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RAILNEWS

21 September 2015
The Great Western Railway is back in business

Railnews report

5 October 2015
Rail campaigners welcome news of National Infrastructure Commission

Railnews report

26 October 2015
Oxford-London service welcomes first commuters

Railnews report

5 November 2015
Rugby organisers criticise railway overcrowding

Railnews report

11 November 2015
Last ditch talks to avert strike on Arriva Trains Wales

Railnews report

4 January 2016
Arriva Trains Wales at a standstill as drivers walk out

Railnews report

29 February 2016
Heathrow Express trains withdrawn for emergency checks

Railnews report

13 April 2016
New trains boost to deal with 'unprecedented' demand

Railnews report

10 June 2016
Boost for Derby with new Electrostar order

Railnews report

1 August 2016
100 tonnes of weights will test new Crossrail trains

Railnews report

12 December 2016
New Oxford to London trains launched

Railnews report

12 April 2017
Merger talks boost Bombardier, Siemens

Railnews report

21 August 2017
First, MTR take charge on South Western

Railnews report

17 October 2017
Hitachi apologises for IET launch problems

Railnews report

23 October 2017
Intercity Expresses return to service on GWR

Railnews report

29 November 2017
Grayling report sets out new vision for rail

Railnews report

15 February 2018
Intercity Express door failures frustrate passengers

Railnews report

20 April 2018
‘Tri-mode’ trains confirmed for GWR

Railnews report

31 May 2018
Tim O’Toole resigns from FirstGroup

Railnews report

16 July 2018
Thameslink tries more new timetables

Railnews report

10 January 2019
Complaints and compensation claims rose last year

Railnews report

15 May 2019
Azuma carries first passengers to Leeds

Railnews report

3 June 2019
Arriva takes franchise leak claim to court

Railnews report

5 June 2019
FirstGroup investor war gathers strength

Railnews report

21 June 2019
21 June: news in brief

Railnews report

27 June 2019
27 June: news in brief

Railnews report

24 July 2019
24 July: news in brief

Railnews report

25 July 2019
Hot weather disrupts services and triggers warning

Railnews report

28 October 2019
News in brief: 28 October

Railnews report

16 December 2019
First day of new timetables marred by staff shortages

Railnews report

5 March 2020
Train operators rally to help Flybe passengers and staff

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

6 April 2020
6 April: news in brief

Railnews report

15 June 2020
Face coverings become mandatory on English trains

Railnews report

20 July 2020
Three-day season tickets are being discussed

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

30 November 2020
Last of Northern’s Pacers departs later than planned

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

22 February 2021
Union claims rail renationalisation is moving ahead

Railnews report

26 July 2021
Train operators slash timetables as staff self-isolate

Railnews report

KNOWLEDGE

Broad gauge

Knowledge 5338-7309

GWR

Knowledge 7090-3790

Railhub ::: Library
Public statute, United Kingdom
1846: Gauge of Railways Act 1846

Railhub ::: Library
Public statute, United Kingdom
1921: Railways Act 1921

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Business ::: franchises
First Great Western

Business ::: franchises
Great Western

Business ::: franchises
Great Western Railway

Business ::: franchises
Great Western Railway NRC

Business ::: statistics
Passenger kilometres 1934-1961

Business ::: statistics
Passenger journeys 1923-1961

Business ::: statistics
Length of route 1902-1961

Business ::: statistics
Station totals 1934-1961

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 15 November 1996
Railtrack switches power on
1996-11-15 RTK-001

Press release
Wrexham & Shropshire ::: 31 January 2006
The Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway proposes new train services to link North Wales, Shropshire and London
2006-01-31 WRE-001

Press release
Wrexham & Shropshire ::: 3 September 2007
Wrexham & Shropshire gets go ahead
2007-09-03 WRE-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for bigger, better railway across the West of England
2013-01-08 NET-005

Press release
Network Rail ::: 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for bigger, better railway in the Thames Valley
2013-01-08 NET-008

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 16 January 2014
Crossrail construction reaches halfway point
2014-01-16 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 23 March 2015
Rail franchising: Great Western
2015-03-23 DfT-002

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 29 September 2015
Cornwall Expo 2015
2015-09-29 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 9 February 2016
New funding for south west rail study
2016-02-09 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 10 February 2016
Community rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury
2016-02-10 DfT-001

Press release
FirstGroup ::: 12 May 2016
New London-Edinburgh low fares rail service given green light
2016-05-12 FIR-001

Press release
Porterbrook ::: 9 June 2016
Porterbrook announces the purchase of additional Class 387s
2016-06-09 POR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 30 June 2016
First of new generation of high-tech trains takes maiden voyage on Great Western Railway
2016-06-30 DfT-003

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 September 2016
Community rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury to go ahead
2016-09-29 DfT-002

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 27 October 2016
Awards recognise work fuelling cycle-rail revolution
2016-10-27 RDG-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 7 November 2016
The train now arriving is faster, smarter and better connected
2016-11-07 RDG-001

Press release
Campaign for Better Transport ::: 8 November 2016
Passengers let down as Great Western electrification projects are deferred
2016-11-08 CBT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 8 November 2016
Rail update: rail investment in the Great Western route
2016-11-08 DfT-001

Press release
Great Western Railway ::: 8 November 2016
Great Western electrification: customer improvements will go ahead
2016-11-08 GWR-001

Press release
Labour Party ::: 8 November 2016
Government have proven themselves incapable of delivering electrification works to budget or on schedule – Andy McDonald
2016-11-08 LAB-001

Statement
Network Rail ::: 8 November 2016
Network Rail statement [[Great Western electrification]]
2016-11-08 NET-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 8 November 2016
Great Western electrification ministerial statement - RDG responds
2016-11-08 RDG-001

Press release
National Audit Office ::: 9 November 2016
Modernising the Great Western railway
2016-11-09 NAO-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 17 November 2016
Government announces £10 million funding for rail resilience in the South West
2016-11-17 DfT-002

Press release
Trenitalia/FirstGroup ::: 24 January 2017
Statement re: East Midlands and West Coast Partnership rail franchise competitions
2017-01-24 TRE-001

Press release
HS2 Ltd ::: 2 -- 20 April 2017
HS2 opens procurement for world class train manufacturer
2017-04-20 HS2-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 6 July 2017
Bristol commuters to benefit from new fleet of modern spacious trains and smart ticketing
2017-07-06 DfT-002

Press release
Competition and Markets Authority ::: 11 July 2017
London to Exeter rail passengers protected by CMA
2017-07-11 CMA-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 16 October 2017
All aboard the new Intercity Express trains that will transform journeys across Britain
2017-10-16 DfT-001

Press release
Hitachi Rail Europe ::: 17 October 2017
British-built Hitachi trains enter service on Great Western route today
2017-10-16 HIT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 November 2017
The future of the Great Western franchise
2017-11-29 DfT-002

Press release
Great Western Railway ::: 29 November 2017
GWR responds to DfT announcement to extend GWR franchise
2017-11-29 GWR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 21 December 2017
Rail ticketing progress report: passenger experience improved but more work to be done
2017-12-21 DfT-001

Press release
FirstGroup ::: 28 March 2018
Heathrow Express service confirmed to 2028
2018-03-28 FIR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 12 March 2019
'Delay Repay 15' secured for GWR passengers
2019-03-12 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 3 April 2019
Half of department’s rail operators now delivering improved delay repay compensation
2019-04-03 DfT-001

Press release
FirstGroup ::: 30 May 2019
Strategy update
2019-05-30 FIR-001

Press release
Transport for London ::: 18 November 2019
TfL Press Release - TfL confirms ‘pay as you go’ fares for bus and Tube frozen for 2020
2019-11-18 TfL-001

Press release
FirstGroup ::: 29 November 2019
Appointment of First Rail managing director, non-franchised businesses
2019-11-29 FIR-001

Press release
FirstGroup ::: 6 December 2019
First Trenitalia chooses Hitachi Rail to build new InterCity trains for Avanti West Coast
2019-12-06 FIR-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 14 December 2019
Rail industry will add over 1,000 extra weekly services in Winter timetable
2019-12-14 RDG-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 30 March 2020
Critical rail services protected in new deals for GWR and Southeastern
2020-03-30 DfT-001

Press release
FirstGroup ::: 1 September 2020
Extension of GWR Emergency Measures Agreement
2020-09-01 FIR-001

Policy paper
Department for Transport ::: 3 November 2020
The Inclusive Transport Strategy – summary of progress
2020-11-03 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 13 February 2021
Transport Secretary hails work of transport industry in vaccination roll-out
2021-02-13 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 19 March 2021
Dartmoor line rail services will be restored for first time in half a century
2021-03-19 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 28 March 2024
£50 million boost to transform public transport in Cornwall
2024-03-28 DfT-001

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