Railways Bill factsheets

Fact sheets and links to information relating to the Railways Bill.

From: Department for Transport

Documents

Railways Bill factsheet: summary

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Railways Bill factsheet: introducing and designing Great British Railways

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Railways Bill introduction: British Sign Language (BSL) version

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Railways Bill factsheet: holding Great British Railways to account

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Railways Bill factsheet: the Long-Term Rail Strategy

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Railways Bill factsheet: rail freight

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Railways Bill factsheet: the passenger watchdog

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Railways Bill factsheet: accessibility

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Railways Bill factsheet: fares

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Railways Bill factsheet: devolved and local government

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Railways Bill factsheet: tickets and retail

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Railways Bill factsheet: how the government plans to fund GBR

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Railways Bill factsheet: making best use of the rail network

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Railways Bill: environment statement

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Bill: European Convention on Human Rights statement

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The Railways Bill establishes Great British Railways (GBR), a new publicly owned body to be the directing mind for Britain's rail network. GBR will bring together track and train to eliminate fragmentation, simplify fares and ticketing and improve accountability.

The documents on this page provide information about the Railways Bill, which was introduced to the House of Commons on 5 November 2025 and to the House of Lords on 11 June 2026.

The factsheets explain measures in the Railways Bill, why they are needed and what impact they will have.