Archive ::: Press release

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

1998-10-07 OPR-001 1

Archive ::: Press release 5

Virgin Trains 3 July 2000
Virgin East Coast Mainline bid

2000-07-03 VIR-001 2

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 28 March 2001
Prescott delivers strategy for modern and sustainable transport system

2001-03-28 DET-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 7 September 2001
Voyager Train on test

2001-09-07 VIR-001 4

Archive ::: Press release 3

Strategic Rail Authority 16 January 2002
Two-year GNER extension agreed - £100m private sector investment committed

2002-01-16 SRA-001 5

Archive ::: Memorandum 2

Virgin Trains 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2002-06-10 VIR-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 18 June 2004
Rail Regulator announces decision on Grand Central track access application

2004-06-18 ORR-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 14 July 2005
Two minute silence to mark London terrorist incidents

2005-07-14 GNE-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 32 January 2006
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2006-01-23 VIR-001 10

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 24 January 2006
Unique funding deal for GNER improvements

2006-01-24 GNE-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 Aug 2007 07:01
National Express awarded contract for growth on InterCity East Coast

2007-08-14 DfT-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

National Express Group 13 November 2009
A statement from the National Express Group - East Coast franchise handover

2009-11-13 NXG-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-01-21 DfT-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 January 2011
Passengers get more of a say on their rail line

2011-01-13 DfT-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 January 2012
Britain to have new national high-speed rail network

2012-01-10 DfT-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 January 2012
North West Rail passengers set for bigger say

2012-01-18 DfT-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 June 2012
Rail passengers in the north west set for bigger say

2012-06-01 DfT-001 18

Archive ::: Written answer

Department for Transport 14 June 2012
Railway Stations [[ticket office reductions]]

2012-06-14 DfT-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 September 2012
Rail passengers in the south west set for bigger say

2012-09-28 DfT-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 October 2012
Rail passengers in the north west set for bigger say

2012-10-22 DfT-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 January 2013
High speed rail for British jobs and prosperity

2013-01-28 DfT-001 22

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 28 January 2013
Announcing the HS2 phase two route that will link Birmingham with Manchester, the East Midlands, Sheffield and Leeds

2013-01-28 DfT-002 23

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 July 2013
Rail passengers in the north west set for bigger say

2013-07-25 DfT-002 24

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 29 October 2013
The strategic case for HS2

2013-10-29 DfT-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 December 2013
Road and rail projects to boost local and regional transport

2013-12-13 DfT-002 26

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 9 April 2014
Alcohol ban to make travel safer on Scotland’s east coast

2014-04-09 EAS-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 February 2015
Transport Secretary celebrates improvements to Eaglescliffe Station

2015-02-04 DfT-001 28

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 12 March 2015
Rail renaissance on track

2015-03-12 DfT-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services in the north-east brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-006 30

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2016-09-09 CMA-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 November 2016
HS2 route to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester set out by the government

2016-11-15 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

HS2 Ltd 15 November 2016
HS2 route to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester set out by the government

2016-11-15 HS2-002 33

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 February 2017
Full speed ahead as HS2 gets Royal Assent

2017-02-23 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 8

Hitachi Rail Europe 17 October 2017
British-built Hitachi trains enter service on Great Western route today

2017-10-16 HIT-001 35

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 1 December 2017
Transport investment in the north

2017-12-01 DfT-001 36

Archive ::: Press release 4

LNER 9 January 2019
LNER launches Customer and Community Improvement Fund

2019-01-09 LNE-001 37

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 27 February 2020
Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2

2020-02-27 DfT-001 38

Archive ::: 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 39

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 23 July 2020
£589 million to kickstart rail upgrades across the north

2020-07-23 DfT-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 August 2020
Transport Secretary launches new Acceleration Unit to speed up transport infrastructure projects and build back better from COVID-19

2020-08-21 DfT-002 41

Archive ::: Press release

Northern 20 April 2022
Northern ready for timetable change next month

2022-04-20 NOR-001 42

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 5 November 2025
Rail reform and Great British Railways

2025-11-05 DfT-001 43

Archive ::: Case study

Department for Transport/DfT Operator Ltd 8 December 2025
GBR: improvements train operators in public ownership are making for customers

2025-12-08 DfT-001 44