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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 1

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OPRAF 9 February 1999
Multi £million trains deal aids West Coast regeneration

1999-02-09 OPR-001 2

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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 3

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 8 March 2000
Areas defined for second franchise replacement round

2000-03-08 SRA-001 4

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Virgin Trains 14 June 2000
Virgin launches quiet coaches on trains

2000-06-14 VIR-001 5

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Strategic Rail Authority 20 June 2000
Sir Alastair Morton sets out map for UK rail

2000-06-20 SRA-001 6

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 8 August 2000
New franchise for Wales and Borders confirmed:competition launched for new franchise:

2000-08-08 SRA-001 7

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Virgin Trains 10 August 2000
First Voyager train nears completion

2000-08-10 VIR-001 8

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 14 September 2000
Building a better railway: pre-qualifiers confirmed for Wales & Borders franchise

2000-09-14 SRA-001 9

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ATOC 22 November 2000
National Rail operators announce Britain's biggest ever rail compensation package

2000-11-22 ATO-001 10

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ATOC 21 December 2000
National Rail operators announce further rail compensation

2000-12-21 ATO-001 11

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Strategic Rail Authority 15 February 2001
Building a better railway: SRA shortlists four for Wales and Borders franchise

2001-02-15 SRA-001 12

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Office of the Rail Regulator 22 March 2001
Regulator acts to help bring new trains into service more quickly

2001-03-22 ORR-001 13

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Virgin Trains 5 June 2001
Voyager technical specifications

2001-05-06 VIR-001 14

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Virgin Trains 5 June 2001
New dawn for Virgin Trains

2001-05-06 VIR-002 15

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Virgin Trains 9 July 2001
The Red Revolution – Pendolino launch

2001-07-09 VIR-001 16

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Virgin Trains 7 September 2001
Voyager Train on test

2001-09-07 VIR-001 17

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Virgin Trains 17 September 2001
Voyager launch - Manchester

2001-09-17 VIR-001 18

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 18 Sep 2001 00:00
Jamieson welcomes 250 new jobs and opens new £30m train maintenance facility

2001-09-18 DTR-001 19

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Virgin Trains 18 September 2001
First Virgin Voyager run on West Coast

2001-09-18 VIR-001 20

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Virgin Trains 19 September 2001
Update on the Voyager fleet

2001-09-19 VIR-001 21

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Virgin Trains 26 September 2001
Voyager Launch - Wessex

2001-09-26 VIR-001 22

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Strategic Rail Authority 19 December 2001
Franchise list

2001-12-19 SRA-001 23

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Strategic Rail Authority 14 January 2002
Building a better railway: SRA launches rail strategy delivering improvements for Wales' railway

2002-01-14 SRA-001 24

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 18 Feb 2002 00:00
Byers publishes rail performance indicators

2002-02-18 DTR-001 25

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 18 Mar 2002 00:00
Byers publishes latest rail performance indicators

2002-03-18 DTR-001 26

Archive ::: Memorandum 2

Virgin Trains 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2002-06-10 VIR-001 27

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Strategic Rail Authority 22 July 2002
Interim agreement between the Strategic Rail Authority and Virgin Rail Group

2002-07-22 SRA-001 28

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Stagecoach Group 22 July 2002
Stagecoach Group welcomes Virgin Rail deal

2002-07-22 STG-001 29

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Strategic Rail Authority 1 October 2002
Four invited to submit final bids for Wales and Borders franchise

2002-10-01 SRA-001 30

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Strategic Rail Authority 1 August 2003
SRA announces preferred bidder for new integrated Wales franchise

2003-08-01 SRA-001 31

Archive ::: Memorandum 5

House of Commons Transport Committee 23 September 2003
Virgin Rail Group interim agreement

2003-09-23 TCO-001 32

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Strategic Rail Authority 6 August 2004
Statement on Virgin CrossCountry franchise

2004-08-06 SRA-001 33

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Strategic Rail Authority 30 November 2004
Minister declares £14 million West Country rail improvement complete

2004-11-30 SRA-001 34

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Department for Transport 18 October 2005 00.00
Central Trains franchise remapping

2005-10-18 DfT-001 35

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Virgin Trains 32 January 2006
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2006-01-23 VIR-001 36

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Department for Transport 13 Dec 2006 00:00
Franchise agreement reinstated for West Coast services

2006-12-13 DfT-001 37

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Stagecoach Group 6 April 2007
Virgin and Stagecoach team up with GNER for East Coast Rail bid

2007-04-06 STG-001 38

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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 39

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

2007-09-10 STG-001 40

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Department for Transport 21 Jan 2010 09:25
Faster, more frequent journeys for East Coast Main Line

2010-01-21 DfT-001 41

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Arriva plc 4 November 2011
Arriva acquires open access operator Grand Central Railway

2011-11-04 ARR-001 42

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Network Rail 12 April 2012
National train performance for Period 13 is 93.4%

2012-04-12 NET-001 43

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TSSA 30 April 2012
Train companies get away with millions in delay payouts

2012-04-30 TSS-001 44

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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 45

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Department for Transport 21 July 2014
Rail minister launches new services to Stansted Airport

2014-07-21 DfT-001 46

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Rail Delivery Group 14 October 2014
Commuters set to benefit from relaunched rail discount scheme

2014-10-14 RDG-001 47

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Department for Transport 12 February 2015
Transport secretary views efforts to reopen landslip-hit rail line

2015-02-12 DfT-001 48

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Network Rail 13 March 2015
Railway between Leamington Spa and Banbury reopens three weeks early

2015-03-13 NET-001 49

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Rail Delivery Group 27 April 2015
Rail workers remembered as new World War I exhibition launches at Edinburgh Waverley station

2015-04-27 RDG-001 50

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Department for Transport 21 May 2015
Rail strike, May 2015

2015-05-21 DfT-001 51

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Network Rail 22 May 2015
Passengers reminded to check before travelling over Bank Holiday weekend as Network Rail deploys 14,000-strong army to improve the railway

2015-05-22 NET-001 52

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Department for Transport 28 May 2015
Rail strike, June 2015

2015-05-28 DfT-003 53

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Rail Delivery Group 28 June 2016
Evolution in live train information will benefit passengers

2016-06-28 RDG-001 54

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Rail Delivery Group 29 June 2016
Railway central to Somme offensive: new exhibition highlights rail’s decisive role during World War I’s deadliest battle

2016-06-29 RDG-001 55

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Competition and Markets Authority 9 September 2016
CMA concerned about rail franchise’s impact on some local fares

2016-09-09 CMA-001 56

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

2016-09-29 DfT-001 57

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Rail Delivery Group 1 February 2017
Rail companies to test radical fare changes for clearer, simpler ticket choices

2017-02-01 RDG-001 58

Archive ::: Written statement 4

Department for Transport 6 June 2019
High Speed 2 Phase 2b update

2019-06-06 DfT-001 59

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 16 October 2020
Vital rail services protected through new deal with Arriva CrossCountry

2020-10-16 DfT-001 60

Archive ::: Written statement 5

Department for Transport 16 October 2020
Rail update: 16 October 2020

2020-10-16 DfT-002 61

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Department for Transport 5 February 2021
State-of-the-art £31 million Feltham station update complete

2021-02-05 DfT-001 62

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Arriva Group 3 December 2021
Arriva Group awarded National Rail Contract for Chiltern

2021-12-03 ARR-001 63