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Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?
UK NewsPoliticsBusiness•June 18, 2026 at 1:20 PMNational

Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?

By Alex Clark•The Guardian - UK News

Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownershipThe majority of Great Britain’s major rail operators are now in public ownership, as the Labour government continues its efforts to make the railways “more reliable, affordable and accessible”.The nationalisation of Govia Thameslink on 31 May represents the eleventh major passenger service to be brought back into public ownership, leaving five to go before the government’s deadline of completing every operator by 2027. Continue reading...

Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownership

The majority of Great Britain’s major rail operators are now in public ownership, as the Labour government continues its efforts to make the railways “more reliable, affordable and accessible”.

The nationalisation of Govia Thameslink on 31 May represents the eleventh major passenger service to be brought back into public ownership, leaving five to go before the government’s deadline of completing every operator by 2027.

Continue reading...

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