The UK Government’s draft Rail Reform Bill arrived in February with a whimper - not a bang.
At just 32 pages, the document was deliberately light on detail, although Transport Secretary Mark Harper said it “demonstrates our commitment to reforming the railways”.
One of his predecessors, Patrick McLoughlin, said it was “incredibly disappointing” that the Bill remained only in draft form, and Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh argued that it has “no prospect of becoming law”.
