Join our countdown to re-nationalisation
11th December 2024 | News
It’s been a historic year for Bring Back British Rail.
Following the election of the new government in July, the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act became law on 28 November 2024.
This begins to undo the destruction caused by the Railways Act 1993 by making public ownership of rail services the default, rather than the ‘last resort’.
Privatisation Departures Board
The first services to be re-nationalised under the new Act will be South Western Railway on 25 May, c2c on 20 July and Greater Anglia in autumn 2025.
We are celebrating by launching our new Privatisation Departures Board – allowing you to easily count down the days to the demise of your least favourite private operator.
Please share the link far-and-wide on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and X: bringbackbritishrail.org/departures
Meanwhile, we will continue the campaign until the legislation required to fully re-unify our railways as Great British Railways has be passed.
We'll never get a simplified unified railway if private Open Access operators are allowed to continue running their own services & selling their own tickets🚆 The frustration of only being able to use specific tickets on specific trains will persist 😤 Heidi Alexander must #ScrapOpenAccess now! ... See MoreSee Less
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Today we celebrate Greater Anglia coming back into public ownership 🥳 We'll be keeping our Privatisation Departures Board updated as the next dates are announced:
⏱️ bringbackbritishrail.org/departures
But the real fight to make Great British Railways a success begins with the #RailwaysBill later this year 🚆 Watch this space We Own It @top fans ... See MoreSee Less
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The public ownership of Scotland's Railways makes it much easier for The Scottish Government to cut fares to help encourage more rail use 👏 When Great British Railways is established we need to see #PeakFaresGoneForGood all over Britain 🚆 Heidi Alexander? @top fans ... See MoreSee Less
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