Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 25 April 1996
Transport: the way forward – Sir George Young sets out a vision for the future

1996-04-25 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

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

1998-06-19 OPR-001 2

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 17 February 1999
Regulator says complaints must lead to action as they rise by a quarter

1999-02-17 ORR-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 27 May 1999
Railtrack awards program management contracts

1999-05-27 RTK-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 13 July 1999
New Rail Regulator voices concern over Railtrack’s plans for freight

1999-07-13 ORR-001 5

Archive ::: Statement

Railtrack plc 21 July 1999
Railtrack Group plc: 1999 annual general meeting: Chairman's address

1999-07-21 RTK-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 7 December 1999
Sea Containers' GNER subsidiary selected by UK's Strategic Rail Authority for 20-year franchise replacement negotiations

1999-12-07 SEC-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 17 February 2000
Study of Regional Eurostar services published

2000-02-17 DET-001 8

Archive ::: Press release 2

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 14 March 2000
Six companies shortlisted for first franchise replacement round

2000-03-14 SRA-001 9

Archive ::: Press release 3

Railtrack plc 30 March 2000
Railtrack publishes Network Management Statement

2000-03-30 RTK-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

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

2000-04-20 HUL-001 11

Archive ::: Press release 3

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

2000-05-08 SRA-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 19 May 2000
More seats for more passengers in summer timetable

2000-05-19 ATO-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Railway Safety 26 May 2000
New era for rail industry safety

2000-05-26 RSA-002 14

Archive ::: Press release 5

Virgin Trains 3 July 2000
Virgin East Coast Mainline bid

2000-07-03 VIR-001 15

Archive ::: Press release 6

Virgin Trains 3 July 2000
Virgin East Coast fleet proposal

2000-07-03 VIR-002 16

Archive ::: Press release 4

Office of the Rail Regulator 28 July 2000
Rail Regulator demonstrates year of action in Annual Report 2000

2000-07-28 ORR-001 17

Archive ::: Press release 3

Sea Containers 17 August 2000
Sea Containers' GNER holdings subsidiary selected to bid for largest U.K. rail franchise, South West Trains

2000-08-17 SEC-001 18

Archive ::: Speech (excerpt) 2

Stagecoach Group 8 September 2000
Extract of speech by Brian Souter chairman of Stagecoach Group plc

2000-09-08 STG-001 19

Archive ::: Press release 4

ATOC 22 September 2000
Record number of winter train services

2000-09-22 ATO-003 20

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 4 December 2000
Christmas timetable information is ready

2000-12-04 ATO-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

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

2001-02-14 RTK-001 22

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2001-02-14 SRA-001 23

Archive ::: Press release 4

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 24

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2001-02-28 ANG-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Anglia Railways 2 March 2001
Important information for rail passengers

2001-03-02 ANG-001 26

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2001-03-02 SRA-001 27

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 28

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 29

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 2 April 2001
Prescott unveils £7.5 billion rail boost under 10 Year Plan

2001-04-02 DET-001 30

Archive ::: Press release 2

Railtrack plc 2 April 2001
Railtrack secures £1.5 bn funding settlement and details final quarter business progress

2001-04-02 RTK-001 31

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2001-04-02 SRA-003 32

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 2 April 2001
SRA Chairman comments on today's rail announcements

2001-04-02 SRA-004 33

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 9 May 2001
ECML replacement franchise

2001-05-09 SRA-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 14 May 2001
East West Railway prospects brighter following approval of Anglia Railways Norwich – Cambridge service

2001-05-14 ANG-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 18 July 2001
East Coast decision - Government must clarify rail policy say train companies.

2001-07-18 ATO-001 36

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 37

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 19 July 2001
British government defers award of new 20 year GNER franchise and indicates its intention to negotiate two year extension to existing GNER franchise to expire in 2005

2001-07-19 SEC-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 7 September 2001
Voyager Train on test

2001-09-07 VIR-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 24 Oct 2001 00:00
Byers outlines proposals for structure and funding of company limited by guarantee

2001-10-24 DTR-001 40

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 41

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 16 Jan 2002 00:00
Byers welcomes East Coast deal

2002-01-16 DTR-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

GNER Holdings 16 January 2002
GNER franchise extended to 2005

2002-01-16 GNE-001 43

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 44

Archive ::: Press release

Jarvis plc 11 May 2002
Statement re Potters Bar incident

2002-05-11 JAR-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 6 August 2003
Precautionary heat related speed restrictions - update

2003-08-06 NET-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 6 August 2003
Precautionary heat related speed restrictions - update

2003-08-06 NET-002 47

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 7 August 2003
Changes to yesterday

2003-08-07 NET-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 10 October 2003
Network Rail and Jarvis announce agreement on future of Jarvis’ rail maintenance contracts

2003-10-10 NET-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 24 October 2003
Network Rail to bring rail maintenance back in-house

2003-10-24 NET-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 Dec 2003 00:00
Hold the tinsel and turkey - Xmas rail engineering works

2003-12-23 DfT-001 51

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 29 January 2004
Bids invited for East Coast franchise

2004-01-29 SRA-001 52

Archive ::: Press release 3

Network Rail 24 March 2004
Network Rail awards new, efficient track renewal contract

2004-03-24 NET-001 53

Archive ::: Press release 2

GNER 7 May 2004
Shortlist for new GNER rail franchise

2004-05-07 GNE-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 7 May 2004
Four pre-qualify for InterCity East Coast Franchise

2004-05-07 SRA-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 5 July 2004
GNER moves ahead with tomorrow's technology - today

2004-07-05 GNE-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 5 July 2004
Sea Containers announces settlement of dispute with U.K. Strategic Rail Authority; Deputy Chief Financial Officer appointed

2004-07-05 SEC-001 57

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 6 October 2004
GNER – ready, willing & best able

2004-10-04 GNE-001 58

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 6 October 2004
Detailed bids invited for new InterCity East Coast franchise

2004-10-06 SRA-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 22 March 2005
GNER signs new 10 year franchise

2005-03-22 SEC-001 61

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 22 March 2005
Biggest deal in European rail history marks East Coast franchise announcement

2005-03-22 SRA-001 62

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 20 May 2005
Hull Trains’ first Pioneer sets out

2005-05-20 HUL-001 63

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 15 June 2005
GNER to withdraw smoking on trains

2005-06-15 GNE-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

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

2005-07-14 GNE-001 65

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 24 January 2006
Unique funding deal for GNER improvements

2006-01-24 GNE-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-01-27 GNE-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-01-27 ORR-001 68

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 21 March 2006
RMT welcomes reprieve for Northern Rail services

2006-03-21 RMT-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services

2006-03-23 GNE-001 70

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 71

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 72

Archive ::: Press release

Fraser Eagle Group 27 March 2006
Fraser Eagle backs Grand Central on East Coast Mainline

2006-03-27 FRA-001 73

Archive ::: Press release 3

GNER 22 May 2006
GNER takes Office of Rail Regulation to court

2006-05-22 GNE-001 74

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-06-08 GCR-001 75

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 12 June 2006
High Court confirms Judicial Review for July

2006-06-12 GNE-001 76

Archive ::: Press release 3

Sea Containers 25 July 2006
Sea Containers announces management change: Christopher Garnett steps down as Senior Vice President - Rail and as CEO of GNER subsidiary

2006-07-25 SEC-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-07-27 GCR-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 27 July 2006
GNER disappointed by ruling in Judicial Review against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 GNE-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 27 July 2006
GNER disappointed by ruling in Judicial Review against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 SEC-001 80

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 31 August 2006
New Chief Executive at GNER

2006-08-31 GNE-001 81

Archive ::: Press release 2

Sea Containers 15 December 2006
GNER enters into new management agreement with Department for Transport to operate Intercity East Coast Mainline

2006-12-15 SEC-001 82

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 19 February 2007
GNER selects Atos Origin to provide and support an internet retailing system for rail tickets

2007-02-19 GNE-001 83

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 8 Mar 2007 09:30
New trains programme begins

2007-03-08 DfT-001 84

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 85

Archive ::: Press release

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

2007-04-06 STG-001 86

Archive ::: Press release

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

2007-05-21 GNE-001 87

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 28 June 2007
GNER welcomes progress on East Coast rail route strategy

2007-06-28 GNE-001 88

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2007-08-08 GNE-001 89

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 90

Archive ::: Press release 4

GNER 14 August 2007
New East Coast rail franchise: GNER statement

2007-08-14 GNE-001 91

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 14 August 2007
Sea Containers disappointed by government decision on East Coast rail line

2007-08-14 SEC-001 92

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 Aug 2007 07:01
Department for Transport announces shortlist for Intercity Express Programme

2007-08-16 DfT-001 93

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Oct 2007 12:40
Transport minister announces proposal to transform rail capacity across the north

2007-10-04 DfT-001 94

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 Oct 2007 13:04
Department for Transport delivers £132m more funding to support freight

2007-10-29 DfT-001 95

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 3 December 2007
New GNER website makes ticket buying easier for millions of rail passengers

2007-12-03 GNE-001 96

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 Apr 2008 09:59
14,500 extra seats for Thameslink passengers

2008-04-09 DfT-001 97

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 Jul 2008 07:21
Bidders announced for new fleet of Thameslink trains

2008-07-10 DfT-001 98

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 Nov 2008 10:06
Extra 14,500 seats due for Thameslink passengers

2008-11-27 DfT-001 99

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 12 February 2009
Rail industry needs to work together to deliver successful Intercity Express Programme, says ATOC

2009-02-12 ATO-001 100

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-001 101

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 15 May 2009
Train companies call for early commitment on electrification

2009-05-15 ATO-001 102

Archive ::: Press release 3

South West Trains 22 July 2009
New Managing Director at South West Trains

2009-07-22 SWT-001 103

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 Nov 2009 15:46
East Coast Main Line company pledges to improve services and invest for the future

2009-11-13 DfT-001 104

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 13 November 2009
East Coast Main Line company pledges to improve services and invest for the future

2009-11-13 EAS-001 105

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-01-21 DfT-001 106

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 11 February 2010
East Coast appoints new customer service director

2010-02-11 EAS-001 107

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 11 August 2010
East Coast asked to commission new 11-car Pendolino train

2010-08-11 EAS-001 108

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail 12 August 2010
Development team assembled

2010-08-12 ALL-001 109

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Oct 2010 10:34
Proposed High Speed Rail network north of Birmingham confirmed

2010-10-04 DfT-001 110

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-11-04 EAS-001 111

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 10 November 2010
Regulator prosecutes Network Rail and Jarvis Rail over Potters Bar derailment

2010-11-10 ORR-001 112

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment

2010-11-25 DfT-001 113

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment: plans for rail infrastructure and rolling stock

2010-11-25 DfT-002 114

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 Nov 2010 12:49
More than 2,100 new carriages for rail travellers as Government unveils rail investment package

2010-11-29 DfT-001 115

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 7 December 2010
Rail Industry Review

2010-12-07 DfT-001 116

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 Dec 2010 12:08
Government targets £1bn savings from rail industry reform

2010-12-07 DfT-002 117

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 1 March 2011
Intercity Express and rail electrification

2011-03-01 DfT-001 118

Archive ::: Press release

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

2011-03-01 DfT-002 119

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 9 March 2011
Fundamental reform of rail industry needed – ATOC says in new paper

2011-03-09 ATO-001 120

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 April 2011
Huge increase in commuter trains possible with HS2 - Hammond

2011-04-01 DfT-001 121

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 June 2011
Rail passengers to benefit from 1,200 new carriages

2011-06-16 DfT-001 122

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 July 2011
High Speed rail consultation draws to a close

2011-07-29 DfT-001 123

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 19 September 2011
DOR publishes second annual report and financial results

2011-09-19 EAS-001 124

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 20 October 2011
Directly Operated Railways chairman

2011-10-20 EAS-001 125

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-01-10 DfT-001 126

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 March 2012
Douglas Oakervee appointed as new chair of HS2 Ltd

2012-03-26 DfT-001 127

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 27 March 2012
High Speed Rail

2012-03-27 DfT-001 128

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-03-27 NET-001 129

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 April 2012
Alison Munro re-appointed as Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd

2012-04-26 DfT-001 130

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 June 2012 10:00
InterCity East Coast franchise consultation launched

2012-06-26 DfT-001 131

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 July 2012
Investing in rail, investing in jobs and growth

2012-07-16 DfT-002 132

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-07-25 DfT-001 133

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-001 134

Archive ::: Press release 2

Virgin Rail Group 15 August 2012
Press Statement: from Sir Richard Branson, Founder Virgin Group

2012-08-15 VIR-002 135

Archive ::: Press release 3

Virgin Rail Group 2 September 2012
Virgin Trains: Concerns were expressed on West Coast Bid process over three years

2012-09-02 VIR-002 136

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 June 2013
Siemens Thameslink deal to create up to 2,000 new jobs

2013-06-27 DfT-002 137

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 July 2013
High speed rail update on phase two

2013-07-17 DfT-001 138

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-001 139

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2013-07-18 DfT-002 140

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 8 October 2013
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2012/13

2013-10-08 EAS-001 141

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail 12 December 2013
New Edinburgh – London rail services

2013-12-12 ALL-001 142

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-12-13 DfT-002 143

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 January 2014
New state-of-the-art passenger train unveiled

2014-01-28 DfT-001 144

Archive ::: Press release

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

2014-02-12 ALL-001 145

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-001 146

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 24 March 2014
Rail franchise: Intercity East Coast

2014-03-24 DfT-001 147

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-001 148

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2014-04-28 DfT-001 149

Archive ::: Commons speech (full)

Department for Transport 28 April 2014
HS2 closing speech for second reading

2014-04-28 DfT-004 150

Archive ::: Press release

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

2014-06-26 DfT-002 151

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 9 July 2014
Procuring new trains

2014-07-09 NAO-001 152

Archive ::: Press release

Directly Operated Railways 9 September 2014
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2013/14

2014-09-09 DOR-001 153

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 9 September 2014
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2013/14

2014-09-09 EAS-001 154

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 October 2014
Minister sees the future of Britain’s train fleet

2014-10-16 DfT-001 155

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Scotland 19 November 2014
Stations plan on track

2014-11-19 TSC-001 156

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 29 December 2014 12.45
Media statement from Network Rail

2014-12-29 NET-001 157

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-01-07 ALL-001 158

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 January 2015
New state-of-the-art InterCity Express train to arrive in the UK in March

2015-01-22 DfT-001 159

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group and Virgin Rail Group 12 February 2015
Stagecoach and Virgin announce senior management team for Virgin Trains East Coast

2015-02-12 STG-001 160

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-02-19 HMT-001 161

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 March 2015
New East Coast franchise starts

2015-03-02 DfT-001 162

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-001 163

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-03-09 DfT-001 164

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 12 March 2015
Rail renaissance on track

2015-03-12 DfT-001 165

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-002 166

Archive ::: Press release

Hitachi Rail Europe 23 March 2015
Hitachi Rail Europe named as FirstGroup's preferred supplier to provide fleet of new AT300 trains for the South West

2015-03-23 HIT-001 167

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 25 March 2015
Network Rail and Abellio make early announcement about Alliance Managing Director for Scotland

2015-03-25 NET-001 168

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-04-02 ALL-001 169

Archive ::: Press release

Hitachi Rail Group 30 July 2015
New high speed trains confirmed for the South West

2015-07-30 HIT-001 170

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2015-08-07 ALL-001 171

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 September 2015
Train manufacturing officially returns to the North East

2015-09-03 DfT-001 172

Archive ::: Press release

Hitachi Ltd 3 September 2015
Hitachi brings manufacturing back to its British birthplace

2015-09-03 HIT-001 173

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-09-25 VTE-001 174

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 December 2015
Government’s rail investment plan forges ahead

2015-12-07 DfT-001 175

Archive ::: Press release 2

Competition and Markets Authority 8 March 2016
CMA signals route for greater rail competition

2016-03-08 CMA-001 176

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail Holdings 12 May 2016
ORR turns down GNER’s long standing applications for new services

2016-05-12 ALL-001 177

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2016-05-12 CPS-001 178

Archive ::: Press release 4

FirstGroup 12 May 2016
New London-Edinburgh low fares rail service given green light

2016-05-12 FIR-001 179

Archive ::: Press release 3

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-001 180

Archive ::: Press release

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-001 181

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 12 May 2016
New East Coast services - RDG responds

2016-05-12 RDG-001 182

Archive ::: Press release 4

RMT 12 May 2016
RMT on First Group getting go ahead to run trains on East Coast

2016-05-12 RMT-001 183

Archive ::: Press release

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

2016-05-12 STG-001 184

Archive ::: Speech (full) 4

Department for Transport 19 May 2016
We need a sustainable railway

2016-05-19 DfT-001 185

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 19 May 2016
Queen’s Speech debate: transport and infrastructure (edited version)

2016-05-19 DfT-002 186

Archive ::: Speech (full) 5

Hansard (Commons) 19 May 2016
Queen’s Speech debate: transport and infrastructure

2016-05-19 HAN-001 187

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 24 May 2016
Lord Adonis proposed as new chair of Crossrail 2

2016-05-24 DfT-001 188

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2016-11-08 ALL-001 189

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-001 190

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 HS2-002 191

Archive ::: Press release

West Midlands Combined Authority 15 November 2016
Chair of WMCA welcomes Government announcement on HS2

2016-11-15 WMC-001 192

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 1 December 2017
Transport investment in the north

2017-12-01 DfT-001 193

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 5 February 2018
Update on the East Coast, West Coast and East Midlands rail franchises

2018-02-05 DfT-002 194

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Department for Transport 12 February 2018
Let’s raise our ambitions for a cleaner, greener railway

2018-02-12 DfT-001 195

Archive ::: Press release 8

Department for Transport 15 February 2018
Future railways: £3.6 million invested in rail improvements

2018-02-15 DfT-001 196

Archive ::: Press release 5

LNER 25 June 2018
First London North Eastern Railway (LNER) services to run on East Coast Main Line

2018-06-25 LNE-001 197

Archive ::: Press release

LNER 14 March 2019
LNER announces date for new Azuma trains entering service

2019-03-14 LNE-001 198

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 15 May 2019
New trains to be rolled out across the country alongside £48 billion investment to upgrade tracks

2019-05-15 DfT-001 199

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-001 200

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 August 2019
West Coast marks new partnership model for rail

2019-08-14 DfT-001 201

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 June 2020
Thousands of hours in delays to be saved as UK’s first mainline digital railway introduced

2020-06-22 DfT-001 202

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-001 203

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 3 August 2020
Rail passengers see major service boost with new £40 million Stevenage station platform

2020-08-03 DfT-001 204

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 November 2020
New rail tech roll-out set to bring more reliable journeys and boost jobs

2020-11-18 DfT-001 205

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 December 2020
Christmas travel measures to help passengers plan their journey and travel safely

2020-12-03 DfT-001 206

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 5 January 2021
Grand Central to suspend train services until March 1

2021-01-05 GCR-001 207

Archive ::: Press release

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-001 208

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 November 2025
Transport Secretary meets Huntingdon attack rail staff and first responders

2025-11-07 DfT-001 209

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 19 November 2025
East West Rail autumn announcement 2025

2025-11-19 DfT-002 210

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-001 211