Research and analysis

Current railway models (Great Britain and overseas): an evidence paper

Reviews the operating structures of the railway in Great Britain, and makes key comparisons with rail sectors in other countries.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 19 March 2019
• Last updated: 29 April 2019 — See all updates

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Current railway models (Great Britain and overseas): an evidence paper

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Current railway models (Great Britain and overseas): country summaries

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This evidence paper reviews the operating structures of the railway in Great Britain, and makes key comparisons with rail sectors in other countries. It is part of a series of evidence papers that will:

• inform the debate around the Rail Review
• set out the factual evidence base on which the review will build its recommendations

A background paper, ‘Current railway models (Great Britain and overseas): country summaries’, has now also been published. This paper sets out additional high-level information on the organisation of rail sectors in several countries across Europe and beyond. The paper was prepared on behalf of the Williams Rail Review by a third party. Whilst the information it contains is accurate to the best of our knowledge, third parties should not rely on it as a comprehensive assessment of the rail systems concerned but should where necessary contact the relevant national authorities.

Published 19 March 2019
Last updated 29 April 2019 + show all updates

1. 29 April 2019

   Background paper published featuring case study analysis of other rail networks around the world.

2. 19 March 2019

   First published.