Chris Grayling unveils plans for fully privatised rail line
Single company to own track and run trains on Oxford–Cambridge route in first such operation since 1990s privatisationThe government has unveiled plans for a fully privatised railway line, with track and trains operated by the same company.A new line linking Oxford and Cambridge will not be developed by Network Rail, the owner of Britain’s rail infrastructure. Instead, a new entity will be responsible for track and infrastructure, as well as operating train services, under proposals
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