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Britain's Biggest Train Operator’s Services to Enter Public Ownership

Nearly 8,000 staff will transfer to government ownership as ministers say the move will make services more reliable and cheaper to run.

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Millions of passengers will benefit from more accountable and reliable journeys, as the UK’s largest train operating company’s services join the fast-growing family of publicly owned operators from this weekend (Sunday, May 31).

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Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services will go into public ownership from Sunday, May 31, in a new step in Britain's rail reform. The transfer targets the country's largest passenger rail operator, Govia Thameslink Railway, responsible for around one in six rail journeys in the UK. The British government presents the move as an important moment in the process of returning rail services to public control and preparing t…

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railtechnologymagazine.com broke the news on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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