[ Labour will commit to bringing Britain’s railways back under public ownership for the first time in 30 years within weeks of coming to power, i has been told. The party will include a new Railways Act in its first King’s Speech in a measure to demonstrate to voters that it will deliver on its … Read more
[ Labour has pledged to fully nationalise the train network within five years of coming to power as part of “the biggest reform of our railways for a generation”. It plans to bring all passenger rail into national ownership under Great British Railways (GBR) if the party enters government, with passenger rail firms taken over … Read more
[ “Your husband is looking for you,” comes the announcement aimed at a disorientated fellow traveller. It perfectly illustrates the slightly confusing nature of this train. Read Next Instead of ornate luxury, there’s navy-blue , diesel powered carriages. Oddly, my ticket specified ÖBB, Austria’s national line, not Romania’s CFR. And, in place of electronic boards … Read more
[ Industry leaders have urged the Government to bring forward legislation to create the flagship “Great British Railways” body as soon as possible, after i revealed 200 staff already on full pay are “sat around, twiddling their thumbs”. The rail plans, which were first outlined in 2021 under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have only been … Read more
