The new Railways Bill could deliver growth and better services - but only if Great British Railways (GBR) is designed as an open, investment-friendly framework - rather than a closed system.

ALLRAIL’s new Briefing Note gives a detailed response on how to make that happen: transparent decision-making, room for open access, and a genuine partnership with the private sector.

Bringing train operations under public control was meant to facilitate closer working between SWR and infrastructure manager Network Rail to deliver better outcomes for customers. The recent performance figures simply do not bear this out.