Editing Network Rail (section)

===Planned demise===
In May 2021, the Conservative UK government announced that Network Rail would be superseded by a new body, [[Great British Railways]], in 2023.<ref name="GreatBritishRailways">{{Cite news|date=19 May 2021|title=Rail services to come under unified state control|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57176858|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref> After some delay,<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2022 |title=Great British Railways transport bill shelved |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63313823 |access-date=26 November 2022 |work=BBC News}}</ref> the new body was established by the successor Labour government in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Michael |date=1 July 2024 |title=Labour plans to abolish Network Rail |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2135497-labour-plans-to-abolish-network-rail |access-date=13 December 2024 |website=TheBusinessDesk.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2024 |title=New Chair appointed to drive forward major rail reform |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-chair-appointed-to-drive-forward-major-rail-reform |access-date=13 December 2024 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Johnson |first=Thomas |date=1 May 2024 |title=Culture change vital for Great British Railways to not be Network Rail 2.0, says chief executive |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/culture-change-vital-for-great-british-railways-to-not-be-network-rail-2-0-says-chief-executive-01-05-2024/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |magazine=New Civil Engineer |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Network Rail sign at Ledbury railway station.jpg|thumb|Sign showing the Network Rail name on the [[signal box]] at {{rws|Ledbury}}]]