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RAILNEWS

9 January 2015
Savage weather halts Scottish trains

Railnews report

2 February 2015
Chiltern main line closed by landslip

Railnews report

17 February 2015
Harbury line now set to be closed until April

Railnews report

4 March 2015
Harbury landslip line to reopen three weeks early

Railnews report

13 March 2015
Landslip line reopens three weeks early

Railnews report

21 July 2015
CrossCountry train damaged by empty car

Railnews report

16 November 2015
Suspected vandalism disrupts West Midlands trains

Railnews report

18 November 2015
Storm Barney disrupts trains in West Midlands

Railnews report

18 February 2016
Confusion grows over Bombardier job cuts

Railnews report

11 April 2016
Signals blackout disrupts Birmingham trains

Railnews report

29 September 2016
CrossCountry franchise extension confirmed

Railnews report

18 October 2016
'Transformative' Greater Anglia franchise starts

Railnews report

5 July 2017
Industry eases Advance purchase rules

Railnews report

16 August 2017
Platforms reopen after Waterloo derailment

Railnews report

21 August 2017
Trains return after Ely freight derailment

Railnews report

6 December 2017
Kenilworth station delay is ‘beyond disappointing’

Railnews report

3 July 2018
Senior Conservatives ‘discuss scrapping HS2’

Railnews report

16 August 2018
Tractor blocks East Coast Main Line

Railnews report

14 September 2018
Intercity Express failure stranded 400 passengers

Railnews report

14 January 2019
DB may sell Arriva to plug E4bn funding gap

Railnews report

8 April 2019
Open access operators near top of complaints list

Railnews report

17 June 2019
17 June: news in brief

Railnews report

25 July 2019
Hot weather disrupts services and triggers warning

Railnews report

30 July 2019
30 July: news in brief

Railnews report

1 August 2019
1 August: news in brief

Railnews report

13 September 2019
13 September: news in brief

Railnews report

11 October 2019
11 October: news in brief

Railnews report

14 October 2019
14 October: news in brief

Railnews report

15 October 2019
15 October: news in brief

Railnews report

16 November 2019
Season of industrial action starts

Railnews report

4 April 2020
4 April: news in brief

Railnews report

6 July 2020
More trains, but travel ban stays for now

Railnews report

16 October 2020
DfT awards new contract to CrossCountry

Railnews report

20 October 2020
Bombardier signs £248m Arriva deal

Railnews report

11 November 2020
Serious disruption at Sheffield after freight derailment

Railnews report

12 November 2020
Sheffield derailment disruption set to continue

Railnews report

17 December 2020
Covid outbreak triggers GWR cancellations

Railnews report

22 February 2021
Union claims rail renationalisation is moving ahead

Railnews report

4 May 2021
Derailed engineering train blocking line

Railnews report

4 August 2021
Protests mount in reaction to East Coast changes

Railnews report

20 August 2021
Two injuries and 'significant' damage in crossing crash

Railnews report

what is a franchise?
Rail unveiled 1782-3825

KNOWLEDGE

Managed stations – definition and description

Knowledge 1030-2264

Franchises and concessions

Knowledge 2957-7286

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Business ::: franchises
Avanti West Coast NRC

Business ::: franchises
Central Trains

Business ::: franchises
CrossCountry

Business ::: franchises
CrossCountry

Business ::: franchises
CrossCountry

Business ::: franchises
CrossCountry NRC

Business ::: franchises
Virgin Trains

Press release
OPRAF ::: 7 October 1998
Focus on integrated transport as Stagecoach / Virgin acquisition gets Franchising Director's approval
1998-10-07 OPR-001

Press release
OPRAF ::: 9 February 1999
Multi £million trains deal aids West Coast regeneration
1999-02-09 OPR-001

Press release
Shadow Strategic Rail Authority ::: 24 November 1999
Building a better railway: Franchising Director invites replacement franchise proposals for Chiltern, Connex South Central and Great North Eastern franchises
1999-11-24 SRA-001

Press release
Shadow Strategic Rail Authority ::: 8 March 2000
Areas defined for second franchise replacement round
2000-03-08 SRA-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 14 June 2000
Virgin launches quiet coaches on trains
2000-06-14 VIR-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 20 June 2000
Sir Alastair Morton sets out map for UK rail
2000-06-20 SRA-001

Press release
Shadow Strategic Rail Authority ::: 8 August 2000
New franchise for Wales and Borders confirmed:competition launched for new franchise:
2000-08-08 SRA-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 10 August 2000
First Voyager train nears completion
2000-08-10 VIR-001

Press release
Shadow Strategic Rail Authority ::: 14 September 2000
Building a better railway: pre-qualifiers confirmed for Wales & Borders franchise
2000-09-14 SRA-001

Press release
ATOC ::: 22 November 2000
National Rail operators announce Britain's biggest ever rail compensation package
2000-11-22 ATO-001

Press release
ATOC ::: 21 December 2000
National Rail operators announce further rail compensation
2000-12-21 ATO-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 15 February 2001
Building a better railway: SRA shortlists four for Wales and Borders franchise
2001-02-15 SRA-001

Press release
Office of the Rail Regulator ::: 22 March 2001
Regulator acts to help bring new trains into service more quickly
2001-03-22 ORR-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 5 June 2001
Voyager technical specifications
2001-05-06 VIR-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 5 June 2001
New dawn for Virgin Trains
2001-05-06 VIR-002

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 9 July 2001
The Red Revolution – Pendolino launch
2001-07-09 VIR-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 7 September 2001
Voyager Train on test
2001-09-07 VIR-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 17 September 2001
Voyager launch - Manchester
2001-09-17 VIR-001

Press release
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions ::: 18 Sep 2001 00:00
Jamieson welcomes 250 new jobs and opens new £30m train maintenance facility
2001-09-18 DTR-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 18 September 2001
First Virgin Voyager run on West Coast
2001-09-18 VIR-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 19 September 2001
Update on the Voyager fleet
2001-09-19 VIR-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 26 September 2001
Voyager Launch - Wessex
2001-09-26 VIR-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 19 December 2001
Franchise list
2001-12-19 SRA-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 14 January 2002
Building a better railway: SRA launches rail strategy delivering improvements for Wales' railway
2002-01-14 SRA-001

Press release
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions ::: 18 Feb 2002 00:00
Byers publishes rail performance indicators
2002-02-18 DTR-001

Press release
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions ::: 18 Mar 2002 00:00
Byers publishes latest rail performance indicators
2002-03-18 DTR-001

Memorandum
Virgin Trains ::: 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise
2002-06-10 VIR-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 22 July 2002
Interim agreement between the Strategic Rail Authority and Virgin Rail Group
2002-07-22 SRA-001

Press release
Stagecoach Group ::: 22 July 2002
Stagecoach Group welcomes Virgin Rail deal
2002-07-22 STG-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 1 October 2002
Four invited to submit final bids for Wales and Borders franchise
2002-10-01 SRA-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 1 August 2003
SRA announces preferred bidder for new integrated Wales franchise
2003-08-01 SRA-001

Memorandum
House of Commons Transport Committee ::: 23 September 2003
Virgin Rail Group interim agreement
2003-09-23 TCO-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 6 August 2004
Statement on Virgin CrossCountry franchise
2004-08-06 SRA-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 30 November 2004
Minister declares £14 million West Country rail improvement complete
2004-11-30 SRA-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 18 October 2005 00.00
Central Trains franchise remapping
2005-10-18 DfT-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 32 January 2006
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise
2006-01-23 VIR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 13 Dec 2006 00:00
Franchise agreement reinstated for West Coast services
2006-12-13 DfT-001

Press release
Stagecoach Group ::: 6 April 2007
Virgin and Stagecoach team up with GNER for East Coast Rail bid
2007-04-06 STG-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 10 Jul 2007 07:02
New rail franchise delivers big increase in capacity between major cities
2007-07-10 DfT-001

Press release
Stagecoach Group ::: 10 Sep 2007
Stagecoach extends megatrain.com budget rail network
2007-09-10 STG-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 21 Jan 2010 09:25
Faster, more frequent journeys for East Coast Main Line
2010-01-21 DfT-001

Press release
Arriva plc ::: 4 November 2011
Arriva acquires open access operator Grand Central Railway
2011-11-04 ARR-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 12 April 2012
National train performance for Period 13 is 93.4%
2012-04-12 NET-001

Press release
TSSA ::: 30 April 2012
Train companies get away with millions in delay payouts
2012-04-30 TSS-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 11 February 2014
Rail industry working hard to keep passengers moving during floods
2014-02-11 RDG-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 21 July 2014
Rail minister launches new services to Stansted Airport
2014-07-21 DfT-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 14 October 2014
Commuters set to benefit from relaunched rail discount scheme
2014-10-14 RDG-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 12 February 2015
Transport secretary views efforts to reopen landslip-hit rail line
2015-02-12 DfT-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 13 March 2015
Railway between Leamington Spa and Banbury reopens three weeks early
2015-03-13 NET-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 27 April 2015
Rail workers remembered as new World War I exhibition launches at Edinburgh Waverley station
2015-04-27 RDG-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 21 May 2015
Rail strike, May 2015
2015-05-21 DfT-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 22 May 2015
Passengers reminded to check before travelling over Bank Holiday weekend as Network Rail deploys 14,000-strong army to improve the railway
2015-05-22 NET-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 28 May 2015
Rail strike, June 2015
2015-05-28 DfT-003

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 28 June 2016
Evolution in live train information will benefit passengers
2016-06-28 RDG-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 29 June 2016
Railway central to Somme offensive: new exhibition highlights rail’s decisive role during World War I’s deadliest battle
2016-06-29 RDG-001

Press release
Competition and Markets Authority ::: 9 September 2016
CMA concerned about rail franchise’s impact on some local fares
2016-09-09 CMA-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 September 2016
Better journeys for passengers on the Cross Country network
2016-09-29 DfT-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 1 February 2017
Rail companies to test radical fare changes for clearer, simpler ticket choices
2017-02-01 RDG-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 6 June 2019
High Speed 2 Phase 2b update
2019-06-06 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 16 October 2020
Vital rail services protected through new deal with Arriva CrossCountry
2020-10-16 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 16 October 2020
Rail update: 16 October 2020
2020-10-16 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 5 February 2021
State-of-the-art £31 million Feltham station update complete
2021-02-05 DfT-001

Press release
Arriva Group ::: 3 December 2021
Arriva Group awarded National Rail Contract for Chiltern
2021-12-03 ARR-001

Press release
Rail Partners ::: 8 August 2024
Rail Partners launches campaign to protect Ukrainian rail workers
2024-08-08 RPA-001

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