"Speaking at the Labour party's annual party conference, Heidi Alexander will reveal the next four services to be brought into public ownership. In her speech, Alexander is expected to say: For too long our railways have been run in the interests of private profit, under a broken system that failed passengers over and over again. This Labour government is calling time on 30 years of failure, frustration, fragmentation. We are returning our railways to the service of passengers."
"Govia Thameslink is the largest train operator in the country, meaning that by the middle of next year eight in ten services will be run by the public, for the public, say Labour. Legislation to establish Great British Railways, the new organisation which will take responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the railways, will be introduced before the end of the year, the party has said."
Most rail journeys in Great Britain will be publicly owned by the middle of next year. West Midlands Trains services will transfer on 1 February 2026 and Govia Thameslink Railway's services will transfer on 31 May 2026. Chiltern Railways and Great Western Railway services will follow, bringing eight in ten services under public operation. Govia Thameslink is the largest train operator in the country. Legislation to establish Great British Railways, the organisation that will take responsibility for day-to-day railway operations, will be introduced before the end of the year. The programme aims to end thirty years of private-framed operation and prioritise passenger service.
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