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South Western Rail first to be brought into public ownership
A South Western Railway train in a siding near Basingstoke Railway station in Hampshire, December 6, 2023

PLANS to overhaul Britain’s network are announced today, with South Western Railway to be the first to transfer into public ownership next year.

It comes just days after the new Passenger Railway Services Act received royal assent.

In announcing the plans, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that the department expects services across southern England and East Anglia to come back into public control by autumn 2025.  

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