Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 4 October 1995
Rail privatisation “real and happening now” – John Watts

1995-10-04 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department of Transport 6 December 1995
Sir George Young welcomes real benefits of new rail era

1995-12-06 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 23 February 1996
Watts welcomes halfway point in rail franchising sell off

1996-02-23 DoT-002 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 19 November 1996
Private rail performance powers ahead – Watts

1996-11-19 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 15 August 1997
Rail Regulator confirms enforcement action against National Rail Enquiry Service

1997-08-15 ORR-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 26 January 1998
Franchising Director welcomes new trains deal for Gatwick Express

1998-01-26 OPR-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 21 December 1998
Train operators to run Christmas and Boxing Day trains

1998-12-21 ATO-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 12 July 1999
Rail Industry Year 2000 compliance rating 70% Blue – Independent assessment shows substantial progress

1999-07-12 ORR-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 24 November 1999
Building a better railway: Franchising Director invites replacement franchise proposals for Chiltern, Connex South Central and Great North Eastern franchises

1999-11-24 SRA-001 10

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 9 December 1999
Train operators beat the bug and are ready for Christmas and the Millennium

1999-12-09 ATO-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

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

2000-03-08 SRA-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 23 March 2000
Rail ticket selling accuracy reaches highest ever peak

2000-03-23 ATO-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 20 June 2000
Sir Alastair Morton sets out map for UK rail

2000-06-20 SRA-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Prism Rail PLC 18 July 2000
National Express Group plc ('National Express') recommended offer for Prism Rail PLC ('Prism Rail')

2000-07-18 PRI-001 15

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 22 November 2000
National Rail operators announce Britain's biggest ever rail compensation package

2000-11-22 ATO-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 1 December 2000
Train information ready for Christmas

2000-12-01 ATO-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 15 December 2000
National Rail operators issue travel tips for Christmas and the New Year

2000-12-15 ATO-001 18

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 21 December 2000
National Rail operators announce further rail compensation

2000-12-21 ATO-001 19

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 15 January 2001
New timetables bring further rail improvement

2001-01-15 ATO-001 20

Archive ::: Press release 4

ATOC 18 May 2001
Rail cracking behind us says ATOC

2001-05-18 ATO-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 12 June 2001
Rail strike not justified - ATOC

2001-06-12 ATO-001 22

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 6 December 2001
National rail operators issue travel tips for Christmas and the New Year

2001-12-06 ATO-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 19 December 2001
Franchise list

2001-12-19 SRA-001 24

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 18 Feb 2002 00:00
Byers publishes rail performance indicators

2002-02-18 DTR-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 18 Mar 2002 00:00
Byers publishes latest rail performance indicators

2002-03-18 DTR-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 19 April 2002
WHSmith board the train for the great spring getaway

2002-04-19 ATO-001 27

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 8 December 2003
ATOC outlines rail fare rises

2003-12-08 ATO-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Apr 2007 07:01
More trains arriving on busy rail routes

2007-04-04 DfT-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Apr 2007 08:37
More trains arriving on busy rail routes - Amended version

2007-04-04 DfT-002 30

Archive ::: Press release

National Express Group plc 06 Jun 2007
NX submits bid for Inter City East Coast Franchise

2007-06-06 NXG-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 Jun 2007 07:03
Agreement signed to amend Gatwick Express and Southern franchises

2007-06-19 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 May 2008 11:09
More capacity and better services for passengers on South Central franchise

2008-05-22 DfT-001 33

Archive ::: Press release/Stock exchange announcement

Department for Transport 20 August 2008
[[South Central franchise]]

2008-08-20 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 09 Jun 2009 07:02
More frequent and more secure rail services for London and the South East

2009-06-09 DfT-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

Southeastern 18 March 2011
Southeastern franchise to run to 2014

2011-03-18 SEA-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Southern Railway 28 December 2011
Southern’s £188 million train order

2011-12-28 SOU-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 March 2012
Bidders to oversee improvements on rail franchises announced

2012-03-29 DfT-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

Govia 29 March 2012
Govia shortlisted to bid for Thameslink franchise

2012-03-29 GOV-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

London Midland 27 November 2013
Access at Leighton Buzzard Station is on the up

2013-11-27 LON-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 May 2014
New rail franchising deal set to transform passenger services across London and south east

2014-05-23 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 23 May 2014
Thameslink Southern and Great Northern Rail franchise announcement

2014-05-23 FIR-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 June 2014
Rail passengers on track for better services after DfT ink deal with Govia

2014-06-12 DfT-001 43

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 12 June 2014
Rail franchising: Thameslink Southern Great Northern

2014-06-12 DfT-002 44

Archive ::: Press release

Govia Thameslink Railway 14 September 2014
Welcome to Thameslink and Great Northern

2014-09-14 GTR-001 45

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 15 September 2014
New rail franchise to transform London’s busiest routes

2014-09-15 DfT-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 14 October 2014
Commuters set to benefit from relaunched rail discount scheme

2014-10-14 RDG-001 47

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Department for Transport 18 November 2014
New trains for Gatwick Express and Thameslink

2014-11-18 DfT-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook 24 November 2014
New train fleets for Thameslink and Gatwick Express

2014-11-24 POR-001 49

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Porterbrook 12 May 2015
Porterbrook signs agreement for Class 387s

2015-05-12 POR-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 May 2015
Rail strike, May 2015

2015-05-21 DfT-001 51

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 28 May 2015
Rail strike, June 2015

2015-05-28 DfT-003 52

Archive ::: Press release 5

Porterbrook 2 November 2015
Porterbrook invests in additional Class 387 emus

2015-11-02 POR-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 November 2015
Contactless payments and Oyster to make travel to and from Gatwick Airport seamless

2015-11-10 DfT-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 January 2016
Transport Secretary visits Gatwick Airport to launch Oyster and contactless payments

2016-01-11 DfT-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 2 February 2016
RMT to fight “ticket office carnage” that threatens 81 stations across Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern

2016-02-02 RMT-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 12 February 2016
Ticket office “carnage” plan across the South in disarray as RMT steps up campaign of resistance

2016-02-12 RMT-001 57

Archive ::: Written statement 4

Department for Transport 17 February 2016
GTR strikes £200m-plus deal for new train fleet serving City of London Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)

2016-02-17 GTR-001 58

Archive ::: Press release 5

Porterbrook 9 June 2016
Porterbrook announces the purchase of additional Class 387s

2016-06-09 POR-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 23 June 2016
URGENT UPDATE - Rail services in rush hour

2016-06-23 RDG-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

Campaign for Better Transport/Association of British Commuters 1 September 2016
Passenger campaigners respond to Government's Southern rail announcement

2016-09-01 CBT-001 61

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 1 September 2016
Package of measures announced to help improve resilience of Southern network

2016-09-01 DfT-001 62

Archive ::: Press release 2

Govia Thameslink Railway 1 September 2016
GTR welcomes £20m improvement package

2016-09-01 GTR-001 63

Archive ::: Press release

Govia Thameslink Railway 19 September 2016
Govia Thameslink Railway consults on ‘biggest timetable shake-up in a generation’

2016-09-19 GTR-001 64

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Rail Delivery Group 7 November 2016
The train now arriving is faster, smarter and better connected

2016-11-07 RDG-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 December 2016
Compensation payment of 1 month's travel for Southern passengers

2016-12-02 DfT-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

Govia Thameslink Railway 2 December 2016
Union industrial action to cause “severe and significant” disruption to services

2016-12-02 GTR-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

London Midland 17 July 2017
London Midland welcomes franchise extension by the Department for Transport

2017-07-15 LON-001 68

Archive ::: Press release

London Midland 10 August 2017
London Midland statement on next West Midlands franchise

2017-08-10 LON-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 July 2019
£150 million pledged to deliver vital upgrades at Gatwick Airport station

2019-07-08 DfT-003 70

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Govia Thameslink Railway 22 June 2022
Reminder to all rail passengers: essential travel only until Sunday 26 June

2022-06-22 GTR-001 71