Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 13 December 1995
Rail freight revolution shifts into high gear – Sir George Young

1995-12-13 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 29 May 1997
East-West Rail link study published

1997-05-29 RTK-001 2

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Office of the Rail Regulator 4 June 1997
Speech to the Rail Freight Conference ’97

1997-06-04 ORR-002 3

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 21 August 1997
Railtrack welcomes integrated transport strategy consultation exercise by Deputy Prime Minister

1997-08-21 RTK-001 4

Archive ::: Press release 3

Office of the Rail Regulator 29 April 1998
Regulator consults on Railtrack's proposal to purchase piggyback wagons

1998-04-29 ORR-002 5

Archive ::: Press release 3

Office of the Rail Regulator 12 May 1998
Regulator lifts enforcement order on Rail Enquiry Service

1998-05-12 ORR-001 6

Archive ::: Press release 4

Office of the Rail Regulator 15 May 1998
Regulator recommends programme of regulatory action for rolling stock companies

1998-05-15 ORR-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 20 September 2002
New trains for Hull Trains as company announces £36 million investment

2003-09-20 HUL-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 23 March 2006
Grand Central Railway Company

2006-03-23 GCR-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 Jun 2007 09:30
Rail Minister announces £44m to transport freight by rail

2007-06-05 DfT-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Wrexham & Shropshire 3 September 2007
Wrexham & Shropshire gets go ahead

2007-09-03 WRE-001 11

Archive ::: Press release 2

Wrexham & Shropshire 6 October 2008
New timetable shortens journey time to London

2008-10-06 WRE-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 4 November 2008
Major boost for Crossrail as BAA agrees £230 million funding

2008-11-04 CRO-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Nov 2008 08:00
Major boost for Crossrail as BAA agree £230m funding

2008-11-04 DfT-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 18 December 2008
Grand Central - the first 365 days!

2008-12-18 GCR-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 9 December 2011
Mirfield gets direct rail services to and from London

2011-12-09 GCR-002 16

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail 14 June 2014
Blackpool to London and Huddersfield to London direct rail services move a step closer

2014-06-14 ALL-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 December 2014
Transport Secretary welcomes new rail services for Blackpool and Shrewsbury

2014-12-15 DfT-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 March 2015
Rail franchising 20 March 2015

2015-03-20 DfT-004 19

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail 2 April 2015
New direct rail services proposed between Blackpool and London

2015-04-02 ALL-001 20

Archive ::: Press release 5

Alliance Rail 7 August 2015
New direct rail services between Blackpool and London

2015-08-07 ALL-001 21

Archive ::: Statement 5

Office of Rail and Road 7 August 2015
ORR approval of new off-peak train services between Lancashire and London

2015-08-07 ORR-001 22

Archive ::: Letter 3

Office of Rail and Road 7 August 2015
Application for access to the West Coast Main Line (WCML)

2015-08-07 ORR-002 23

Archive ::: Press release 2

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 24

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 March 2021
Oxford to Cambridge expressway project cancelled as Transport Secretary looks to alternative plans for improving transport in the region

2021-03-18 DfT-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 July 2025
Government agrees landmark plans to lay down the tracks for direct trains to Germany

2025-07-17 DfT-002 26