Greater Thameslink Railway: Nationalisation

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what independent economic assessment has been made of the cost to the Exchequer of transferring the operations of Govia Thameslink Railways into public ownership compared with retaining the existing contractual

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1. 29 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what independent economic assessment has been made of the cost to the Exchequer of transferring the operations of Govia Thameslink Railways into public ownership compared with retaining the existing contractual

   Source: Commons

2. 8 June 2026

   Answer

   Since the start of the pandemic, the net costs of operating franchised passenger services have been borne by taxpayers, not by private train operators. Therefore, the transfer of Govia Thameslink Railways (GTR) services into public ownership is not expect...

   Source: Written answer

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