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South Western now in public ownership, but Great British Railways still months away

Rhodri Clark
30 May 2025
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander hails the SWR takeover
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander hails the SWR takeover
 

South Western Railway services have become the first to be taken back into public ownership in what the government has called a “watershed moment”. But the full new regime under the single organisation Great British Railways (GBR) controlling both rail services and infrastructure in Britain is still is some two years away.

In a statement assuring that GBR is “coming soon”, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said that it will be established “around 12...

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