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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Rail services will be reformed as control of trains and tracks will be brought under a new public sector body called Great British Railways, the Department of Transport has announced.
The organisation will own and manage rail infrastructure, issue contracts to private firms to run trains, set most fares and timetables, and sell tickets.
It will absorb Network Rail in a bid to end the current “blame-game system” between train and track operations when disruption occurs.
The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail has been published as a white paper. It is based on the recommendations of a review of the industry carried out by former British Airways chief executive Keith
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