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review now seeking views from passengers and businesses
across the country
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evidence to inform ‘root and branch’ review which will
transform rail industry
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ambitious reforms to help railway meet demands of 21st
century
The sweeping review of the rail industry, announced by the
Transport Secretary in September, has moved significantly forward
with the launch of the call for
evidence today (6 December 2018).
Keith Williams, independent chair of the Rail Review and former
British Airways chief executive, is inviting evidence from a wide
range of stakeholders in all parts of the country, including
passenger representatives, businesses, leading thinkers and
investors, and local and devolved bodies and governments.
He is travelling across the country visiting cities, towns and
regions that depend on rail connections, listening and gathering
information that will help inform a transformation of the rail
industry to benefit passengers and support a stronger, fairer
economy.
Keith Williams said:
Creating a railway for the 21st Century passenger is at the
core of this review.
We’re launching a call for evidence and want to hear from
passengers, the industry, leading thinkers and investors - and
also the cities, towns and regions who depend on their rail
connections.
Next year, after forensic investigations and conversations with
people across the country, we will deliver a white paper with
ambitious proposals for change.
The review will consider ambitious recommendations for rail
reform, building on the government’s franchising strategy and
bringing track and train closer together to reduce disruption and
improve accountability. It will also consider regional
partnerships and how we can use innovation to improve services
and value for money for passengers.
The government will publish a white paper on the review’s
recommendations, with the implementation of reforms planned to
start from 2020.
