Great British Railways: Location
(asked on 9th February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to identify the best location for the new headquarters of Great British Railways.
This question was answered on 21st February 2023
In order to determine the best location for the Great British Railways Headquarters (GBR HQ), the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) was tasked with overseeing the process to select a national headquarters for Great British Railways.
GBRTT assessed the applications using six published criteria:
- Alignment to Levelling Up objectives
- Connected and easy to get to
- Opportunities for GBR
- Railway heritage and links to the network
- Value for money
- Public support, which included a public vote on the short-listed candidates.
An announcement on the final location of the GBR HQ will be made before the Easter break.