What does rail renationalisation mean and who owns UK railways?

The government will take control of TransPennine Express services, which covers Manchester and Liverpool in the North of England, and runs to Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland.

East coast mainline to be renationalised

Good riddance to Britain's franchised railway system, Jonn Elledge

British Rail - Wikipedia

The government's 'Great British Railways' is privatisation rebranded

Great British Railways: genuine reform or a slick rebrand?

Should the British Railways be Re-Nationalized? - Quora

Do EU rules stop Britain re-nationalising its railways? It depends what you mean by 'nationalise', The Independent

Northern rail franchise to be nationalised, says UK government

The Great British fob off

Britain invented trains. Now its railway system seems to be having a nervous breakdown

Britain's railways doing well despite privatisation, The Independent

Do rail services work better nationalised or privatised? - Quora

Network Rail to be stripped of control over Britain's train tracks as operators will win power to improve services

Our railway should be in public ownership

What does the overhaul of UK rail mean for listed companies? - Investors' Chronicle