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RAILNEWS

23 February 2015
First Great Western train damaged by bridge debris

Railnews report

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

Railnews report

24 March 2015
Derby to build new trains for First Great Western

Railnews report

20 May 2015
Train companies publish national strike plans

Railnews report

4 April 2016
Inquiry launched into Plymouth collision

Railnews report

19 April 2016
'Signaller's error' caused Plymouth accident

Railnews report

23 October 2017
Intercity Expresses return to service on GWR

Railnews report

15 February 2018
Intercity Express door failures frustrate passengers

Railnews report

16 July 2018
Thameslink tries more new timetables

Railnews report

17 August 2018
Cornwall passengers travel on first Intercity Express

Railnews report

17 August 2018
First Intercity Express runs from Cornwall

Railnews report

14 September 2018
Intercity Express failure stranded 400 passengers

Railnews report

17 September 2018
Major railway review ‘could be announced this week’

Railnews report

18 October 2018
Great Western services recover after OHLE damage

Railnews report

22 February 2019
COMMENT: Are these really tickets to ride?

Railnews report

13 May 2019
New GWR IETs under fire over lack of buffets

Railnews report

20 May 2019
New timetables get first rush hour test

Railnews report

11 July 2019
DfT hints that franchising is reaching the end of the line

Railnews report

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

Railnews report

14 September 2020
Network Rail signals end of the line for diesel trains

Railnews report

20 October 2020
Bombardier signs £248m Arriva deal

Railnews report

15 December 2020
Hitachi unveils plans for battery-powered Intercity Express

Railnews report

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Press release
Department of Transport ::: 24 July 1996
Last BR maintenance business sold
1996-07-24 DoT-001

Press release
Department of Transport ::: 16 December 1996
UK to receive #30 million funding from Europe for Transport Trans European networks
1996-12-16 DoT-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 16 December 1996
Railtrack welcomes the announcement of European Union funding for rail projects
1996-12-16 RTK-001

Press release
Office of the Rail Regulator ::: 9 May 1997
Regulator agrees new services for the South West
1997-05-09 ORR-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 15 October 1997
River Exe gets £3 million railway bridge
1997-10-15 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 28 October 1997
Railtrack and Virgin Rail Group announce largest ever investment in Britain's railways
1997-10-28 RTK-001

Statement
Railtrack plc ::: 21 July 1999
Railtrack Group plc: 1999 annual general meeting: Chairman's address
1999-07-21 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 30 March 2000
Railtrack publishes Network Management Statement
2000-03-30 RTK-001

Press release
ATOC ::: 22 September 2000
Record number of winter train services
2000-09-22 ATO-003

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
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions ::: 11 Jul 2001 00:00
£311 million boost for local transport and leisure facilities
2001-07-11 DTR-001

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

Press release
Network Rail ::: 19 November 2002
Network Rail’s commitment to track improvements in Cornwall
2002-11-19 NET-001

Press release
Wessex Trains ::: 13 January 2003
Relief for overcrowded Exmouth commuter train
2003-01-13 WES-001

Press release
Wessex Trains ::: 12 May 2003
Summer brings improvement to South West region’s rail services
2003-05-12 WES-001

Press release
ATOC ::: 30 December 2003
One billion rail passenger journeys in 2003 - highest for more than 40 years
2003-12-30 ATO-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 9 January 2004
£14.3 million West Country rail investment underway
2004-01-09 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 ::: 13 Dec 2005 00:00
Announcement of the winner of Greater Western franchise
2005-12-13 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 8 Jun 2006 00:00
Consultations launched for three new rail franchises
2006-06-08 DfT-003

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 31 Oct 2006 00:00
Invitations to tender issued for three new rail franchises
2006-10-31 DfT-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 ::: 12 February 2009
Passengers and economy to benefit from biggest investment in trains for a generation
2009-02-12 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 25 July 2012
£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs
2012-07-25 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 27 July 2012 11:00
New Great Western franchise to deliver new express trains
2012-07-27 DfT-001

Press release
Transport Scotland ::: 28 June 2013
Caledonian Sleeper franchise
2013-06-28 TSC-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 3 October 2013
Franchising deal to boost services on Great Western Main Line
2013-10-03 DfT-001

Commons speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 28 April 2014
HS2 opening speech
2014-04-28 DfT-003

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 3 July 2014
Major package of rail improvements for Cornwall
2014-07-03 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 19 February 2015
Transport Secretary sees benefits of Cornwall transport investment
2015-02-19 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 23 March 2015
New deal for rail passengers in west of England and Wales
2015-03-23 DfT-001

Press release
First Great Western ::: 23 March 2015
Largest train fleet upgrade in a generation drives more seats, faster services and greater connectivity for First Great Western customers
2015-03-23 FGW-001

Press release
FirstGroup ::: 23 March 2015
Statement re: First Great Western franchise award
2015-03-23 FIR-001

Press release
First Great Western ::: 23 March 2015
New and more frequent trains for Thames Valley customers deliver more seats, as First Great Western agrees 3.5 year franchise deal
2015-03-23 FIR-002

Press release
Hitachi Rail Europe ::: 23 March 2015
Hitachi Rail Europe named as FirstGroup's preferred supplier to provide fleet of new AT300 trains for the South West
2015-03-23 HIT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 30 July 2015
New fleet of trains to bring better journeys to the south west
2015-07-30 DfT-001

Press release
Eversholt Rail Group ::: 30 July 2015
Eversholt Rail to finance new trains for First Great Western
2015-07-30 EVE-001

Press release
First Great Western ::: 30 July 2015
New fleet of trains to bring better journeys to the south west
2015-07-30 FGW-001

Press release
Hitachi Rail Group ::: 30 July 2015
New high speed trains confirmed for the South West
2015-07-30 HIT-001

Press release
Peninsula Rail Task Force ::: 30 July 2015
New train services in South West
2015-07-30 PEN-001

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

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

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 22 September 2017
Government invests in northern transport infrastructure
2017-09-22 DfT-002

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

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 28 February 2018
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling commits to delivering a modern railway in the south-west resilient to extreme weather
2018-02-28 DfT-002

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 31 October 2019
Department for Transport: departmental update, 31 October 2019
2019-10-31 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

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