Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 19 June 1998
Franchising Director to assess options for additional East Coast capacity

1998-06-19 OPR-001 1

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Railtrack plc 5 November 1999
Statement in response to Rail Regulator's announcement re West Coast Main Line

1999-11-05 RTK-001 2

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 8 May 2000
SSRA moves towards high speed rail route to the north

2000-05-08 SRA-001 3

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Railtrack Group PLC 14 February 2001
Statement re East Coast Main Line

2001-02-14 RTK-001 4

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Strategic Rail Authority 14 February 2001
Railtrack cost increase forces East Coast Main Line review

2001-02-14 SRA-001 5

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 15 February 2001
Statement by the Deputy Prime Minister in response to Railtrack's increase in cost estimates for the upgrade of the East Cost Main Line

2001-02-15 DET-002 6

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Strategic Rail Authority 2 March 2001
SRA approves ECML costs and announces Strategic Agenda approval

2001-03-02 SRA-001 7

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Strategic Rail Authority 9 May 2001
ECML replacement franchise

2001-05-09 SRA-001 8

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GNER Holdings 16 January 2002
GNER franchise extended to 2005

2002-01-16 GNE-001 9

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

2002-01-16 SRA-001 10

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GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 11

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Office of Rail Regulation 27 January 2006
New intercity services proposed for Sunderland and Teesside

2006-01-27 ORR-001 12

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Grand Central 23 March 2006
Grand Central Railway Company

2006-03-23 GCR-001 13

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GNER 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services

2006-03-23 GNE-001 14

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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 15

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 16

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Grand Central/Fraser Eagle Group 8 June 2006
Grand Central targets early-December start date

2006-06-08 GCR-001 17

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Grand Central 27 July 2006
Judicial Review rejects GNER claim against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 GCR-001 18

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

2007-03-08 DfT-002 19

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

2009-11-13 NXG-001 20

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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 21

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

2010-03-02 GCR-001 22

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

2011-03-01 DfT-002 23

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

2012-03-27 NET-001 24

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Alliance Rail 12 December 2013
New Edinburgh – London rail services

2013-12-12 ALL-001 25

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Alliance Rail 12 February 2014
Press Release – New Edinburgh – London rail services

2014-02-12 ALL-001 26

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

2014-02-27 ALL-001 27

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 28 April 2014
Rail investment: Intercity Express Programme

2014-04-28 DfT-001 28

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

2014-06-26 DfT-002 29

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Alliance Rail 7 January 2015
Office of Rail Regulation rejects competition on the West Coast Main Line

2015-01-07 ALL-001 30

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HM Treasury 19 February 2015
Prime Minister announces long term economic plan for the East of England

2015-02-19 HMT-001 31

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

2015-08-07 ALL-001 32

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Centre for Policy Studies 12 May 2016
CPS welcomes government plan to improve rail competition

2016-05-12 CPS-001 33

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Karl McCartney MP 12 May 2016
Karl McCartney MP cautiously welcomes ORR’s decision that allows extra direct services between Lincoln and London

2016-05-12 McC-001 34

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Office of Rail and Road 12 May 2016
Rail regulator approves future new passenger services on the East Coast Main Line

2016-05-12 ORR-001 35

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Stagecoach Group 12 May 2016
ORR decision on applications for access to East Coast Main Line

2016-05-12 STG-001 36

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Alliance Rail Holdings 8 November 2016
Competition proposed on Southampton – London rail services from December 2017

2016-11-08 ALL-001 37

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Adam Smith Institute 9 October 2019
Don’t railroad it through — rethink HS2

2019-10-09 ASI-001 38

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Department for Transport 29 June 2020
£15 million boost to bring better rail journeys to the North East

2020-06-29 DfT-001 39

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Department for Transport 8 July 2025
Green light for over 50 road and rail upgrades supporting over 39,000 new homes and 42,000 jobs

2025-07-08 DfT-001 40