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<p>The Government is reforming the railways to ensure they are fit for the 21st century.
Central to this is the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR).</p><p>The legislation
needed to establish Great British Railways is currently undergoing pre-legislative
scrutiny and we have published the Government’s response to the legislation consultation.</p><p>Once
established, GBR will bring infrastructure, operations and strategic finance decisions
together, better addressing customers whilst delivering a simpler and better railway.</p><p>In
advance of legislation to establish GBR, we have reorganised DfT, creating an integrated
Rail Services Group, bringing together most of Passenger Services and Rail Infrastructure
Group, focussed on the day-to-day operational performance of the railway. This is
part of paving the way to an integrated rail body which will put customers at the
heart of decision-making.</p><p>Ministers regularly speak about rail reform and ahead
of the creation of GBR, the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) has been
created to lay the foundations for GBR while also promoting the benefits of rail reform
including through the Great British Rail Sale initiative. The second Great British
Rail Sale generated around £4.9m in savings for passengers, according to industry
estimates, with around 580,000 tickets sold.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>
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