Private train operators brace for Royal dismissal

His Majesty the King is expected to give private passenger train operators their notice today, as he presents the government’s legislative programme in the House of Lords following the Labour landslide in the general election on 4 July. It has been reported that the King’s Speech will include 35 bills, one of which will create the new ‘directing mind’, Great British Railways. GBR will have the power to take control of the present National Rail Contracts when they expire, reach a break point or are terminated early for breach of contract.