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Greater Anglia will be
brought back into public
ownership from October 12 to
become part of Great British
Railways (GBR) in due course.
This is part of the
government's plan to phase
out train operator contracts
and take them in-house under
GBR and reunite track and
operations which were split up
under privatisation over 30
years ago.
GBR will be formally
established with the passing of
the forthcoming Railways Bill
to absorb the functions of
Network Rail, the Rail Delivery
Group, the Department for
Transport operator and each
of the passenger franchises as
their contracts expire.
Although the process of re-
nationalising passenger
services is underway the
timescale for the formal
establishment of GBR is only
expected next year.
This move is part of a
broader government initiative
to renationalise train services
to improve reliability, reduce
delays and cancellations and
cut costs by reinvesting
savings into the network.
The latest transition will
see Greater Anglia's
operations managed by a
government-owned company,
rather than the current private
operator Abellio East Anglia.
It is the third train operator
to be brought under public
control this year, following
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BETTER OFF BACK
IN-HOUSE!
Greater Anglia services in public ownership are an
opportunity for in-sourcing