Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 5 June 1995
Mawhinney welcomes sale of major rail businesses

1995-06-05 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 3 July 1995
Mawhinney shortlists Eurorail and London & Continental in rail link competition

1995-07-03 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 20 July 1995
Watts announces level of domestic services for CTRL

1995-07-20 DoT-003 3

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department of Transport 29 September 1995
Government meets concerns of Channel Tunnel Rail Link select committee

1995-09-29 DoT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 10 January 1996
Rail privatisation “just the ticket” for passengers and taxpayers – Watts

1996-01-10 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 3 April 1996
Central Railway must provide more information on plans – John Watts

1996-04-03 DoT-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 22 May 1996
Parliament to decide future of new freight railway

1996-05-22 DoT-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 18 April 1997
White Cliff drama to celebrate Shakespeare Cliffs Wildlife in the Community project

1997-04-18 RTK-002 8

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 12 May 1997
Thameslink 2000 goes public

1997-05-12 RTK-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 30 July 1997
Railtrack Property appoints new Head of Development

1997-07-30 RTK-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 10 September 1997
Railtrack opens £1 million national deeds archive centre in Kent

1997-09-10 RTK-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 17 July 1998
Decision on Connex South Central extended franchise bid

1998-07-17 OPR-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 24 November 1999
Building a better railway: Franchising Director invites replacement franchise proposals for Chiltern, Connex South Central and Great North Eastern franchises

1999-11-24 SRA-001 13

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 9 December 1999
Train operators beat the bug and are ready for Christmas and the Millennium

1999-12-09 ATO-001 14

Archive ::: 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 15

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 3 April 2001
Final phase of Channel Tunnel rail link will be major regeneration boost - Prescott

2001-04-03 DET-001 16

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2 Jul 2001 00:00
Thousands of jobs and new investment brought on line by final stage of Channel Tunnel Rail Link

2001-07-02 DTR-001 17

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Connex 12 October 2001
Connex and Kent County Council sign up for new trains and better stations

2001-10-12 CON-001 18

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Network Rail 29 September 2003
Network Rail takes control of CTRL Phase 1 high speed rail link

2003-09-29 NET-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Eurostar 8 December 2003
Eurostar to carry Ryanair passengers

2003-12-08 EUR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 Oct 2004 00:00
Hitachi named as preferred manufacturer to build high speed trains

2004-10-27 DfT-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

Eurostar 15 November 2004
Eurostar's on the move in 2007 - to St. Pancras International

2004-11-15 EUR-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 18 January 2005
Next stage in IKF franchising process

2005-01-18 SRA-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 November 2005 16:07
Department for Transport announces winner of Integrated Kent franchise

2005-11-30 DfT-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Govia 30 November 2005
Department for Transport announces Integrated Kent franchise

2005-11-30 GOV-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 Dec 2005 00:00
Transport schemes to support new homes for the future

2005-12-19 DfT-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

Eurostar 9 January 2006
Eurostar celebrates 10 years at Ashford International

2006-01-09 EUR-001 27

Archive ::: Press release 3

Southeastern 3 April 2006
Flying start for new Integrated Kent franchise

2006-04-03 SEA-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

Southeastern 18 April 2006
Southeastern completes its executive team and welcomes high-speed train experts

2006-04-18 SEA-001 29

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Eurostar 14 November 2006
Eurostar to launch passenger services at St Pancras International on Wednesday 14 November 2007

2006-11-14 EUR-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Eurostar 04 September 2007
Eurostar achieves record-breaking run between Paris and London

2007-09-04 EUR-001 31

Archive ::: Press release 3

Southeastern 2 October 2007
Hitachi unveils 'Bullet Train' at new Ashford depot

2007-10-02 SEA-001 32

Archive ::: Press release 9

Eurostar 06 November 2007
Royal opening of St Pancras International will herald one week to go until start of Eurostar services

2007-11-06 EUR-001 33

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Eurostar 13 November 2007
Eurostar says goodbye to Waterloo International

2007-11-13 EUR-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Eurostar 14 November 2007
Eurostar opens for business at St Pancras International station

2007-11-14 EUR-001 35

Archive ::: Press release 3

Southeastern 1 June 2009
New high speed preview services announced

2009-06-01 SEA-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Southeastern 14 December 2009
Gordon Brown prime minister officially launches high speed train service

2009-12-14 SEA-001 37

Archive ::: Press release 5

Eurostar 12 February 2010
Eurostar response to independent review

2010-02-12 EUR-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 Jun 2010 11:00
High Speed Rail sale to raise money for public purse

2010-06-21 DfT-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 November 2010
UK government sells right to operate its first High Speed railway for £2.1bn

2010-11-05 DfT-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

Hitachi Ltd 25 July 2012
Intercity Express Programme financial close paves way for Hitachi investment in rail manufacturing and assembly plant

2012-07-25 HIT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail Wednesday 29 Aug 2012 12:00
New traffic management system signals better, more efficient railway for Britain

2012-08-29 NET-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 September 2012
Additional service from Uckfield to London Bridge for commuters

2012-09-17 DfT-001 43

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Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for a better railway in the south east of England

2013-01-08 NET-002 44

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Department for Transport 5 September 2013
Boxing day boost for rail passengers

2013-09-05 DfT-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

HS1 Ltd 19 November 2013
MITIE on track to operate Ashford International station for HS1

2013-11-19 HS1-001 46

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Rail Delivery Group 11 February 2014
Rail industry working hard to keep passengers moving during floods

2014-02-11 RDG-001 47

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Eurostar 5 March 2014
Eurostar reports strong growth in 2013 as it enters twentieth year of services

2014-03-05 EUR-001 48

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 2 April 2014
Twentieth anniversary of the Channel Tunnel

2014-04-02 DfT-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 September 2014
New deal to boost rail services in London and the south east

2014-09-11 DfT-001 50

Archive ::: Letter

Department for Transport 11 September 2014
Letter to Southeastern passengers

2014-09-11 DfT-003 51

Archive ::: Press release

HM Treasury 13 October 2014
Expressions of interest sought for UK holding in Eurostar

2014-10-13 HMT-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Southeastern 7 January 2015
Timetable changes for Southeastern services: Travel advice for passengers

2015-01-07 SEA-001 53

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 11 February 2015
Hastings rail summit

2015-02-11 DfT-002 54

Archive ::: 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 55

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Hitachi Rail Group 30 July 2015
New high speed trains confirmed for the South West

2015-07-30 HIT-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Hitachi Ltd 3 September 2015
Hitachi brings manufacturing back to its British birthplace

2015-09-03 HIT-001 57

Archive ::: Written statement 4

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 58

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Govia Thameslink Railway 19 September 2016
Govia Thameslink Railway consults on ‘biggest timetable shake-up in a generation’

2016-09-19 GTR-001 59

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Govia Thameslink Railway 2 December 2016
Union industrial action to cause “severe and significant” disruption to services

2016-12-02 GTR-001 60

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HS1 Ltd 8 December 2016
Strategic review of HS1 to address inbound investment inquiries

2016-12-08 HS1-001 61

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HS1 Ltd 14 July 2017
Strategic review concludes with sale of High Speed 1

2017-07-14 HS1-001 62

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Network Rail 5 November 2019
Rail network open for business this Christmas and New Year

2019-11-05 NET-001 63

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Eurostar 4 February 2020
Eurostar transforms link between London and Amsterdam with services now direct both to and from the Netherlands

2020-02-04 EUR-001 64