UK Railways Bill: Freight 2 Passenger 239

Great British Railways [sic] moved a step closer this week. British politics may have been preoccupied by a ministerial scandal or two, but the decisive legislation was introduced to establish a new publicly owned company, which will bring together the management of passenger services and rail infrastructure. It still has to become a legal entity, but now, it’s finally on its way. Its 78 pages may make a grand total of two mentions of freight (passengers got 239), but don’t imagine that the Bill will not have implications for the sector, says RailFreight.com UK Editor, Simon Walton.