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Great British Railways and Network Rail: Reorganisation

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 90819

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessments she has made of potential duplication of functions between Network Rail and Great British Railways, and their (a) cost and (b) impact, during the transition period.

Answered by Keir Mather

Network Rail and its functions will become a foundational part of Great British Railways (GBR) as it is stood up. The GBR design process is underway, considering how all functions in Network Rail, DfT Operator, publicly-owned train operating companies (TOC) and parts of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) should transfer to GBR. The costs of implementation are being considered as part of the business case for GBR setup.

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