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Question for Department for Transport

UIN 51058, tabled on 8 May 2025

Question

Laurence Turner
Labour
Birmingham Northfield
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to item 24/132 of Network Rail's Board minutes of 05 December 2024, what the proposed (a) resourcing and (b) functions were of the Shadow Great British Railways Delivery Unit; and for what reason did the then Secretary of State decided not to establish it.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Labour
Wakefield and Rothwell
Commons

Answered on

13 May 2025

Shadow Great British Railways has been established to bring together the leaders responsible for the operational railway working with an independent Chair to start to realise the benefits of rail reform for passengers and freight ahead of the formal creation of Great British Railways.

To maximise collaboration, we are utilising cross-organisational project teams working together, with Shadow Great British Railways drawing on existing resources and capabilities from across the department, Network Rail and DfT Operator.

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