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The Written Ministerial Statement from the DfT in December said that Greater Anglia would be nationalised in Autumn 2025, this is just news of an exact date.

Interesting phrasing at the start of the press release: https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/news-desk/news-articles/greater-anglia-be-nationalised-october

This microsite gives you the rail sale prices if you enter origin and destination, but you'll have to use trial and error on a booking site to see what services have the sale prices. https://greatbritishrailsale.nationalrail.co.uk/#/great-british-rail-sale

Absolutely, this is one of the biggest issues with the changes I have noticed. Because people can see the boards from that passageway they would obviously stand there as it is closer to their platform. As a result its very difficult to get past people along the passageway to the toilets for example.

Network Rail have announced that the former advertising board will now be used to show departure information. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/new-use-for-euston-advertisement-screen-as-its-turned-back-on-after-passenger-feedback

There is a bit more detail in this Written Ministerial Statement. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-12-04/hcws281

If a statement was being made to the House of Commons today it would have been confirmed by now. There is something from the Home Secretary and one from a Foreign Office Minister but nothing from DfT. So i'm guessing tomorrow.

Heidi Alexander new Transport Secretary https://x.com/10DowningStreet/status/1862463059278577729

Just been announced that Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary which may delay things a bit. Exchange of letters here https://x.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1862379483375796386?t=fAhaClU0k7mWx9W5hpW3Hw&s=19

FYI it is now free to text 61016 from some of the major mobile networks. https://www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/news/england/btps-61016-text-service-now-free-across-all-major-uk-mobile-networks/

It will be "I have to notify the house in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967 that His Majesty has signified his Royal Assent to the following Act. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024". And then repeated by the speaker of the House of Commons. There have been two Acts...

Business for next week in the Commons has just been announced and they will be considering Lords amendments to the Passenger Railway Services Bill on Tuesday.

The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill has its 3rd reading in the House of Lords today, then it will go back to the Commons to consider amendments between each house. When Commons and Lords both agree in "ping pong", it will go for Royal Assent so shouldn't be much longer.

Relevant extracts from the budget document (page 64) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2024

Further down the the full press release re: more potential changes. Interesting how the first point is worded. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/westmidlandstrains/pressreleases/network-rail-trialling-new-boarding-processes-at-london-euston-3351434