A date has been confirmed for the operator to be brought into public ownership
Cardiff Central, which is among the railway stations served by GWR(Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne)
Great Western Railway (GWR) train services will be nationalised on December 13, the UK Department for Transport has announced.
It will be the 11th rail operator with a government contract to be taken into public ownership.
The three remaining operators in private ownership will be Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, and East Midlands Railway, the Press Association reports.
GWR connects London Paddington to south Wales as well as serving south and southwest England. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here.
A Department for Transport spokesman said: “This is another significant moment for the government’s flagship public ownership programme and brings a simpler, more reliable network under Great British Railways a step closer.
“The government is delivering on its commitment to bring services back into public ownership and put passengers, not shareholders, at the heart of our railways.”
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