A London North Eastern Railway arrives at Kings Cross. The transport secretary has insisted that the nationalised LNER model will not be repeated elsewhere

Theresa May is considering a significant review of Britain’s railways after a series of high-profile blunders have led to a collapse in public trust in the system. But will it bring tangible change? Or is it designed only to kick the woes of the privatised rail industry into the political long grass?

So, another review of the railways. What’s this one about?

Officially, no review has yet been announced. However, speculation is mounting that the government may be on the verge of launching an investigation into the state of railways as early as next week. It has been billed as possibly the biggest overhaul of its kind since the network was privatised in the mid-90s.

The remit of the review has yet to be decided