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Department of Transport 10 April 1995
Local authorities must play leading part in developing transport solutions says Mawhinney

1995-04-10 DoT-001 1

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

1996-04-22 DoT-001 2

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Department of Transport 21 May 1996
Sir George Young appoints new chairman of London Regional Passengers Committee

1996-05-21 DoT-001 3

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Railtrack plc 20 May 1997
Railtrack invests over £16 million in local station regeneration programme

1997-05-20 RTK-001 4

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Railtrack plc 30 July 1997
West Country stations receive cash injection

1997-07-30 RTK-003 5

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Railtrack plc 15 October 1997
River Exe gets £3 million railway bridge

1997-10-15 RTK-001 6

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

1998-10-07 OPR-001 7

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Office of the Rail Regulator 27 July 1999
Rail Regulator appoints Chief Economist

1999-07-29 ORR-001 8

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 8 March 2000
Areas defined for second franchise replacement round

2000-03-08 SRA-001 9

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 19 April 2000
New entrants qualify for second franchise replacement round

2000-04-19 SRA-001 10

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 17 August 2000
Three parties shortlisted for South West Trains franchise

2000-08-17 SRA-001 11

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ATOC 22 September 2000
Record number of winter train services

2000-09-22 ATO-003 12

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 12 October 2000
Waterloo - Exeter Line included in new Wessex franchise

2000-10-12 SRA-001 13

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Strategic Rail Authority 2 April 2001
SRA and Stagecoach sign up to £1.7 billion investment package for South West Trains

2001-04-02 SRA-002 14

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

2001-04-02 SRA-004 15

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Strategic Rail Authority 13 September 2001
Separation of Wales and West

2001-09-13 SRA-001 16

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Strategic Rail Authority 12 March 2002
SRA begins consultation on combining rail franchises

2002-03-12 SRA-001 17

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Strategic Rail Authority 1 July 2002
£29m benefits package secured for South West Trains passengers

2002-07-01 SRA-001 18

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Strategic Rail Authority 6 November 2002
SRA announces new approach for South West Trains

2002-11-06 SRA-002 19

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Strategic Rail Authority 6 November 2002
SRA announces new franchise for the west

2002-11-06 SRA-003 20

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Department for Transport 10 Dec 2002 00:00
£5.5 billion package of transport improvements

2002-12-10 DfT-001 21

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Wessex Trains 13 January 2003
Relief for overcrowded Exmouth commuter train

2003-01-13 WES-001 22

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Network Rail 26 March 2003
Network Rail extends control of rail maintenance - Wessex and East Midlands contracts to be taken in-house

2003-03-26 NET-001 23

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Strategic Rail Authority 11 July 2003
Three year South West Trains deal signed

2003-07-11 SRA-001 24

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

2003-10-24 NET-001 25

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Department for Transport 7 Nov 2005 00:00
Consultation document on South Western franchise published

2005-11-07 DfT-001 26

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Department for Transport 13 Dec 2005 00:00
Announcement of the winner of Greater Western franchise

2005-12-13 DfT-002 27

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Department for Transport 20 Dec 2005 00:00
Pre-qualified bidders for South Western franchise

2005-12-20 DfT-001 28

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Network Rail 21 March 2006
Proposals for railway growth unveiled

2006-03-21 NET-001 29

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Department for Transport 31 Mar 2006 00:00
Smart ticketing moves a step closer

2006-03-31 DfT-001 30

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Department for Transport 22 Sep 2006 00:00
Department for Transport announces winner of South Western franchise

2006-09-22 DfT-001 31

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Stagecoach Group 10 Sep 2007
Stagecoach extends megatrain.com budget rail network

2007-09-10 STG-001 32

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HS1 Ltd 10 February 2008
Wallinger's white horse wins Ebbsfleet landmark race

2008-02-10 HS1-001 33

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Department for Transport 15 May 2008 10:01
Extra funding for rural stations

2008-05-15 DfT-001 34

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Department for Transport 10 Nov 2008 10:27
Community rail - new life for local lines

2008-11-10 DfT-001 35

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

2009-02-12 DfT-001 36

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Department for Transport 28 Sep 2009 08:57
Rail passengers encouraged to get on their bike

2009-09-28 DfT-001 37

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

2011-01-13 DfT-001 38

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Department for Transport 10 October 2011
Community rail designation in the ‘Heart of Wessex’

2011-10-10 DfT-001 39

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

2012-01-18 DfT-001 40

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Department for Transport 8 May 2012
Extra carriages mean more seats for commuters

2012-05-08 DfT-001 41

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

2012-06-01 DfT-001 42

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

2012-07-25 DfT-001 43

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Department for Transport 27 July 2012 11:00
New Great Western franchise to deliver new express trains

2012-07-27 DfT-001 44

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

2012-09-28 DfT-001 45

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

2012-10-22 DfT-001 46

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

2013-07-25 DfT-002 47

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Department for Transport 3 October 2013
Franchising deal to boost services on Great Western Main Line

2013-10-03 DfT-001 48

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Department for Transport 31 October 2013
Commuters in the south west to benefit from smart ticketing

2013-10-31 DfT-001 49

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Rail Delivery Group 11 February 2014
Rail industry working hard to keep passengers moving during floods

2014-02-11 RDG-001 50

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Department for Transport 12 February 2014
Further flood support from government

2014-02-12 DfT-001 51

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Department for Transport 5 September 2014
Baroness Kramer visits South West rail improvements

2014-09-05 DfT-001 52

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HM Treasury 2 March 2015
Infrastructure package for the south-west announced by Danny Alexander

2015-03-02 HMT-001 53

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Department for Transport 23 March 2015
Transport Secretary sees plans for investment in Cornwall

2015-03-23 DfT-004 54

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First Great Western 23 March 2015
Largest train fleet upgrade in a generation drives more seats, faster services and greater connectivity for First Great Western customers

2015-03-23 FGW-001 55

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FirstGroup 23 March 2015
Statement re: First Great Western franchise award

2015-03-23 FIR-001 56

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First Great Western 23 March 2015
New and more frequent trains for Thames Valley customers deliver more seats, as First Great Western agrees 3.5 year franchise deal

2015-03-23 FIR-002 57

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Department for Transport 30 July 2015
New fleet of trains to bring better journeys to the south west

2015-07-30 DfT-001 58

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Eversholt Rail Group 30 July 2015
Eversholt Rail to finance new trains for First Great Western

2015-07-30 EVE-001 59

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First Great Western 30 July 2015
New fleet of trains to bring better journeys to the south west

2015-07-30 FGW-001 60

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Department for Transport 4 February 2016
Two companies shortlisted to compete for the next South Western rail franchise

2016-02-04 DfT-001 61

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Department for Transport 9 February 2016
New funding for south west rail study

2016-02-09 DfT-001 62

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Department for Transport 10 February 2016
Community rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury

2016-02-10 DfT-001 63

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Department for Transport 4 July 2016
Better journeys on the way for rail passengers across the South Western network

2016-07-04 DfT-001 64

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Department for Transport 29 September 2016
Community rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury to go ahead

2016-09-29 DfT-002 65

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Department for Transport 17 November 2016
Government announces £10 million funding for rail resilience in the South West

2016-11-17 DfT-002 66

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Department for Transport 27 March 2017
First MTR South Western Trains Limited wins South Western franchise

2017-03-27 DfT-001 67

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Competition and Markets Authority 11 July 2017
London to Exeter rail passengers protected by CMA

2017-07-11 CMA-001 68

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Department for Transport 28 July 2017
New station boost for passengers thanks to £16 million government investment

2017-07-28 DfT-001 69

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Department for Transport 29 November 2017
Strategic vision for rail

2017-11-29 DfT-004 70

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Department for Transport 28 February 2018
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling commits to delivering a modern railway in the south-west resilient to extreme weather

2018-02-28 DfT-002 71

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Department for Transport 28 February 2020
£20 million to connect communities across the country with new railway stations

2020-02-28 DfT-001 72

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Department for Transport 30 March 2020
Critical rail services protected in new deals for GWR and Southeastern

2020-03-30 DfT-001 73

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Department for Transport 17 June 2020
New tech to tackle leaves on the line and de-ice platforms set to revolutionise British rail travel

2020-06-17 DfT-001 74

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Department for Transport 25 September 2020
First phase of Dawlish seawall completed, securing South West’s rail links

2020-09-25 DfT-001 75

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Department for Transport 13 February 2021
Transport Secretary hails work of transport industry in vaccination roll-out

2021-02-13 DfT-001 76

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Department for Transport 15 March 2021
DfT announces 650 roles to be created in Birmingham and Leeds

2021-03-15 DfT-001 77

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Department for Transport 19 March 2021
Dartmoor line rail services will be restored for first time in half a century

2021-03-19 DfT-001 78

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Department for Transport 26 May 2021
£401 million investment into upgrades to deliver brighter rail future

2021-05-26 DfT-001 79

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Department for Transport 25 May 2025
New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands

2025-05-25 DfT-001 81

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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 82