The Railways Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 November 2025, is intended to establish Great British Railways with the tools and authority it needs to make the railway deliver...

House building must be sustainable, by being served by rail. The location of the first 12 ‘new towns’ was announced at the Labour party conference, all but one already rail-served or the subject...

This page contains Railfuture's responses to Government Announcements. We started using this page from 1 July 2025 and will back fill it with text and/or links going back to the start of the...

Commenting on today's announcement by Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer "Biggest ever investment in city region local transport", Roger Blake, Railfuture Director said "Ra...

Universal Studios at Bedford – Government Announcement Neil Middleton, Railfuture Vice Chair commented: “Key to the success of the studios will be a great rail infrastructure to move many of the est...

In advance of the UK Government's Spring Statement (officially the Spring Forecast), being given by Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer , Neil Middleton, Railfuture Vice Chair said: “Rail is much more than a cost to HM Treasury – it is a key enabler for the government’s wider policy objectives – just think of East West Rail and the objectives for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. It was great to see today’s announcement that Chiltern Railways have been confirmed as operator for stage 1 of EWR and services will start later this year. Rail helps kickstart economic growth and breakdowns the barriers to opportunities, so improved rail performance and connectivity help achieve wider objectives such as the government’s Plan for Change and can bring in more fare revenue as well, so reducing costs paid by the taxpayer. We have one key desire tomorrow – to see evidence that the government sees the railway as much more than just a subsidy payment.”