Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14590

Railways: Nationalisation

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 6 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed renationalisation of passenger rail services under Great British Railways on (a) private sector (i) suppliers and (ii) manufacture

Answer

Keir Mather

The Government will establish Great British Railways (GBR) as a new, publicly owned body to integrate track and train. In developing these proposals, the Department has been clear that the private sector will continue to play a vital role across the rail ...

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