Topic: Nationalisation

Freight has low expectations from Great British Railways consultations   Will UK freight get a hearing over GBR access charges?

It may be late in the day, or premature if you remain sceptical. Either way, Network Rail is about to begin engaging with the rail…
Rail Industry Association Great British Railways must work for freight too, suppliers say

The Second Reading of the Railways Bill has already taken place in the UK House of Commons. That’s a significant milestone in the route to…
Steel appeal answered UK rail track manufacturer saved – for now

Virgin steel is needed to make rail tracks. For that, you need steel blast furnaces. On Saturday, Britain’s last remaining blast furnaces were saved by…
freight stays private No nationalisation for rail freight in UK

Britain’s new government, led by the left-wing Labour Party, has committed to nationalising the railways in Great Britain. There have been nationalisations of Britain’s railways…
UK partial rail nationalisation to battle coronavirus

The UK has partially nationalised its railways as a temporary measure battling the coronavirus crisis. Rail freight remains in commercial hands, while the UK government…