Written statement to Parliament

Rail reform: announcing the publication of 'Reforming our railways: putting the customer first'

Rail command paper released.

• From: Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Justine Greening
• Published: 8 March 2012

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Delivered on: 8 March 2012

I am today (8 March 2012) publishing ‘Reforming our railways: putting the customer first’, which sets out the government’s vision for the railways, alongside the policies that are needed to realise that vision. I am also announcing consultations on how we might move to a more transparent, modern and flexible approach to fares and ticketing; and on the opportunity to devolve power and responsibility away from Whitehall’s traditional command and control structure to the appropriate local level. I am making an oral statement to the House today to explain our approach.

Related documents

• Command paper: reforming our railways
• Consultation: rail fares and ticketing review
• Consultation: rail decentralisation
• Rail reform command paper oral statement by the Secretary of State for Transport, 8 March 2012
• Ending inflation-busting rail fare rises press release, 8 March 2012

Published 8 March 2012