What is Great British Railways

Great British Railways (GBR) is the new publicly owned organisation being created to bring together Britain's rail infrastructure (tracks and trains) and most passenger train services.

The transition is happening ins tages and some important details about how GBR will be structured and will operate are still being developed. TSSA represents members throughout the process and will keep you updated as more information becomes available.

GBR is expected to operate through geographically based business units, bringing infrastructure and passenger operations together locally, alongside functions that will operate across the whole railway. More detail about its final organisational structure is still to come.

A transition, not a single changeover.

The move to GBR happens in stages. Passenger services are moving into public ownership ahead of the establishment of GBR, while work continues on the legislation, structure and arrangements for the new organisation.

The move to Great British Railways will affect different parts of the railway workforce in different ways. What is means for you will depend partly on where you work now and how your organisation becomes part of the new structure.

TSSA is working to make sure members' jobs, terms and conditions, pensions and other workplace interests are protected and represented as the transition develops.