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GBR in transition

LORD Berkeley, the life peer and former columnist for The Railway Magazine, wanted to know what the official objectives are for the Great British Railways Transition Team; who directs its activities; how many staff it employs, including secondments; and how much funding it will receive in the current and 2023/24 financial years.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton, the Transport Minister in the House of Lords, replied:

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