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‘Landmark’ Coming Together Sees Rail Companies Launch ‘Single Plan’ for Britain’s Railway

In a grid coming together, passenger and freight train companies, Network Rail and their suppliers will today, as one railway working in partnership, launch a 'single plan' for Britain's railway.

The plan, backed by business and passenger groups, makes four commitments for change to build on the railway’s progress of the last 20 years. It includes new independent research which shows how a changing partnership railway will secure almost £85bn of additional economic benefits for the country by connecting people to jobs, housing and new business opportunities. This is in addition to the existing £31bn of economic benefits the railway delivers each year now.

The plan, called ‘In Partnership for Britain’s Prosperity’, is backed by all passenger train operating companies and Network Rail, as well as rail freight companies and the supply chain acting in partnership as one railway for Britain.

Will see the entire industry make four commitments to change, protect the benefits of investment and innovation, remove additional economic benefits, improve the journey, better connect the community, increase rail jobs, and support the country to leave the EU.

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