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Railways Bill

Factsheets and links to information relating to the Railways Bill.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Transport
Published:
5 November 2025
Last updated:
15 September 2026
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  1. Fares: House of Lords Railways Bill fact sheet added.

  2. Railways Bill factsheet: summary added.

  3. Updated to reflect the Railways Bill being introduced to the House of Lords.

  4. The Railways Bill was introduced on 5 November 2025 and reintroduced in the House of Commons on 14 May 2026.

  5. First published.

Documents

Fares: House of Lords Railways Bill fact sheet

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Summary: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Introducing and designing Great British Railways: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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British Sign Language (BSL) version: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Holding Great British Railways to account: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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The Long-Term Rail Strategy: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Rail freight: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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The passenger watchdog: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Accessibility: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Fares: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Devolved and local government: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Tickets and retail: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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How the government plans to fund GBR: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Making the best use of the rail network: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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Environment statement: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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European Convention on Human Rights statement: House of commons Railway Bill factsheet

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The Railways Bill establishes Great British Railways (GBR), a new publicly owned body to be the directing mind for Britain’s rail network. GBR will bring together track and train to eliminate fragmentation, simplify fares and ticketing and improve accountability.

The documents on this page provide information about the Railways Bill, which was introduced to the House of Commons on 5 November 2025 and to the House of Lords on 11 June 2026.

The factsheets explain measures in the Railways Bill, why they are needed and what impact they will have.

Railways Bill policies

Railways Bill in Parliament

Railways Bill memoranda of understanding

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