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RAILNEWS

14 March 2016
DB Regio set to lose Tyne & Wear Metro contract

Railnews report

8 June 2016
Tram users are happier than those on trains

Railnews report

3 April 2017
Tyne & Wear Metro ‘renationalised’

Railnews report

26 June 2017
Corbyn confirms Labour rail nationalisation plans

Railnews report

22 November 2017
More funding for city regions in Autumn Budget

Railnews report

31 July 2018
Official letter describes ‘toxic’ nature of DOO

Railnews report

18 September 2018
Shortlisted bidders for Tyne & Wear fleet are named

Railnews report

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

Railnews report

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

Railnews report

12 July 2019
12 July: news in brief

Railnews report

12 August 2019
Inquiry launched into power cuts

Railnews report

23 August 2019
New hopes as first three Merseyrail strikes are called off

Railnews report

19 September 2019
Protests after claim that Hitachi has lost T&W contract

Railnews report

16 November 2019
Season of industrial action starts

Railnews report

20 December 2019
20 December: news in brief

Railnews report

18 March 2020
Timetables trimmed as travel falls away in virus emergency

Railnews report

20 April 2020
Cities call for financial bail-out for trams and light rail

Railnews report

4 May 2020
Government support for trams criticised by city leaders

Railnews report

19 October 2020
Work begins exploring ground conditions on Ashington line

Railnews report

22 October 2020
More cash for trams and light rail in England

Railnews report

25 January 2021
East West Rail councils welcome funding announcement

Railnews report

22 March 2021
Transport for London agrees more funding worth up to £485m

Railnews report

2 August 2021
Fine after boy was electrocuted in freight yard

Railnews report

who does what: the industry matrix
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KNOWLEDGE

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130 Bridges


261 Light rail – trains


263 Tyne & Wear Metro


320 Stations: Newcastle


325 Stations: Bank Foot


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Press release
Department of Transport ::: 31 July 1995
Reappointment of member of British Railways Board
1995-07-31 DoT-002

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Railtrack plc ::: 20 February 1997
Railtrack plans partnership to create a 'Better, Growing Railway Industry'
1997-02-20 RTK-009

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

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Railtrack plc ::: 14 August 1997
Railtrack appoints Head of Regulation
1997-08-14 RTK-001

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority ::: 8th December 1999
£3.5 million Boost for New Rail Services Signals Start of Multi £ Million Programme
1999-12-08 SRA-001

Press release
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ::: 13 December 1999
Prescott sets out ten-year plan for investment
1999-12-13 DET-001

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ::: 10 January 2000
Port of Tyne rail freight grant will save thousands of lorry journeys - Hill
2000-01-10 DET-001

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority ::: 18 February 2000
Change of control for MTL franchises
2000-02-18 SRA-001

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ::: 6 April 2000
Prescott - Trams not jams
2000-04-06 DET-001

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Office of the Rail Regulator ::: 28 July 2000
Rail Regulator demonstrates year of action in Annual Report 2000
2000-07-28 ORR-001

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OPRAF ::: 2 November 2000
Building a better railway: four shortlisted for new Transpennine Express franchise
2000-11-02 OPR-001

Press release
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ::: 12 December 2000
Birmingham tram extensions one step closer - Prescott
2000-12-12 DET-001

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Strategic Rail Authority ::: 8 February 2001
New trains for Yorkshire commuters: roll over terms agreed for Northern Spirit and MerseyRail franchises
2001-02-08 SRA-001

Press release
Strategic Rail Authority ::: 2 April 2001
East Coast Main Line - Joint Venture
2001-04-02 SRA-003

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Strategic Rail Authority ::: 14 September 2001
SRA's TransPennine Express Moves Forward
2001-09-14 SRA-001

Press release
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions ::: 17 Sep 2001 00:00
Light rail passenger journeys: England 2000/01
2001-09-17 DTR-001

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Department for Transport ::: 15 Aug 2002 00:00
Light rail passenger journeys: England 2001/02
2002-08-15 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 Aug 2002 00:00
Appointments to the Commission for Integrated Transport
2002-08-29 DfT-001

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Strategic Rail Authority ::: 6 November 2002
Preferred bidders announced for Transpennine Express
2002-11-06 SRA-001

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Network Rail ::: 4 December 2002
Network Rail completes public member selection process
2002-12-04 NET-001

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Strategic Rail Authority ::: 28 July 2003
SRA Announce Preferred Bidder For TransPennine Express
2003-07-28 SRA-001

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Department for Transport ::: 21 Aug 2003 00:00
Light rail passenger journeys: England 2002/03
2003-08-21 DfT-002

Press release
Grand Central ::: 2 February 2004
New service promises more trains & cheaper fares
2004-02-02 GCR-001

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Department for Transport ::: 15 Jul 2004 00:00
North East to get more say in how it runs its railways
2004-07-15 DfT-005

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Department for Transport ::: 20 Jul 2004 00:00
Meeting the transport challenge
2004-07-20 DfT-001

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

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Strategic Rail Authority ::: 19 October 2004
New Northern Rail Franchise Signed
2004-10-19 SRA-001

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GB Railfreight ::: 26 May 2006
GBRf enters coal market
2006-05-26 GBR-001

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GB Railfreight ::: 18 October 2006
GB Railfreight signs Drax deal
2006-10-18 GBR-001

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

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ATOC ::: 15 June 2009 00.01
Rail report makes case for considering new community links
2009-06-15 ATO-001

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Department for Transport ::: 15 Dec 2009 10:06
£20m for smart ticketing in our cities within five years
2009-12-15 DfT-001

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East Coast ::: 11 February 2010
East Coast appoints new customer service director
2010-02-11 EAS-001

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Southeastern ::: 18 March 2011
New High Speed service introduced for Maidstone
2011-03-18 SEA-002

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Department for Transport ::: 16 June 2011
Rail passengers to benefit from 1,200 new carriages
2011-06-16 DfT-001

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

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

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Department for Transport ::: 24 July 2014
Baroness Kramer welcomes start of production on Thameslink trains
2014-07-24 DfT-002

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Department for Transport ::: 25 July 2014
Community rail plan for East Suffolk and the Tyne Valley
2014-07-25 DfT-001

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Department for Transport ::: 2 October 2014
Tyne Valley passengers get a bigger say on rail services
2014-10-02 DfT-001

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Southeastern ::: 7 January 2015
Timetable changes for Southeastern services: Travel advice for passengers
2015-01-07 SEA-001

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Transport for the North ::: 20 March 2015
Transport for the North on track to link the country and rebalance the economy
2015-03-20 TfM-001

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

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Department for Transport ::: 29 July 2015
Community rail plan for line between Peterborough and Ely
2015-07-29 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 31 July 2015
PM call with President Hollande on Calais: statement
2015-07-31 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 3 November 2015
Smart ticketing rollout brings better journeys to north east
2015-11-03 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 12 January 2016
Roll-out of smart ticketing will improve bus, rail and tram journeys for millions
2016-01-12 DfT-001

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 13 January 2016
Transport ticketing is on a journey of transformation
2016-01-13 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 16 November 2017
North set to become first region in country to get new transport powers from government
2017-11-16 DfT-002

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 1 December 2017
Transport investment in the north
2017-12-01 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 31 October 2019
Department for Transport: departmental update, 31 October 2019
2019-10-31 DfT-001

Press release
Nexus ::: 14 November 2019
Nexus astonished as Metro drivers reject a 15% pay rise
2019-11-14 NEX-001

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 27 February 2020
Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2
2020-02-27 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 June 2020
£15 million boost to bring better rail journeys to the North East
2020-06-29 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 23 July 2020
£589 million to kickstart rail upgrades across the north
2020-07-23 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 8 August 2020
Government extends coronavirus support for buses and trams, total funding tops £700 million
2020-08-08 DfT-001

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Department for Transport ::: 22 October 2020
Government announces further cash boost for trams
2020-10-22 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 23 January 2021
Transport Secretary launches £794 million investment to boost rail links in north and south
2021-01-23 DfT-002

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