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

1996-01-10 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 24 February 1996
Privatisation is the key in rail's fight for freight with roads – Sir George Young

1996-02-24 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

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

1996-04-22 DoT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 10 December 1996
Watts welcomes next BR Central Services sale

1996-12-10 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

1997-06-04 ORR-002 6

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Office of the Rail Regulator 18 June 1997
Meeting the challenge of accurate and impartial retailing

1997-06-18 ORR-002 7

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 17 September 1997
Railtrack announces study into improving trans-Pennine rail freight routes

1997-09-17 RTK-001 8

Archive ::: Speech (excerpt) 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 4 June 1998
Regulator's speech to Rail Freight '98

1998-06-04 ORR-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 26 August 1999
Plans announced for new rail service for major UK city

1999-08-26 HUL-001 10

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 23 September 1999
The 2nd UK Local Authority Chairs of Transport Conference, - Sir Alastair Morton

1999-09-23 SRA-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 20 April 2000
Hull Trains to start new services in September

2000-04-20 HUL-001 12

Archive ::: Press release 5

Virgin Trains 3 July 2000
Virgin East Coast Mainline bid

2000-07-03 VIR-001 13

Archive ::: Press release 3

Hull Trains 12 September 2000
Launch of new Hull Trains service - special preview train arranged for invited guests and the media on Tuesday 12 Sept

2000-09-12 HUL-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 19 September 2000
First new train service begins under rail industry’s “open access” arrangements as Hull Trains commences services between Hull and London on Monday 25 September

2000-09-19 HUL-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 1 October 2000
Temporary changes to Hull Trains services following the rail accident at Hatfield

2000-10-01 HUL-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 2 November 2000
Building a better railway: four shortlisted for new Transpennine Express franchise

2000-11-02 OPR-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 21 November 2000
Latest train service information from Hull Trains

2000-11-21 HUL-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 11 January 2001
Hull Trains return to a near normal timetable between Hull and London from Monday 15 January 2001

2001-01-11 HUL-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 31 January 2001
Winning back passengers! Hull Trains slashes ticket prices – travel to London from just £25 return!

2001-01-31 HUL-001 20

Archive ::: Press release 5

Anglia Railways 28 February 2001
Changes to Anglia Railways’ London Crosslink services

2001-02-28 ANG-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

Anglia Railways 2 March 2001
Important information for rail passengers

2001-03-02 ANG-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 12 March 2001
Hull Trains resume normal services from Wed 14 March – trains to call at Selby again after a two-week gap

2001-03-12 HUL-001 23

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 2 April 2001
East Coast Main Line - Joint Venture

2001-04-02 SRA-003 24

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 15 July 2001
Hull to London and back for £1 on Hull Trains

2001-07-15 HUL-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 18 Jul 2001 00:00
East Coast Main Line franchise

2001-07-18 DTR-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 25 July 2001
£1 promotion on the right track

2001-07-25 HUL-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 1 August 2001
A £1 first

2001-08-01 HUL-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 22 August 2001
Twenty new jobs

2001-08-22 HUL-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 11 September 2001
Hull Trains highly commended at the National Rail Awards

2001-09-11 HUL-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 20 September 2001
Hull Trains celebrates one year of trading

2001-09-20 HUL-001 31

Archive ::: Press release 2

Hull Trains 27 September 2001
Hull Trains celebrates one year of trading

2001-09-27 HUL-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 27 September 2001
Proposed new service for north Lincolnshire

2001-09-27 HUL-002 33

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 27 September 2001
Hull Trains to run extra trains from the new winter timetable

2001-09-27 HUL-003 34

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 31 October 2001
Hull Trains receive bondholder status

2001-10-31 HUL-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 4 December 2001
Hull Trains - on the right track! Hull Civic Society - Good Mark Award

2001-12-04 HUL-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

GNER Holdings 16 January 2002
GNER franchise extended to 2005

2002-01-16 GNE-001 37

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 38

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 1 February 2002
Business boom

2002-02-01 HUL-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 5 February 2002
Hull Trains customer satisfaction 100%

2002-02-05 HUL-001 40

Archive ::: Memorandum 2

Virgin Trains 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2002-06-10 VIR-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 18 June 2002
Ten year access granted

2002-06-18 HUL-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 23 April 2003
Summer Timetable Raising Hull Trains' Profile in Doncaster

2003-04-23 HUL-001 43

Archive ::: Press release

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

2003-09-20 HUL-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 31 March 2004
Network Rail publishes 2004 business plan - a clear plan for a better railway -

2004-03-31 NET-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 24 October 2004
Hull Trains prepares for additional services

2004-10-24 HUL-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 47

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 22 March 2005
GNER signs new 10 year franchise

2005-03-22 SEC-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

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

2005-07-14 GNE-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 16 August 2005
North and south combined

2005-08-16 HUL-001 50

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 24 January 2006
Unique funding deal for GNER improvements

2006-01-24 GNE-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 27 January 2006
GNER statement on proposal by Office of Rail Regulation

2006-01-27 GNE-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services

2006-03-23 GNE-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 23 March 2006
ORR announces decision on additional services between London and Yorkshire and the North East

2006-03-23 ORR-001 54

Archive ::: Statement

Office of Rail Regulation 23 March 2006
Office of Rail Regulation’s decision on applications for Track Access Rights necessary to operate additional passenger services on the East Coast Main Line

2006-03-23 ORR-002 55

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 22 January 2007
1.6 million extra seats on GNER as Leeds-London goes half-hourly

2007-01-22 GNE-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 Feb 2007 09:50
Stock Exchange statement - Department for Transport announces pre-qualified bidders for Intercity East Coast franchise

2007-02-20 DfT-001 57

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 Mar 2007 09:31
Bidders for Inter City East Coast rail franchise invited to tender

2007-03-08 DfT-002 58

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 21 May 2007
GNER launches best-ever Leeds-London rail service

2007-05-21 GNE-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

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

2007-07-10 DfT-001 60

Archive ::: Press release 2

GNER 8 August 2007
GNER “bowled over” by success of Leeds-London half-hourly service

2007-08-08 GNE-001 61

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 62

Archive ::: Press release 3

East Midlands Trains 30 April 2008
East Midlands Trains unveils first reliveried HST and names a powercar ‘Terry Miller MBE’

2008-04-30 EMT-001 63

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 February 2009
Passengers and economy to benefit from biggest investment in trains for a generation

2009-02-12 DfT-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

DB Schenker 28 May 2009 09.00
20% of all British freight targeted to go by rail

2009-05-28 DSB-001 65

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 8 August 2009
New ‘West Riding’ service

2009-08-15 GCR-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 21 August 2009
Grand Central Signs up 3 additional trains for new 'West Riding' Service

2009-08-21 GCR-001 67

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 68

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 69

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 2 March 2010
Angel Trains in HST lease-back deal with Grand Central

2010-03-02 GCR-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 30 April 2010
Bradford gets three new London trains from 23 May

2010-04-30 GCR-002 71

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 4 November 2010
Directly Operated Railways publishes first annual report

2010-11-04 EAS-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Wabtec Corporation 28 February 2011
Wabtec Acquires Brush Traction, a UK-Based Provider of Locomotive Overhauls, Services

2011-02-28 WAB-001 73

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 March 2011
Green light for new trains and rail electrification

2011-03-01 DfT-002 74

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 April 2011
More seats for Leeds rail commuters

2011-04-13 DfT-001 75

Archive ::: Press release

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

2011-12-09 GCR-002 76

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail Tuesday 27 Mar 2012 10:00
Network Rail awards European Train Control System framework agreements

2012-03-27 NET-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

South Yorkshire ITA 7 June 2012
Call for rail devolution in the north

2012-06-07 SYP-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 July 2012
£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs

2012-07-25 DfT-001 79

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 80

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 July 2013
Government gives green light for more state-of-the-art intercity trains

2013-07-18 DfT-001 81

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 26 September 2013
Grand Central on track to deliver extra service in Yorkshire

2013-09-26 GCR-001 82

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 October 2013
Transforming rail travel on the East Coast

2013-10-25 DfT-002 83

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 November 2013
Strengthening Britain’s train-building industry

2013-11-01 DfT-002 84

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 November 2013
HS2 Growth Taskforce comes to Yorkshire to secure maximum boost for region's economy

2013-11-20 DfT-001 85

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2013
Rail investment driving forward economy

2013-12-09 DfT-001 86

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-12-13 DfT-002 87

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 January 2014
Shortlist for new InterCity East Coast rail services

2014-01-17 DfT-001 88

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail 27 February 2014
New GNER proposed services between West Yorkshire, Cleethorpes and London King’s Cross

2014-02-27 ALL-001 89

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 April 2014
Government confirms £2.7 billion deal to build new state-of-the-art trains

2014-04-16 DfT-001 90

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 June 2014
Transport Secretary tours East Coast Main Line

2014-06-26 DfT-002 91

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 5 August 2014
10 year contract extension

2014-08-05 GCR-001 92

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 September 2014
New high speed rail college to be in Birmingham and Doncaster

2014-09-30 DfT-001 93

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 6 October 2014
£7.8m investments are just the ticket

2014-10-06 GCR-001 94

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 5 November 2014
The HS2 journey

2014-11-05 DfT-001 95

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 25 November 2014
The next stage of the HS2 journey

2014-11-25 DfT-001 96

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 29 December 2014 12.45
Media statement from Network Rail

2014-12-29 NET-001 97

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 January 2015
New plan to secure rail services for the north

2015-01-08 DfT-002 98

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains East Coast 2 March 2015 12.34
Virgin Trains East Coast launches Customers and Communities Fund

2015-03-02 VTE-001 99

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 March 2015
Claire Perry officially opens £280 million Lincolnshire rail improvements

2015-03-09 DfT-001 100

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 March 2015
New state-of-the-art Intercity Express train arrives in the UK

2015-03-12 DfT-002 101

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for the North 20 March 2015
Transport for the North on track to link the country and rebalance the economy

2015-03-20 TfM-001 102

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 15 June 2015
The remarkable rise of rail freight

2015-06-15 DfT-001 103

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 23 June 2015
Five years of investment in rail infrastructure

2015-06-23 DfT-001 104

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Department for Transport 9 July 2015
Modernising the passenger relationship

2015-07-09 DfT-001 105

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains East Coast 25 September 2015 : 14.39
Virgin Trains to launch new service from Sunderland

2015-09-25 VTE-001 106

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services across Yorkshire and the Humber brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-004 107

Archive ::: Press release

DB Cargo UK 2 March 2016
The UK’s leading rail freight company announces re-brand

2016-03-02 DBS-001 108

Archive ::: Oral statement 2

Department for Transport 23 March 2016
HS2 opening speech for third reading

2016-03-23 DfT-002 109

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 17 May 2016
High speed rail and connected cities

2016-05-17 DfT-001 110

Archive ::: Oral statement 2

Department for Transport 15 November 2016
Secretary for State for Transport decisions on HS2 Phase 2b scheme

2016-11-15 DfT-003 111

Archive ::: Speech (full) 4

Department for Transport 30 November 2016
Investment in transport

2016-11-30 DfT-001 112

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 6 December 2016
An innovative, modern, passenger focused railway network

2016-12-06 DfT-003 113

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 22 June 2017
HS2 will be an integral part of our national rail network, and it will make the whole work better

2017-06-22 DfT-004 114

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 November 2017
HS2 train building to pave way for new era of British jobs

2017-11-01 DfT-001 115

Archive ::: Press release

LNER 29 January 2019
We're off to a good start

2019-01-29 LNE-001 116

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 March 2019
Transport ministers call on industry to become leaders in gender equality

2019-03-08 DfT-001 117

Archive ::: Speech (full) 8

Department for Transport 11 July 2019
Competition opens to create community facilities as Pacer trains retire from passenger service

2019-07-11 DfT-001 118

Archive ::: Written answer

Department for Transport 21 October 2019
Rolling stock: Sheffield City Region

2019-10-21 DfT-001 119

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 27 February 2020
Grand Central announces traincrew hub in Blackpool

2020-02-27 GCR-001 120

Archive ::: Press release 8

Grand Central 3 April 2020
Grand Central announces temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions

2020-04-03 GCR-001 121

Archive ::: Press release 5

Grand Central 3 April 2020
Grand Central extends temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions

2020-05-20 GCR-001 122

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 30 June 2020
Light at end of lockdown tunnel as Grand Central offers tickets for summer return

2020-06-30 GCR-001 123

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 24 July 2020
Extra passenger services announced as Grand Central readies for weekend relaunch

2020-07-24 GCR-001 124

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 10 September 2020
Grand Central’s planned Blackpool to London route falls victim to COVID-19

2020-09-10 GCR-001 125

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 3 December 2020
Grand Central celebrates December return and urges passengers to reserve festive travel now

2020-12-03 GCR-001 126

Archive ::: Press release 5

Northern 31 May 2022
Engineering work to take place over the Jubilee weekend on Northern network

2022-05-31 NOR-001 127

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 6 June 2025
Your chance to try simpler train tickets in Yorkshire and the East Midlands this September

2025-06-06 DfT-001 128

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 September 2025
Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North

2025-09-01 DfT-001 129

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 September 2025
Cutting-edge rail ticket technology trials launch in the North

2025-09-29 DfT-001 130