up of Britains railways has been condemned by the Scottish Government for failing to respect devolved control of the network north of the Border.
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