How is Shadow Great British Railways shaping up?

In September, the government announced Great British Railways would be established in ‘shadow’ form. PAUL CLIFTON finds out what the industry thinks of it so far…

Quietly, behind firmly closed doors, the future structure of the railway is being formed. It has to be achieved fast: the existing organisation, Great British Railways Transition Team, will cease to exist on April 1 2025. In its place comes Shadow Great British Railways (SGBR). Very little about it has been said in public, just a short statement to the House of Commons on September 3, which contained precious little detail. Exactly one month later, Laura Shoaf was appointed Chair of Shadow Great British Railways. The leader of the West Midlands Combined Authority and former head of Transport for West Midlands hasn’t spoken about it since. But technically, it is up and running. “The structure of GBR is still being discussed. I don’t think it is near settled yet,” confides…

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