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Documents

Railways Bill factsheet: introducing and designing Great British Railways

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Railways Bill introduction: British Sign Language (BSL) version

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Railways Bill explanatoryfactsheet: notesholding Great British Railways to account

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-02/0001/en/260001en.pdfHTML

Railways Bill impactfactsheet: assessmentthe Long-Term Rail Strategy

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0325/FinalRailwaysBillImpactAssessment.pdfHTML

Railways Bill equalitiesfactsheet: impactrail assessmentfreight

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Railways Bill delegatedfactsheet: powersthe memorandumpassenger watchdog

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-02/0001/railways_reintroduced_dl_5-11-25.pdfHTML

Railways Bill factsheet: accessibility

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Railways Bill factsheet: fares

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Railways Bill factsheet: devolved and local government

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Railways Bill factsheet: tickets and retail

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Railways Bill factsheet: how the government plans to fund GBR

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Railways Bill factsheet: making best use of the rail network

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Railways Bill: environment statement

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Railways Bill: European Convention on Human Rights statement

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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

Updates to this page

Published 5 November 2025
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  1. Updated to reflect the Railways Bill being introduced to the House of Lords.

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

  3. First published.

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Update history

2026-06-16 09:30
Updated to reflect the Railways Bill being introduced to the House of Lords.

2026-05-18 17:44
The Railways Bill was introduced on 5 November 2025 and reintroduced in the House of Commons on 14 May 2026.

2025-11-05 13:25
First published.