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Department of Transport 22 April 1996
Disabled passengers enjoy more widespread access to trains

1996-04-22 DoT-001 1

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Railtrack plc 20 February 1997
Railtrack announces plans for South East investment bonanza

1997-02-20 RTK-006 2

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

1998-07-17 OPR-001 3

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OPRAF 7 October 1998
Focus on integrated transport as Stagecoach / Virgin acquisition gets Franchising Director's approval

1998-10-07 OPR-001 4

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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 5

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ATOC 19 May 2000
More seats for more passengers in summer timetable

2000-05-19 ATO-001 6

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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 7

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Strategic Rail Authority 2 April 2001
SRA and Stagecoach sign up to £1.7 billion investment package for South West Trains

2001-04-02 SRA-002 8

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Virgin Trains 17 September 2001
Voyager launch - Manchester

2001-09-17 VIR-001 9

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Virgin Trains 19 September 2001
Update on the Voyager fleet

2001-09-19 VIR-001 10

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Virgin Trains 26 September 2001
Voyager Launch - Wessex

2001-09-26 VIR-001 11

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Department for Transport 14 Dec 2005 00:00
Appointments to the Commission for Integrated Transport

2005-12-14 DfT-001 12

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Department for Transport 20 Dec 2005 00:00
Pre-qualified bidders for South Western franchise

2005-12-20 DfT-001 13

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Virgin Trains 32 January 2006
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2006-01-23 VIR-001 14

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Stagecoach Group 4 February 2007
Passengers to benefit from start of new era at South West Trains franchise

2007-02-04 STG-002 15

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Department for Transport 10 Jul 2007 07:02
New rail franchise delivers big increase in capacity between major cities

2007-07-10 DfT-001 16

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Stagecoach Group 10 Sep 2007
Stagecoach extends megatrain.com budget rail network

2007-09-10 STG-001 17

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Department for Transport 8 July 2014
Ministers visit communities sharing in huge transport investment

2014-07-08 DfT-003 18

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Department for Transport 29 September 2016
Better journeys for passengers on the Cross Country network

2016-09-29 DfT-001 19

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Department for Transport 25 May 2025
New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands

2025-05-25 DfT-001 20