All Transport UK Group articles
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Rail Business UKNationalised Greater Anglia to be a benchmark for other train operators
UK: The operation of Greater Anglia passenger services transferred from Transport UK to the public sector on October 12.
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Rail Business UKWest Midlands Trains nationalisation date confirmed
UK: West Midlands Trains is to transfer to the public sector on February 1 2026, the Department for Transport has confirmed.
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Rail Business UKGreater Anglia nationalisation date confirmed
UK: The Secretary of State for Transport has issued an contract expiry notice confirming the date when train operator Greater Anglia is to be nationalised.
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Rail Business UKRail industry responds to confirmation that SWR, c2c and Greater Anglia will transfer to the public sector in 2025
UK: The government has confirmed the timescales for the first three train operators to transfer to the public sector following royal assent to the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 which provides the legal framework. On December 4 the Department for Transport confirmed that South ...
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Rail Business UKViewpoint: Do not rush UK rail reform
Given the scale of the task, the government should resist the temptation to push through hasty reform of the UK rail sector, argues Dominic Booth, Chief Executive of Transport UK Group.
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Rail Business UKTarget the worst-performing train operators first, says Transport UK
UK: The government should target the worst performing passenger train operators rather than simply use contract expiry dates for taking operations into public ownership, according to Dominic Booth, CEO of Transport UK. Transport UK — a management buy-out of Dutch state operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen’s former rail ...
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Rail Business UKInterview: ‘It’s time to bring back dynamism’
UK: Cost control, revenue growth and a competitive dynamic will be key to securing the future of the UK rail sector, Transport UK Group Chief Executive Dominic Booth explains to Tony Miles.
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Rail Business UKAbellio UK becomes Transport UK Group as buy-out concludes
UK: Dutch national train operator NS announced on March 1 that its international operating arm Abellio had formally completed the divestiture of its UK subsidiary through a management buy-out.
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Rail Business UKAbellio UK management buy-out as NS exits British market
UK: Dutch state passenger operator NS has announced a management buy-out of its Abellio UK rail and bus business.
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Organisations
Transport UK Group Ltd (TUG)
This franchise holding company was formerly Abellio UK, the UK subsidiary of Netherlands Railways’ (NS) Abellio Group. On August 23 2022 NS announced it was withdrawing from the UK, divesting the business to a management buy-out. This concluded on March 1 2023. Transport UK Group is the operator of, or ...