This from Lilian Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Rail Minister...
“This announcement underlines the case for further reform. The Rail Delivery Group is not fully representative of the wider rail industry and it is lacking in transparency, despite its increasing influence over Government policy.
“Ministers must now ensure essential decisions that affect passengers are subject to proper levels of scrutiny, not hidden away behind a cloak of commercial confidentiality.”
Looks like the new RDG communications and policy teams will be busy...