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Updates on the programme to transfer rail services into public ownership and establish GBR as the body responsible for passenger services and infrastructure.
The home of DfT Operator Limited on ÒÁÈËÖ±²¥. DfT Operator Limited (DFTO) is the government’s public sector rail owning group. DFTO’s purpose is to bring all currently privately-owned train operators into public ownership in a…
Train operators will have to meet rigorous performance standards and earn the right to be called Great British Railways.
Services across England will return to public control, transforming our railways into a more reliable, affordable and accessible system.
South Western Railway’s services will transfer into public ownership on 25 May 2025.
South Western Railway services are now managed by DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO).
DfT Operator Limited (DFTO) is the government’s public sector rail owning group. DFTO's purpose is to bring all currently privately-owned train operators into public ownership in advance of the creation of Great British …
South Western Railway and c2c will be the first to transfer into public ownership when their national rail contracts expire in 2025.
LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express will allow customers to travel on each other's services during any short-notice or on-the-day cancellations.
List of responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) and environmental information regulations (EIR) requests made to DfT Operator Limited (DFTO).
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