Is a new publicly owned body set to unify rail infrastructure and passenger services across Great Britain, bringing track and train under a single organisation.

This requires multiple organisations, legacy cultures, and leadership identities to realign around a shared purpose without losing short-term operational performance. The alignment challenge, focused on mindsets, incentives, trust, and decision-making norms across boundaries that were previously contractual. GBR is asking teams to behave as one system while many still experience themselves as separate parts.