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Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many business units will Great British Railways comprise of.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 17 Dec 2025
Target answer date: 5 Jan 2026
Answer: 9 Jan 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

17 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many business units will Great British Railways comprise of.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jan 2026
Answer published
Business Units will be the powerhouse of Great British Railways (GBR), bringing together today’s infrastructure management functions provided by Network Rail, and passenger operations currently led by train operating companies, into a single local team wi...

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