Chiltern Railways, which provides passenger rail services in England, has been transferred to public ownership. Thus, it has become the tenth of 14 English operators working under contract with Britain's Department for Transport that are now under state management. The process of transferring rail operators to public ownership is part of a broader reform of the country's transport sector. The government is gradually nationalising passenger transport operators as their contracts with private companies expire. The remaining four operators from the original 14 are expected to undergo a similar transition to state management in the near future, which will complete this stage of reform in England's rail industry.