Call to retain cash payment at stations
UK: Great British Railways must retain cash payment options, watchdog Transport Focus has said, because some passengers in the most deprived areas could be disadvantaged if they had to use other payment methods.
Government introduces bill to take passenger train operations into the public sector
UK: The legislation envisages that the direct award of a contract to a public sector operator would become the default, rather than a last resort.
Rail sector responds to Labour general election win
UK: Organisations from across the rail sector have responded to the outcome of the July 4 general election, which saw a landslide victory for the opposition Labour over the previous Conservative government.
Government is not putting passengers and taxpayers first, says Public Accounts Committee
UK: The government has made little progress in implementing its plans for rail which are now largely on hold until the next parliament, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee says in its report into rail reform which was published on May 27.
Wales ready for rail reform
UK: Speaking to the UK parliamentary Transport Select Committee on May 21, the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for North Wales & Transport, Ken Skates, set out his three requests from the Westminster government as part of the emerging reform programme to establish Great British Railways.
Operator of last resort holds key to Labour’s rail renationalisation aspiration
UK: Rail Business UK has been speaking to industry leaders as they start to digest the rail policy proposals set out by the Labour Party ahead of the forthcoming general election.
Mixed response to Labour rail proposals
UK: Organisations across the UK rail sector have broadly welcomed the reform proposals unveiled by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on April 25.
Williams Review author backs Labour plan to adopt Great British Railways reforms in full
Rail reform makes limited progress with unclear plans
Transport Committee invites feedback on draft rail reform bill
UK government publishes Draft Rail Reform Bill
West Midlands and Greater Manchester smart fare capping planned for 2025
Rail freight sector responds to government’s 75% target for growth
Plans for centralised Great British Railways ticket sales scrapped
Live broadcast: Britain’s railways in a state of flux
Disappointment as railway reform bill now unlikely before election
Rail bodies get busy on Bee plans
Rail leaders court Labour as fears of ‘managed decline’ grow
Railway 200 looks to the future as well as the past
Interview: ‘You can’t innovate as a monopolist’