Restoring Your Railway Fund
A Westminster Hall debate is scheduled for 24 January 2023 at 9.30am on the 'Restoring Your Railway' Fund. The debate will be opened by Kevin Foster MP.
Documents to download
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A Quick Guide to the Railways (971 KB , PDF)
Following privatisation in 1993, British Rail was divided into two main parts: one part being the national rail infrastructure (track, signalling, bridges, tunnels, stations and depots) and the second being the operating companies whose trains run on that network.
The infrastructure is owned by Network Rail which is regulated by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The Department for Transport (DfT) looks after passenger- and train-related matters. Train operating companies (TOCs), both passenger and freight, run the trains. In most cases the actual train is leased from a rolling stock company (ROSCO). Railway stations are owned by the network operator, most being leased to the TOC that is the main user of that station. Network Rail retains the operation of the main passenger terminals.
Information on other rail-related issues can be found on the Railways Briefings Page of the Parliament website.
Documents to download
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A Quick Guide to the Railways (971 KB , PDF)
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