Labour commits to return rail to public ownership
25th April 2024 | News
Weโre delighted to see the Labour Party publish Getting Britain Moving: Labour’s Plan to Fix Britain’s Railways today.
The plan commits Labour to bringing our railways back into public ownership within the next parliamentary term, if they win the next General Election.
‘Our Pathway to Public Ownership‘ graphic above details the contract end dates for the ten franchises which are still privately run – showing that the process should be complete by October 2027.
This will allow time to prepare the legislation necessary to create Great British Railways – the new arm’s length public body which will own, plan and run our railways.

๐จ Privatisation loopholes discovered in the Railways Bill ๐จ Last month, we thought we had a big win when the government amended the Bill to ensure that Great British Railways is fully publicly owned. But no one checked the small printโฆ Read more from Emily Sullivan, co-founder of the Association of British Commuters in RAIL Magazine ๐ @top fans ... See MoreSee Less
Drafting issues in the Railways Bill put public ownership at risk
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Emily Sullivan explains why the new โwholly ownedโ requirement for Great British Railways will not deliver the public ownership Parliament expects.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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๐ข The 3rd Reading of the #RailwaysBill will now take place this ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ Don't miss your chance to email your MP and ask them to back crucial amendments to ensure that our new publicly-owned Great British Railways always puts passengers' rights before private profit ๐ @top fans ... See MoreSee Less
Railways Bill: Demand your MP protect passengers' rights and our environment
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The Railways Bill must protect passengers' rights and our environment4 CommentsComment on Facebook
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๐ข Last chance to take action! The #RailwaysBill which will establish Great British Railways get its 3rd Reading in the Commons this ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ Please email your MP to ask them to back our amendments ensuring passengers' rights are always put before private profit ๐ @top fans ... See MoreSee Less
Railways Bill: Demand your MP protect passengers' rights and our environment
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The Railways Bill must protect passengers' rights and our environment3 CommentsComment on Facebook
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Good Riddance Govia! ๐ Weโre celebrating Thameslink, Southern Railway & Great Northern finally back in public ownership today ๐ This marks the end of a decade long fight begun by our friends the Association of British Commuters during the #SouthernFail crisis in 2016. Read more here: bringbackbritishrail.org/news @top fans ... See MoreSee Less
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Please take action before Weds 3 June! ๐ @top fans
๐ง weownit.org.uk/act-now/protect-passengers-rights๐จThe Railways Bill comes back to parliament on 3rd June
This bill was supposed to "put people at the heart of our railway" - but it does not
We've worked with MPs on amendments to ensure the bill puts passengers before profit
Ask your MP to back these key amendments: weownit.org.uk/act-now/protect-passengers-rights ... See MoreSee Less
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