Great Western Railway to be nationalised in December
Key takeaways
- The date for GWR train services to be nationalised has been set for 13 December.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Great Western Railway will be nationalised in December, the government has announced.
- The train service, which has been in private hands for 30 years, mainly run by First Group, will be the 11th train operator on the national railway brought back into public ownership.
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The date for GWR train services to be nationalised has been set for 13 December. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen. The date for GWR train services to be nationalised has been set for 13 December. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Rail industry Great Western Railway to be nationalised in December Train operator will become 11th national service returned to public ownership since Labour was elected in 2024
Prefer the Guardian on Google Great Western Railway will be nationalised in December, the government has announced.
The train service, which has been in private hands for 30 years, mainly run by First Group, will be the 11th train operator on the national railway brought back into public ownership.