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RAILNEWS

12 January 2015
Christmas disruption caused by multiple failings

Railnews report

18 February 2015
GB Railfreight beats DB Schenker for sleeper contract

Railnews report

27 February 2015
Northern, Transpennine Express details published

Railnews report

10 March 2015
FirstGroup lays down gauntlet on East Coast

Railnews report

12 March 2015
Contract signed for '£1 fleet' for ScotRail

Railnews report

18 March 2015
New Great Western franchise confirmed by Chancellor

Railnews report

23 March 2015
More new Great Western trains are part of franchise award

Railnews report

31 March 2015
All change for Scots as new franchises start

Railnews report

1 April 2015
First Serco sleepers run overnight

Railnews report

8 April 2015
Alliance and Grand Central make fresh bid for Blackpool

Railnews report

2 June 2015
Three bidders named for Greater Anglia shortlist

Railnews report

7 August 2015
Green light for open access to Blackpool

Railnews report

18 September 2015
DfT demands 'Norwich in 90' from next Anglia operator

Railnews report

21 September 2015
The Great Western Railway is back in business

Railnews report

24 November 2015
Franchising poses 'emerging risks' three years after West Coast collapse

Railnews report

9 December 2015
Arriva and FirstGroup promise new trains for North

Railnews report

11 December 2015
Abellio makes East Anglia pledge after Stagecoach exit

Railnews report

24 March 2016
£800m Waterloo investment is 'not before time'

Railnews report

1 April 2016
New start for north as franchises are launched

Railnews report

10 May 2016
West Coast franchise consultation launched

Railnews report

12 May 2016
Revenue threat on East Coast Main Line

Railnews report

24 May 2016
Second Spanish rolling stock win confirmed

Railnews report

16 June 2016
First and MTR join forces to bid for South Western

Railnews report

22 June 2016
MTR withdraws from West Midlands franchise bid

Railnews report

10 August 2016
Abellio keeps Anglia franchise until 2025

Railnews report

12 August 2016
Government yields to protests over Island Line plan

Railnews report

19 October 2016
Eurotunnel prepares to sell GB Railfreight

Railnews report

17 November 2016
New speed restrictions following tram crash

Railnews report

13 February 2017
Italian purchase of c2c franchise confirmed

Railnews report

1 March 2017
Three shortlisted for East Midlands franchise

Railnews report

23 March 2017
Midland Metro concession not to be awarded again

Railnews report

27 March 2017
First, MTR beat Stagecoach to win South West Trains

Railnews report

20 June 2017
First, MTR unveil new trains for South Western

Railnews report

22 June 2017
More foreign contenders on franchise shortlists

Railnews report

11 July 2017
August rail upgrade programme will be biggest yet

Railnews report

12 July 2017
Competition concerns on routes to Exeter

Railnews report

10 August 2017
Trenitalia backs out of South Eastern contest

Railnews report

16 August 2017
Platforms reopen after Waterloo derailment

Railnews report

21 August 2017
First, MTR take charge on South Western

Railnews report

5 September 2017
International launch for South Western Railway

Railnews report

6 September 2017
Transpennine Express unveils ‘futuristic’ train

Railnews report

29 November 2017
Grayling report sets out new vision for rail

Railnews report

4 December 2017
City celebrates Virgin East Coast exit

Railnews report

8 December 2017
Tram crash driver may have been in ‘microsleep’

Railnews report

10 January 2018
Thameslink Programme ‘not yet value for money’

Railnews report

24 April 2018
First/Trenitalia back away from East Midlands

Railnews report

18 May 2018
East Coast: now the post-mortem begins

Railnews report

22 May 2018
Industry welcomes new Network Rail chief

Railnews report

31 May 2018
Tim O’Toole resigns from FirstGroup

Railnews report

11 July 2018
Former Network Rail chief rejects franchising model

Railnews report

23 October 2018
Grayling faces difficult Thameslink decision

Railnews report

14 November 2018
FirstGroup starts renegotiation of SWR franchise

Railnews report

19 March 2019
DfT should stop ‘intervening’ in railway affairs–RDG chief

Railnews report

21 March 2019
First, Hitachi move ahead with East Coast open access

Railnews report

27 March 2019
Strike set to disrupt London tram services

Railnews report

28 March 2019
Drivers’ walkout disrupts London tram services

Railnews report

4 April 2019
Passenger numbers rise on Virgin West Coast

Railnews report

2 May 2019
Branson says franchise competitions should be cancelled

Railnews report

3 June 2019
Arriva takes franchise leak claim to court

Railnews report

5 June 2019
FirstGroup investor war gathers strength

Railnews report

25 June 2019
25 June: news in brief

Railnews report

26 June 2019
FirstGroup fights off challenge from US investors

Railnews report

11 July 2019
11 July: news in brief

Railnews report

14 August 2019
First, Trenitalia win West Coast Partnership franchise

Railnews report

18 August 2019
Abellio takes over on Midland Main Line

Railnews report

20 August 2019
20 August: news in brief

Railnews report

28 October 2019
News in brief: 28 October

Railnews report

11 November 2019
Virgin reports record modal shift from planes to trains

Railnews report

16 November 2019
16 November: news in brief

Railnews report

8 January 2020
Survival of South Western Railway franchise in ‘significant doubt’

Railnews report

9 January 2020
Franchising crisis deepens as West Midlands joins the doubtful list

Railnews report

15 January 2020
Union threatens national rail strike as pensions row flares

Railnews report

20 January 2020
Rejected franchise claims move to High Court as firms sue DfT

Railnews report

21 January 2020
Arriva settles legal dispute with DfT over East Midlands franchise

Railnews report

22 January 2020
SWR no longer sustainable, admits transport secretary

Railnews report

6 February 2020
DfT defends record of dealing with SWR

Railnews report

4 March 2020
4 March: news in brief

Railnews report

16 March 2020
Coronavirus adds pressure to franchise finances

Railnews report

30 March 2020
GWR and Southeastern receive new direct awards

Railnews report

30 March 2020
Hull Trains suspends all services indefinitely

Railnews report

14 April 2020
Tuesday essay: the end of franchising

Railnews report

9 July 2020
New CEO named for MTR in Britain

Railnews report

1 September 2020
Emergency Measures extended on Great Western Railway

Railnews report

2 September 2020
Operators announce increased services to meet demand

Railnews report

18 September 2020
Deadline approaches for fate of franchises

Railnews report

21 September 2020
Rail franchising comes to an end – official

Railnews report

3 December 2020
New managing director at SWR: Hopwood returns to GWR

Railnews report

10 December 2020
Two franchises abolished for good, as First and DfT agree terms

Railnews report

1 April 2021
Government proposes 10-year contract for West Coast Partnership

Railnews report

17 June 2021
Govia Thameslink emergency contract extended

Railnews report

KNOWLEDGE

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266 London Trams


310 Operators: Great Western Railway


310 Operators: ScotRail


310 Operators: South Western Railway


311 Former operators: First Capital Connect


311 Former operators: First Great Western


311 Former operators: First TransPennine Express


460 Operator logos – current


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