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London TravelWatch shares a very similar organisational background with its sister national watchdog, Transport Focus, which is known officially as the Passengers’ Council. In simple terms, under the Railways Act 2005, the functions of these former regional rail passenger councils passed to a national RPC—now the Passengers’ Council—apart from those in London, which passed to what is now London TravelWatch. On a day-to-day basis, these two watchdogs work closely together. They share resources to support each other’s activities, whether on issues of rail policy and delivery or regarding public appeals against railway bodies where these are passed on to the watchdog by the Rail Ombudsman. The chair of London TravelWatch also sits on the board of Transport Focus, as it is now, so there is that clear link.