New state-controlled body to run rail projects

By Jordan Marshall2021-05-20T08:38:00

Transport secretary commits to more infrastructure investment in biggest shake-up since privatisation

Great British Railways, a state-owned body that will set timetables and prices, sell tickets in England and manage all infrastructure, has been announced in the biggest shake-up of the UK's railways since privatisation in the mid-1990s. e-up to the management of the UK's railways in three decades.

Transport secretary Grant Shapps said the new system would continue to expand the country's railway infrastructure.

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