Editing Network Rail (section)

===Regional reorganisation and shared responsibilities===
During February 2011, it was announced that Network Rail had begun the process of reorganising its operational structure into nine semi-autonomous regional entities, each with their own managing director; the first two units to be created were Scotland and Wessex regions.<ref>{{Cite press release |url= http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/NETWORK-RAIL-MOVES-TO-CREATE-DEVOLVED-BUSINESS-UNITS-16b3/SearchCategoryID-2.aspx |title=Network rail moves to create devolved business units |date=21 February 2011 |publisher=Network Rail |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110225140522/http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/NETWORK-RAIL-MOVES-TO-CREATE-DEVOLVED-BUSINESS-UNITS-16b3/SearchCategoryID-2.aspx |archive-date=25 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8337801/Network-Rail-break-up-revealed.html |title=Network Rail break-up revealed |date=22 February 2011 |work=The Daily Telegraph |place=London |first=Louise |last=Armitstead |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160324122122/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8337801/Network-Rail-break-up-revealed.html |archive-date=24 March 2016 }}</ref> The reorganisation has been interpreted as a move back towards vertical integration of track and train operations.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8338702/Network-Rail-has-taken-the-first-step-towards-recoupling-tracks-and-trains.html |title=Network Rail has taken the first step towards recoupling tracks and trains |first=Jonathan |last=Russell |date=21 February 2011 |work=The Daily Telegraph |place=London |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160324121920/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8338702/Network-Rail-has-taken-the-first-step-towards-recoupling-tracks-and-trains.html |archive-date=24 March 2016 }}</ref>

In December 2016, the Transport Secretary, [[Chris Grayling]] announced that Network Rail would lose sole control of track maintenance and repairs, and instead would share this with the Train Operating Companies.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/02/exclusive-network-rail-stripped-control-britains-train-tracks/ |title = Network Rail to be stripped of control over Britain's train tracks as operators will win power to improve services |newspaper = The Telegraph |date = 2 December 2016 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171226155133/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/02/exclusive-network-rail-stripped-control-britains-train-tracks/ |archive-date = 26 December 2017 |df = dmy-all |last1 = Hope |first1 = Christopher |last2 = Harley |first2 = Nicola }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/03/private-firms-to-take-over-rail-maintenance-work-of-network-rail |last = Rawlinson |first = Kevin |title = Network Rail to lose sole control of rail maintenance |date = 2 December 2016 |newspaper = The Guardian |access-date = 27 January 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170113070700/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/03/private-firms-to-take-over-rail-maintenance-work-of-network-rail |archive-date = 13 January 2017 |df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.itv.com/news/2016-12-03/network-rail-to-be-stripped-of-monopoly-over-britains-railway-tracks/ |title = Network Rail 'to be stripped of monopoly over running Britain's railway tracks' |date = 3 December 2016 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161203104939/http://www.itv.com/news/2016-12-03/network-rail-to-be-stripped-of-monopoly-over-britains-railway-tracks/ |archive-date = 3 December 2016 |df = dmy-all}}</ref>