Britain’s railways are bleeding £1.4 billion annually despite passenger numbers returning to near pre-pandemic levels, with the Government’s radical overhaul to create Great British Railways risking catastrophic failure without urgent course correction, according to new research from the Centre for Policy Studies.
The research by Tony Lodge sets out a four-point plan to save Britain’s rail transformation as ministers prepare the biggest structural changes since privatisation in the 1990s. With GBR set to control passenger services, fares, and network access while stripping the independent regulator of key powers, the new system threatens to repeat the mistakes of nationalised British Rail.
The report was featured in The Times, The Telegraph, The Spectator, ConservativeHome, The Yorkshire Post, and several rail industry publications.
Date Added: Monday 1st September 2025
