Great British Railways
Coverage of Great British Railways in the Nexus archive.
- Why Team Burnham are already furious
Team Burnham are furious over the defense investment plan due to an unfunded £4.7bn shortfall. The financial gap is larger than initially reported, and the article raises questions about a former Conservative mayor's potential role in Great British Railways and the representation of Milibands in key offices.
- Conservative ex-mayor Andy Street in the running to oversee Britain’s nationalized railways
Conservative mayor Andy Street is a leading candidate for chair of Great British Railways, a publicly-owned company overseeing nationalized railways. The role, paying £200,000 to £300,000 annually, is part of Labour's reversal of 1990s rail privatization. The decision remains pending, with political considerations potentially delaying it until after Andy Burnham becomes prime minister.
- Delayed Great British Railways’ first station to open at Cambridge South in June
The Cambridge South station will open in late June and feature full Great British Railways branding. It will connect the city's Biomedical Campus to London, Brighton, and Stansted airport. The station will also offer up to nine trains an hour to Cambridge's centre.