With the nationalisation of all Greater Anglia services on Sunday 12 October, almost one-third of all passenger rail journeys in the UK are now facilitated by publicly owned operators.
The government has announced that the operation of all Greater Anglia services has now been transferred into public ownership and is being managed by DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO).
DFTO is a government-owned group that manages train companies as they move into public ownership. Next year, the government is expected to launch Great British Railways, which will operate publicly owned railway services and offer a unified railway service across the country.
Following the nationalisation of Greater Anglia, the government said that publicly owned operators under DFTO are now responsible for 33% of all GB passenger rail journeys.
It also marks the point where more than half of major railway operators in the UK are now under public ownership, with Greater Anglia being the ninth major railway service to be nationalised.
The government has said that through a phased programme of public ownership and the creation of Great British Railways, it is fundamentally reforming how railways are run in the country, putting passengers first.
Through Great British Railways, the government aims to reform the fragmented railway system and lay the foundations for a more reliable, efficient and accountable railway.
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