The new body will procure passenger services and set most fares and timetables.
By Nigel Slater, Local Democracy Reporter & Liam BarnesRail Minister Huw Merriman has reassured people in Derby that the city will become the home of the new Great British Railways organisation.to home GBR, which will run trains across the country and set most fares and timetables.He said the government remains "really committed" to the plans."We wouldn't have gone through this process if there wasn't going to be an outcome.
Speaking to Derby North MP Amanda Solloway in a social media video, Mr Merriman could not give a timeframe on when GBR would arrive in Derby, but said the office would become "a hive of activity" once established. "I understand people's impatience, but this is a massive change programme, so if I ask people to bear with me just a little more whilst we carry on with this project management exercise and they will start to see the people and the work being delivered in Derby," he said.
The city won the right to become the home for the new GBR headquarters in a public vote earlier this year.
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