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Draft Bill to create Great British Railways amid fears plan would be axed

It has been two-and-a-half years since proposals to create a new public sector body to manage Britain’s railways were first announced.

The Independent UK

Six ways to get Britain’s railways back on track – and six reasons for cheer

As the industry struggles with multiple challenges, here are the issues it needs to tackle, and some hopeful developments

The Guardian - UK

Expert panel calls for urgent rethink on Great Barrier Reef management amid ‘unremitting’ climate crisis

Group chaired by former chief scientist Ian Chubb writes to Tanya Plibersek, saying ‘business as usual’ on the reef is not an option

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Great British Railways project to improve UK train services could be watered down

Sources suggest a significantly watered-down version of GBR could be established, without overall control of the railways

Birmingham Post

As Derby wins the race to host GBR, so much of the railway needs fixing

Train Talk: The bosses of Great British Railways will be confronted with the need to improve every day

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary: GBR will remove ‘blame culture’ as Derby unveiled as new HQ

Mark Harper said customer experience was the key priority of the new body.

The Independent UK

MP accuses Government of 'giving up on the North' as Newcastle loses to Derby in rail HQ contest

Derby was named on Tuesday at the winning bidder for the Great British Railways base, beating Newcastle, Birmingham, Crewe, Doncaster, and York

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Derby confirmed as new HQ of Britain’s rail network

Midlands city chosen to host head office for Great British Railways, beating five other locations

The Guardian - UK

Derby picked as Great British Railways home

Government wants Great British Railways to deliver the most ambitious changes to the rail system in a generation

Birmingham Post

North West misses out as headquarters of Great British Railways named

The other unsuccessful shortlisted locations were Birmingham, Doncaster, Newcastle and York

Birmingham Post

Derby expected to host Great British Railways HQ

The East Midlands city will be confirmed as the home of new public sector body Great British Railways.

The Independent UK

Derby to be named new HQ of Britain’s rail network this week

Exclusive: Midlands city will become official home of Great British Railways, Guardian understands

The Guardian - UK

Return train tickets to be scrapped in Government announcement this week

The announcement will also bring back plans for Great British Railways

Wales Online

Government signals it could cancel Great British Railways plan

Transport secretary tells MPs no ‘final decision’ has been taken on establishing GBR

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'Disappointing' delay to huge overhaul that could make Newcastle the UK's rail headquarters

The city was one of six to make the shortlist to house Great British Railways (GBR), with hopes that the bid could bring hundreds of new jobs to Tyneside

The Guardian - UK

Great British Railways plan to oversee rail network delayed

Transport secretary says scrapping of transport bill means plan will not go ahead in 2024

The Independent UK

Creation of Great British Railways delayed

The body was due to begin operating in early 2024 but that timetable has been scrapped.

The Independent UK

Great British Railways plan ‘delayed’ as Liz Truss pulls transport bill

New body was set to run Britain’s railways from early 2024 but no legislation now due this session

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The Guardian - UK

‘Great British Railways is dead’: rail industry at lowest ebb since the days of Railtrack

Grant Shapps ‘revolutionary’ GBR plan faces huge challenges

Daily Mirror

Will Dina Asher-Smith go to 2024 Paris Olympics after pulling out of Commonwealth Games?

Great Britain's 200m star has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a hamstring injury picked up at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. But will she compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

Birmingham Post

Bentley and Avanti West Coast among 100 businesses to back town's bid to host Great British Railways headquarters

The public vote on where the GBR headquarters should be located is open until August 15

Chronicle Live

City leaders unite behind bid to get Newcastle as headquarters of new national rail body

The city is one of six shortlisted towns and cities bidding to become the headquarters for Great British Railways

Daily Record

End of the line for Perth bid for UK rail centre

Perth and Kinross Council unanimously backed a motion earlier this year to pit the city against other locations outside London in a competition to become the home of Great British Railways (GBR)

Birmingham Post

Derby makes shortlist for Great British Railways HQ

New body will own railway infrastructure, collect fares, run the network and set most fares and timetables

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: York vs Newcastle vs Crewe vs Donny in X-Factor vote to host rail HQ

Northern cities and towns vying to be the new home of our railways

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