Railways Bill
Fact sheets and links to information relating to the Railways Bill.
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Linked documents
- Other Railways Bill factsheet: summary
- Other Railways Bill introduction: British Sign Language (BSL) version
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: introducing and designing Great British Railways
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: holding Great British Railways to account
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: the Long-Term Rail Strategy
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: rail freight
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: the passenger watchdog
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: accessibility
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: fares
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: devolved and local government
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: tickets and retail
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: how the government plans to fund GBR
- Policy Paper Railways Bill factsheet: making best use of the rail network
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The Railways Bill establishes Great British Railways (GBR), a new publicly owned body to be the directing mind for Britain’s rail network. GBR will bring together track and train to eliminate fragmentation, simplify fares and ticketing and improve accountability.
The documents on this page provide information about the Railways Bill, which was introduced to the House of Commons on 5 November 2025 and to the House of Lords on 11 June 2026.
The factsheets explain measures in the Railways Bill, why they are needed and what impact they will have.
Railways Bill policies
- Railways Bill: Great British Railways licence and the accountability framework
- A railway fit for Britain’s future: government response
- Our roadmap to an accessible railway
- Journey to Great British Railways: policy publication timetable
Railways Bill in Parliament
- Third reading of the Railways Bill
- Railways Bill
- Railways Bill explanatory notes
- Railways Bill impact assessment
- Railways Bill equalities impact assessment
- Railways Bill delegated powers memorandum
- Railways Bill: Memorandum on European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- Railways Bill: Supplementary ECHR memorandum