Whitehall watchdog warns over ‘limited progress’ in rail reforms

Andy Bagnall, chief executive of Rail Partners, which represents private sector rail organisations, said: “It has been five years since the Government correctly identified the need for ‘root and branch’ reform of the railway, and while the draft Rail Reform Bill is a step forward, without actual legislation to create Great British Railways, the plan for rail and the benefits it brings are still stuck in the sidings.