Great British Railways: How could this impact RDG/ATOC?

[Jimstar]

Looks like the Rail Delivery Group come out of this fairly well. Quite clear they’ll be absorbed into a trade function and the rest into GBR. Interesting all round.

 

[Bald Rick]

Looks like the Rail Delivery Group come out of this fairly well.

They will cease to exist!

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

They will cease to exist!

They won't be missed pointless expensive organisation that has provided no leadership for the industry.

 

[Roast Veg]

They will cease to exist!

The loss of the RDG might just be the best part of all this. They were possibly the most anti-consumer part of the operation.

 

[Watershed]

They were possibly the most anti-consumer part of the operation.

I mean, you can't exactly blame a trade association for being in favour of things that benefit them

From what the Report says, I don't think the RDG will entirely cease to exist. They will continue to exist, in some guise, as an industry association (page 48):

RDG currently provides a range of critical cross-industry functions, such as National Rail Enquiries, systems for ticketing and retail, and cross-sector co-ordination. The expertise and systems to deliver these functions will remain essential in the new structure. Great British Railways will take responsibility from RDG for the functions it needs in order to act as an integrated guiding mind across the rail network. This will not affect the ability of train operators and other members of RDG to maintain their own independent trade association.