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<p>The Government’s Strategic Vision for Rail, published on 29 November 2017, set
out the Government’s intention to introduce the East Coast Partnership (ECP) on the
East Coast Main Line. In May 2018 the Secretary of State announced the establishment
of a Partnership Board to develop proposals for the East Coast Partnership, bringing
together the operation of track and train under a single leader.</p><p>The Partnership
Board is chaired by Tony Poulter, a non-executive Director at the Department for Transport,
and has members from Network Rail the intercity operator team, London North Eastern
Railway (LNER), the Department for Transport and independent members to ensure the
interests of other operators on the route are considered. The board has been developing
the options for delivering the East Coast Partnership, which will be aligned with
Williams Rail Review.</p><p> </p>
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