Great British Railways plan delayed as transport bill postponed

The creation of Great British Railway (GBR) has been delayed, new transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has said. The post Great British Railways plan delayed as transport bill postponed appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Appointments for key roles within Great British Railway could be made this autumn

Great British Railways (GBR) could come into operation in early 2024 following inclusion in the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament in May, Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines has revealed. The post Appointments for key roles within Great British Railway could be made this autumn appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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A rail review was originally commissioned in 2018 after the failure of the East Coast franchise, as well as serious disruption caused by timetable changes in May 2018. Williams-Shapps review caused ripples in the rail industry earlier in 2021: It revealed that a new company – Great British Railways (GBR) – will combine responsibility for rail infrastructure and train operations for the first time since rail privatisation in the 1990s