He’s planning to shake up rail fares too

ROYAL MAIL boss Keith Williams says his report into the future of Britain’s rail industry is likely to be published in ‘January or February’.

The transport nut argues that fares reform is urgent; that the franchising system has ‘ been through its lifecycle’; and that the industry needs to become less ‘fragmented’ because that is ‘creating inefficiency’.

He was tasked with a review of the rail industry by the Government in 2018.

Ministers have spent £4 billion keeping the trains going during the pandemic and Williams says they now have the perfect opportunity to revamp services ahead of commuters returning to work. He adds: ‘ The single largest challenge is going to be bringing people back to rail – reflecting the way in which they’re going to commute and work in the future.’