Railways Act 2005
The Railways Bill was introduced and published on 25th November 2004.
The Bill received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005.
The Act can be found at the following link:
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/20050014.htm
The accompanying explanatory notes can be found at:
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/en2005/2005en14.htm
A summary of the Railways Act can be seen below. For enquiries about the Railways Act, you can contact us by writing to:
Railways Act 2005
Department for Transport
Zone 3/34
76 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DR
A summary of the Railways Act 2005 can be seen below.
Letters to Standing Committee A
Briefing and letters sent by the Department to the Chairman and Members of the House of Commons Standing Committee A which scrutinised the Railways Bill between 14 December 2004 and 18 January 2005.
House of Lords: briefing and correspondence
Letters and briefing papers sent to the House of Lords.
Correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Scottish Executive
Letters relating to the commencement of the Railways Bill.
Railways Act 2005 - Summary
The Government introduced legislation on the 25 November 2004 to streamline the structure and organisation of Britain's railways. The legislation received Royal Assent on the 7 April 2005 to become the Railways Act 2005.
- Published:
- 30 January 2006
Parliamentary progress of the Railways Act 2005
This page shows the progression of the Act through Parliament from Introduction to Royal Assent. It also contains links to the Official Record (Hansard) and to documents published by Parliament at the respective stages.
- Published:
- 01 February 2006
Railways Act 1993 as potentially amended by the Railways Bill (901 kb)
An example of how the Railways Bill would amend the Railways Act 1993. This is provided for illustrative purposes only.
- Published:
- 01 February 2006
