Archive ::: Memorandum 5

House of Commons Transport Committee 23 September 2003
Virgin Rail Group interim agreement

2003-09-23 TCO-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-03-29 DfT-001 2

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 3

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 4

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2014-06-12 DfT-002 5

Archive ::: Press release

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

2014-09-14 GTR-001 6

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2014-09-15 DfT-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

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

2014-11-18 DfT-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

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

2014-11-24 POR-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Govia Thameslink Railway 12 January 2015
Statement

2015-01-12 GTR-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 March 2014
East Anglia passengers to benefit from smart ticketing roll out

2015-03-26 DfT-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 May 2015
New member of British Transport Police Authority announced

2015-05-28 DfT-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 July 2015
Smart ticketing to transform travel for Southeastern passengers

2015-07-28 DfT-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 September 2015
Rail Minister renews pledge to tackle overcrowding on trains

2015-09-09 DfT-001 14

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 15

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 16

Archive ::: Press release 4

RMT 19 January 2016
RMT steps up pressure for Southern to be taken into public ownership as union launches fight to retain guards

2016-01-19 RMT-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 19 January 2016
RMT steps up pressure for Southern to be taken into public ownership as union launches fight to retain guards

2016-01-19 RMT-002 18

Archive ::: Press release

Southeastern 1 February 2016
Southeastern compensating Sandwich, Deal, Walmer, Martin Mill and Dover Priory passengers after sea wall collapse shut down services

2016-02-01 SEA-001 19

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 20

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 21

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 22

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 22 February 2016
Mass rail ticket office closure plan across the South finally kicks off today in total chaos

2016-02-22 RMT-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 2 March 2016
RMT fight over rail ticket office closures hits Balham tomorrow

2016-03-02 RMT-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 27 May 2016
New train contract will allow Govia Thameslink Railway to inflict 9000 more train cancellations on their passengers

2016-05-27 RMT-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 July 2016
Government reassures GTR staff over jobs

2016-07-11 DfT-001 26

Archive ::: Press release 3

Rail Delivery Group 11 July 2016
Rail industry leaders back the latest steps by Southern to help passengers affected by disruption to services

2016-07-11 RDG-001 27

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 28

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 29

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2016-09-01 GTR-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 1 September 2016
RMT responds to announcement of £20 million taxpayer bail-out of Southern Rail

2016-09-01 RMT-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

House of Commons Transport Committee 1 September 2016
Transport Cttee reaction to Govt measures for Southern Railway, announced today

2016-09-01 TCO-001 32

Archive ::: Written statement 4

Department for Transport 5 September 2016
Govia Thameslink update: 5 September 2016

2016-09-05 DfT-001 33

Archive ::: Press release 5

Competition and Markets Authority 9 September 2016
CMA concerned about rail franchise’s impact on some local fares

2016-09-09 CMA-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 4

Rail Freight Group 13 September 2016
Government backs rail freight with new strategy

2016-09-13 RFG-001 35

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 36

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 October 2016
Government announces improved compensation scheme for rail passengers

2016-10-13 DfT-001 37

Archive ::: Written statement 2

Department for Transport 13 October 2016
Rail passenger compensation

2016-10-13 DfT-002 38

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 14 October 2016
We put the travelling public first

2016-10-14 DfT-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

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

2016-11-07 RDG-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

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

2016-12-02 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 2 December 2016
Rail update: Southern

2016-12-02 DfT-002 42

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 43

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 December 2016
Southern Rail: Transport Secretary message to passengers

2016-12-12 DfT-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 6 January 2017
Rail regulator to set out national safety framework for train dispatch

2017-01-06 DfT-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 10 January 2017
Major funding for Southern and Thameslink rail improvement works

2017-01-10 NET-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 February 2017
Government responds to agreement reached between Aslef and GTR

2017-02-02 DfT-001 47

Archive ::: Press release 5

Aslef 16 February 2017
ASLEF and Southern Railways: Referendum result

2017-02-16 ASL-001 48

Archive ::: Press release 2

Aslef 5 April 2017
ASLEF on rail regulator's 'principles for DCO'

2017-04-05 ASL-001 49

Archive ::: Press release 2

Stagecoach Group 25 April 2017
Stagecoach and Virgin to join forces with SNCF for West Coast Partnership bid

2017-04-25 STG-001 50

Archive ::: Written statement 4

Department for Transport 22 June 2017
Gibb report on Southern Rail network: government response

2017-06-22 DfT-003 51

Archive ::: Press release

Go-Ahead Group 13 July 2017
GTR contractual variations

2017-07-13 GOA-001 52

Archive ::: Press release 7

Department for Transport 20 July 2017
Unions suspend strike action on Southern Rail

2017-07-20 DfT-004 53

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 20 July 2017
ASLEF meeting constructive, strikes remain suspended

2017-07-20 DfT-005 54

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 October 2017
Government plans £80 million smart ticketing rail revolution

2017-10-05 DfT-001 55

Archive ::: Press release 2

Go-Ahead Group 15 Jun 2018
Go-Ahead Group announces resignation of Chief Executive Officer of Govia Thameslink Railway

2018-06-15 GOA-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Go-Ahead Group 21 Jun 2018
Go-Ahead Group appoints Patrick Verwer as CEO of Govia Thameslink Railway

2018-06-21 GOA-001 57

Archive ::: Press release 3

Southeastern 13 June 2019
Southeastern to introduce 15-minute Delay Repay compensation

2019-06-13 SEA-001 58

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 59

Archive ::: Press release

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 60

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 61

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 September 2020
Action taken to improve resilience of railway following Stonehaven tragedy

2020-09-10 DfT-001 62

Archive ::: Press release

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

2022-06-22 GTR-001 63

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 26 September 2025
Next train services to return to public ownership revealed as government delivers railways reset

2025-09-26 DfT-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 October 2025
Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard

2025-10-10 DfT-001 65