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British Rail: Concessions

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 82528

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether retired former employees of British Rail will retain travel privileges following the creation of Great British Railways.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Government understands the importance of travel concessions for retired former British Rail employees and there are no plans to change these arrangements under Great British Railways.

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