Transport secretary says scrapping of transport bill means plan will not go ahead in 2024

A plan to create a public sector body to oversee Britain’s ailing rail network has been delayed.

Great British Railways (GBR), which would take over from the infrastructure management company Network Rail and be responsible for handing out rail contracts, will not go ahead in 2024 owing to the scrapping of the transport bill.

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