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RAILNEWS

31 March 2015
All change for Scots as new franchises start

Railnews report

3 August 2015
TfL signs controversial contract for subsurface signalling

Railnews report

7 September 2015
Queues form for first trains on reopened Borders line

Railnews report

6 October 2015
£44m transformation completed at Manchester Victoria

Railnews report

3 November 2015
Boost for Bombardier as more 387s are ordered

Railnews report

12 January 2016
Bidders for £400m Merseyrail contract are shortlisted

Railnews report

17 December 2016
Stadler wins contract to build new Merseyrail trains

Railnews report

2 May 2018
No ‘ironing board’ seats on our trains, says Greater Anglia

Railnews report

20 August 2018
Scottish Intercity 125s arrive

Railnews report

11 October 2018
First HST enters service on ScotRail

Railnews report

8 March 2019
120 jobs set to be lost as Gemini closes Springburn

Railnews report

5 June 2019
Bidders offer their proposals for HS2 trains

Railnews report

24 June 2019
ScotRail set to survive after standards rise

Railnews report

1 November 2019
New trains and more services next year, say TOCs

Railnews report

8 January 2020
Alstom and Avanti West Coast sign Pendolino deal

Railnews report

8 April 2020
8 April: news in brief

Railnews report

Railhub ::: Library
Department for Transport
Rolling stock perspective: moving Britain ahead

Business ::: franchises
CrossCountry NRC

Press release
Department of Transport ::: 9 November 1995
Britain creates new train leasing market with #1.8 billion sale
1995-11-09 DoT-001

Press release
Department of Transport ::: 7 December 1995
Norris opens new centre for fighting railway crime
1995-12-07 DoT-001

Press release
London Regional Transport ::: 17 June 1996
New look trains on the Piccadilly Line
1996-06-17 LRT-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 3 December 1996
Railtrack renews pumping station at Severn tunnel
1996-12-03 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 20 February 1997
Railtrack announces plans for South East investment bonanza
1997-02-20 RTK-006

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 11 March 1997
St Albans City station work begins
1997-03-11 RTK-001

Press release
London Regional Transport ::: 13 March 1997
Clapham South station award for 60 year face lift
1997-03-13 LRT-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 17 March 1997
St Albans city station work begins
1997-03-17 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 17 April 1997
Major improvements to Leatherhead station begins
1997-04-17 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 14 May 1997
Guildford resignalling gets green light
1997-05-14 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 19 May 1997
Multi-million pound regeneration bonanza for Yorkshire and Humberside stations
1997-05-19 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 19 May 1997
Multi-million pound regeneration bonanza for northeast stations
1997-05-19 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 20 May 1997
Railtrack invests over £16 million in local station regeneration programme
1997-05-20 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 20 May 1997
North West a winner in Railtrack's Regeneration Programme
1997-05-20 RTK-005

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 22 May 1997
Guildford resignalling gets green light
1997-05-22 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 30 May 1997
Historic railway bridge receives refurbishment
1997-05-30 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 6 June 1997
New station planned for West Ham
1997-06-06 RTK-001

Press release
Office of the Rail Regulator ::: 18 June 1997
Rail Regulator's message to passenger operators - wake up to the retailing opportunities: serve the passenger better
1997-06-18 ORR-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 9 July 1997
Back in the spotlight at Piccadilly
1997-07-09 RTK-009

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 30 July 1997
Stations revamped from Hereford to Carmarthen
1997-07-30 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 30 July 1997
West Country stations receive cash injection
1997-07-30 RTK-003

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 17 September 1997
Railtrack invests £1.6 million in the heart of Wales
1997-09-17 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 2 October 1997
New look for 18 Cornwall stations
1997-10-02 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 3 November 1997
South East London stations receive regeneration boost
1997-11-03 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 7 November 1997
South East London stations receive regeneration boost
1997-11-07 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 7 November 1997
Penge West station receives regeneration boost
1997-11-07 RTK-005

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 11 November 1997
Swindon station gets regeneration boost
1997-11-11 RTK-006

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 12 November 1997
Railtrack gives South Wales stations facelift
1997-11-12 RTK-002

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 27 November 1997
Reading station gets regeneration boost
1997-11-27 RTK-001

Press release
OPRAF ::: 30 March 1998
Conditions met for FirstGroup takeover of Great Western
1998-03-30 OPR-001

Press release
Office of the Rail Regulator ::: 15 May 1998
Regulator recommends programme of regulatory action for rolling stock companies
1998-05-15 ORR-001

Press release
OPRAF ::: 19 August 1998
Over £2.5 million of passenger benefits to compensate for poor performance on Chiltern Railways
1998-08-19 OPR-001

Press release
First Great Eastern ::: 13 September 1999
New livery
1999-09-13 FGE-001

Press release
Virgin Trains ::: 11 April 2000
Macclesfield station refurbishment
2000-04-11 VIR-001

Press release
Prism Rail PLC ::: 18 July 2000
National Express Group plc ('National Express') recommended offer for Prism Rail PLC ('Prism Rail')
2000-07-18 PRI-001

Press release
Connex ::: 23 October 2000
Rail retail revolution puts stations back into heart of community
2000-10-23 CON-001

Press release
Shadow Strategic Rail Authority ::: 24 October 2000
Building a better railway: £1.5 billion investment for new South Central franchise
2000-10-24 SRA-001

Press release
Anglia Railways ::: 7 December 2000
Bringing passengers back onto the trains
2000-12-07 ANG-001

Press release
Stagecoach Group ::: 8 February 2001
Stagecoach Group vision for South West Trains
2001-02-08 STG-001

Press release
Hull Trains ::: 25 June 2001
Hull Trains launch £60,000 refurbished telesales office
2001-06-25 HUL-001

Press release
Sea Containers ::: 19 July 2001
British government defers award of new 20 year GNER franchise and indicates its intention to negotiate two year extension to existing GNER franchise to expire in 2005
2001-07-19 SEC-001

Press release
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions ::: 22 Aug 2001 00:00
Modernisation is broad way forward for tube
2001-08-22 DTR-001

Press release
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions ::: 16 Jan 2002 00:00
Byers welcomes East Coast deal
2002-01-16 DTR-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 16 January 2002
Two-year GNER extension agreed - £100m private sector investment committed
2002-01-16 SRA-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 18 February 2002
Building a better railway: £370 million investment programme for Chiltern Railways - 20 year deal signed
2002-02-18 SRA-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 ::: 3 September 2002
£32 million of new investment for Merseyrail
2002-09-03 SRA-001

Press release
Midland Mainline ::: 11 February 2003
No smoking
2003-02-11 MML-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
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 11 July 2003
Three year South West Trains deal signed
2003-07-11 SRA-001

Press release
Stagecoach Group ::: 11 July 2003
Stagecoach Group signs new South West Trains deal
2003-07-11 STG-001

Press release
ATOC ::: 19 August 2003
ATOC – adding value for rail passengers
2003-08-19 ATO-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 4 Sep 2003 00:00
Cornish transport schemes win £800,000 funding boost
2003-09-04 DfT-001

Press release
Midland Mainline ::: 6 January 2004
Performance
2004-01-06 MML-001

Press release
Midland Mainline ::: 19 March 2004
Punctuality
2004-03-19 MML-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 24 March 2004
Wakefield MP backs Grand Central plans
2004-03-24 GCR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 26 Aug 2004 00:00
Light rail passenger journeys: England 2003/04
2004-08-26 DfT-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 22 March 2005
Biggest deal in European rail history marks East Coast franchise announcement
2005-03-22 SRA-001

Press release
Transport for London ::: 24 May 2005
Major boost for Jubilee line
2005-05-24 TfL-001

Press release
Transport for London ::: 3 June 2005
East London Line is moving at pace
2005-06-03 TfL-001

Press release
Transport for London ::: 23 June 2005
Renewed and improved District line trains delivered
2005-06-23 TfL-001

Press release
Transport for London ::: 3 August 2005
Piccadilly line returns as Tube gets back to normal
2005-08-03 TfL-001

Press release
First ScotRail ::: 7 October 2005
Smoke free zone as First ScotRail introduces no smoking policy on Caledonian Sleeper
2005-10-07 FSC-001

Press release
Fraser Eagle Group ::: 27 March 2006
Fraser Eagle backs Grand Central on East Coast Mainline
2006-03-27 FRA-001

Press release
Midland Mainline ::: [[28 April 2006]]
Midland Mainline celebrates 10 years of success
2006-04-28 MML-001

Press release
Grand Central/Fraser Eagle Group ::: 8 June 2006
Grand Central targets early-December start date
2006-06-08 GCR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 26 Jul 2006 00:00
Funding to improve access at stations announced
2006-07-26 DfT-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 27 July 2006
Judicial Review rejects GNER claim against the Office of Rail Regulation
2006-07-27 GCR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 22 Sep 2006 00:00
Department for Transport announces winner of South Western franchise
2006-09-22 DfT-001

Press release
Stagecoach Group ::: 4 February 2007
Passengers to benefit from start of new era at South West Trains franchise
2007-02-04 STG-002

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

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

Press release
HS1 Ltd ::: 24 September 2007
High Speed 1 donates a further £3,000 to charity
2007-09-24 HS1-001

Press release
East Midlands Trains ::: 11 November 2007
East Midlands Trains celebrates launch
2007-11-11 EMT-001

Press release
Stagecoach Group ::: 12 Nov 2007
Stagecoach pledge to passengers as East Midlands rail franchise begins
2007-11-12 STG-001

Press release
Stagecoach Group ::: 10 Dec 2007
Stagecoach extends budget rail service megatrain.com to East Midlands Trains
2007-12-10 STG-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 1 Feb 2008 09:50
Metrolink's £102million upgrade gets final Government seal of approval
2008-02-01 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 1 Feb 2008 09:55
Blackpool's iconic tram set for £85million upgrade
2008-02-01 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 26 Feb 2008 07:39
Improving performance on First Great Western
2008-02-26 DfT-001

Press release
East Midlands Trains ::: 17 March 2008
‘Atomic’ watches and whistles help East Midlands Trains improve punctuality and reliability across all train services
2008-03-17 EMT-001

Press release
East Midlands Trains ::: 30 April 2008
East Midlands Trains unveils first reliveried HST and names a powercar ‘Terry Miller MBE’
2008-04-30 EMT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 31 Jul 2008 11:31
£400m Government investment in North East transport
2008-07-31 DfT-002

Press release
Express Rail Alliance ::: 12 February 2009
Statement from Express Rail Alliance
2009-02-12 ERA-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 09 Jun 2009 07:02
More frequent and more secure rail services for London and the South East
2009-06-09 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 13 Nov 2009 15:46
East Coast Main Line company pledges to improve services and invest for the future
2009-11-13 DfT-001

Press release
East Coast ::: 13 November 2009
East Coast Main Line company pledges to improve services and invest for the future
2009-11-13 EAS-001

Press release
Grand Central ::: 2 March 2010
Angel Trains in HST lease-back deal with Grand Central
2010-03-02 GCR-001

Oral statement
Department for Transport ::: 25 November 2010
Rail investment
2010-11-25 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 25 November 2010
Rail investment: plans for rail infrastructure and rolling stock
2010-11-25 DfT-002

Press release
Wabtec Corporation ::: 28 February 2011
Wabtec Acquires Brush Traction, a UK-Based Provider of Locomotive Overhauls, Services
2011-02-28 WAB-001

Press release
FirstGroup plc ::: Embargoed until 7:00am on 15 August 2012
FirstGroup welcomes award of Intercity West Coast rail franchise
2012-08-15 FIR-001

Press release
Virgin Rail Group ::: 3 September 2012
Virgin Trains responds to FirstGroup’s proposals for West Coast
2012-09-03 VIR-001

Press release
Virgin Rail Group ::: 4 September 2012 17:44
Virgin Trains welcomes Transport Select Committee hearing on West Coast franchise competition
2012-09-04 VIR-001

Press release
LOROL ::: 9 December 2012
Mayor launches new rail service to complete London Overground’s orbital network
2012-12-09 LOR-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for a better railway in south and south west England
2013-01-08 NET-003

Press release
South West Trains ::: 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for a better railway in south and south west England
2013-01-08 SWT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 8 February 2013
Funding boost for Tyne and Wear Metro
2013-02-08 DfT-001

Press release
Eurostar ::: 5 March 2014
Eurostar reports strong growth in 2013 as it enters twentieth year of services
2014-03-05 EUR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 7 August 2014
Rail Minister sees south-west improvement schemes
2014-08-07 DfT-002

Press release
Grand Central ::: 6 October 2014
£7.8m investments are just the ticket
2014-10-06 GCR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 10 October 2014
£30 million HS2 community and business support funds launched
2014-10-10 DfT-001

Press release
HM Treasury ::: 13 October 2014
Expressions of interest sought for UK holding in Eurostar
2014-10-13 HMT-001

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 5 November 2014
The HS2 journey
2014-11-05 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 27 November 2014
More seats, more services and new trains for East Coast passengers
2014-11-27 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 27 November 2014
Rail franchising 27 November 2014
2014-11-27 DfT-002

Press release
Serco Group ::: 9 December 2014
Serco appoints Ian Smith Design as interior designer for the iconic Caledonian Sleeper service
2014-12-09 SER-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 11 December 2014
Minister visits station upgrades in Manchester
2014-12-11 DfT-001

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 11 February 2015
Hastings rail summit
2015-02-11 DfT-002

Press release
Eurostar ::: 18 February 2015
Eurostar reports continuing growth in passenger numbers and sales revenues in 2014
2015-02-18 EUR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 22 July 2015
Claire Perry celebrates Newcastle Station improvements
2015-07-22 DfT-001

Press release
Transport Scotland ::: 6 September 2015 00.01
Borders services hit the tracks
2015-09-06 TSC-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 6 October 2015
Transport Secretary unveils £44 million revamp of Manchester Victoria station
2015-10-06 DfT-002

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 3 December 2015
Rail franchising: West Midlands
2015-12-03 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 7 December 2015
Government’s rail investment plan forges ahead
2015-12-07 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 17 February 2016
GTR strikes £200m-plus deal for new train fleet serving City of London Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)
2016-02-17 GTR-001

Press release
Porterbrook Leasing ::: 7 March 2016
Porterbrook appoints new chairman
2016-03-07 POR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 10 August 2016
Better journeys for rail passengers and boost for Derby train industry as new East Anglia franchise announced
2016-08-10 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 10 August 2016
Better journeys for rail passengers and boost for Derby train industry as new East Anglia franchise announced [corrected]
2016-08-10 DfT-002

Press release
Govia Thameslink Railway ::: 19 September 2016
Govia Thameslink Railway consults on ‘biggest timetable shake-up in a generation’
2016-09-19 GTR-001

Press release
Govia Thameslink Railway ::: 2 December 2016
Union industrial action to cause “severe and significant� disruption to services
2016-12-02 GTR-001

Press release
Transport Scotland ::: 29 March 2017
Rail journey planning information now includes busiest trains
2017-03-29 TSC-001

Press release
Transport Scotland ::: 30 March 2017
Queen Street redevelopment gets Ministers’ go ahead
2017-03-30 TSC-001

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 18 July 2017
Transport Minister speaks at the Backing Beauty Reception
2017-07-18 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 25 January 2018
Community projects to benefit from £45 million of HS2 government funding
2018-01-25 DfT-001

Press release
Southeastern ::: 21 Dec 2018
Southeastern franchise extended to June 2019
2018-12-21 SEA-001

Press release
Southeastern ::: 10 April 2019
Southeastern begins discussions to extend franchise
2019-04-10 SEA-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 14 August 2019
West Coast marks new partnership model for rail
2019-08-14 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 15 October 2019
Workforce and volunteers at heart of #StationsDay celebrations
2019-10-15 DfT-001

Press release
West Coast Partnership ::: 26 November 2019
FirstGroup and Trenitalia announce new managing directors for West Coast Partnership rail franchise
2019-11-26 WCP-001

Press release
Northern ::: 3 December 2019
First Pacers leave Northern
2019-12-03 NOR-001

Press release
Northern ::: 14 April 2022
Next stop: A piece of history. Northern maps out locations of blue plaques across its network.
2022-04-14 NOR-001

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