Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1 December 1999
Prescott publishes Transport Bill

1999-12-01 DET-001 1

Archive ::: Press release 3

Hull Trains 12 September 2000
Launch of new Hull Trains service - special preview train arranged for invited guests and the media on Tuesday 12 Sept

2000-09-12 HUL-001 2

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Network Rail 4 December 2002
Network Rail completes public member selection process

2002-12-04 NET-001 3

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 15 October 2003
In summary

2003-10-15 GCR-001 4

Archive ::: Press release 3

Grand Central 18 December 2003
Passenger groups welcome Grand Central’s new cross-Pennine services

2003-12-18 GCR-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 2 February 2004
New service promises more trains & cheaper fares

2004-02-02 GCR-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 13 February 2004
Rail Regulator includes provisions for Grand Central's planned services in new Trans-Pennine track access contract

2004-02-13 GCR-001 7

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Grand Central 4 March 2004
Rail Regulator publishes Grand Central’s response to the comments of other rail industry parties on the proposal for a new passenger service between Newcastle and Preston

2004-03-04 GCR-001 8

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Grand Central 5 March 2004
Rail Regulator calls a hearing to invite final submissions on Grand Central’s proposals for a new cross-Pennine passenger service

2004-03-05 GCR-001 9

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Grand Central 12 March 2004
Rail Regulator publishes Statutory Notice of intention to grant an Operator's Licence to Grand Central

2004-03-12 GCR-001 10

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Grand Central 4 March 2004
Rail Regulator publishes Grand Central’s response to the comments of other rail industry parties on the proposal for a new passenger service between Newcastle and Preston

2004-03-14 GCR-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 24 March 2004
Wakefield MP backs Grand Central plans

2004-03-24 GCR-001 12

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 21 April 2004
Hearing at the Office of the Rail Regulator

2004-04-21 GCR-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 18 June 2004
Rail Regulator announces decision on Grand Central track access application

2004-06-18 ORR-001 14

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 21 June 2004
Decision by Office of the Rail Regulator

2004-06-21 GCR-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 27 October 2004
New service proposals to introduce high speed trains from Sunderland and the Durham coast to London and improved Cross-Pennine services for the Calder Valley

2004-10-27 GCR-001 16

Archive ::: Press release 4

GB Railfreight 26 November 2004 14:43
GB Railfreight gets the mail moving by rail again

2004-11-26 GBR-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-01-27 ORR-001 18

Archive ::: Press release 3

Wrexham & Shropshire 31 January 2006
The Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway proposes new train services to link North Wales, Shropshire and London

2006-01-31 WRE-001 19

Archive ::: Written statement 3

Department for Transport 21 March 2006
[Northern Rail franchise review]

2006-03-21 DfT-001 20

Archive ::: Press release 3

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

2006-03-21 RMT-001 21

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Grand Central 23 March 2006
Grand Central Railway Company

2006-03-23 GCR-001 22

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GNER 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services

2006-03-23 GNE-001 23

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 24

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 25

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-03-27 FRA-001 26

Archive ::: Press release 3

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

2006-05-22 GNE-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-06-08 GCR-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 12 June 2006
High Court confirms Judicial Review for July

2006-06-12 GNE-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-07-27 GCR-001 30

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 31

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

2006-07-27 SEC-001 32

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Wrexham & Shropshire 11 October 2006
Wrexham & Shropshire runs first train

2006-10-11 WRE-001 33

Archive ::: Press release 5

Wrexham & Shropshire 21 November 2006
Wrexham and Shropshire welcomes announcement by Welsh Assembly Government on investment in facilities at Wrexham General station

2006-11-21 WRE-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 4

Wrexham & Shropshire 4 December 2006
Application to Office of Rail Regulation

2006-12-04 WRE-001 35

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 36

Archive ::: Press release 4

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

2007-08-14 GNE-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 18 December 2008
Grand Central - the first 365 days!

2008-12-18 GCR-001 38

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 31 March 2009
New trains for new services

2009-03-31 GCR-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

HS1 Ltd 17 July 2009
St Pancras International confirmed as London's safest station

2009-07-17 HS1-001 40

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 8 August 2009
New ‘West Riding’ service

2009-08-15 GCR-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 21 August 2009
Grand Central Signs up 3 additional trains for new 'West Riding' Service

2009-08-21 GCR-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 5 January 2010
Mad Hatter Tea on track for success with railway contract

2010-01-05 GCR-001 43

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-03-02 GCR-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 30 April 2010
Direct London trains restored to Halifax after 32 years

2010-04-30 GCR-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 30 April 2010
Bradford gets three new London trains from 23 May

2010-04-30 GCR-002 46

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 3 May 2010
Direct London trains restored to Wakefield Kirkgate after 32 years

2010-05-03 GCR-001 47

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Alliance Rail 12 August 2010
Development team assembled

2010-08-12 ALL-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 2 March 2011
Grand Central surprised and disappointed by ORR announcement

2011-03-02 GCR-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 2 March 2011
Regulator announces conclusions on future track access rights for the West Coast Main Line

2011-03-02 ORR-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Arriva plc 4 November 2011
Arriva acquires open access operator Grand Central Railway

2011-11-04 ARR-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 4 November 2011
Arriva acquires open access operator Grand Central Railway

2011-11-04 GCR-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 9 December 2011
Next stop - Mirfield!

2011-12-09 GCR-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 9 December 2011
Mirfield gets direct rail services to and from London

2011-12-09 GCR-002 54

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 12 April 2012
National train performance for Period 13 is 93.4%

2012-04-12 NET-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 24 October 2012
Extra daily train service to and from London Kings Cross from December

2012-10-24 GCR-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 8 August 2013
Grand Central seeks rail contract extension

2013-08-08 GCR-001 57

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 26 September 2013
Grand Central on track to deliver extra service in Yorkshire

2013-09-26 GCR-001 58

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 17 December 2013
Rail industry works together to deliver better services with new winter/sping timetable

2013-12-17 RDG-002 59

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Alliance Rail 14 June 2014
Blackpool to London and Huddersfield to London direct rail services move a step closer

2014-06-14 ALL-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 5 August 2014
10 year contract extension

2014-08-05 GCR-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 6 October 2014
£7.8m investments are just the ticket

2014-10-06 GCR-001 62

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 63

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-04-02 ALL-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 May 2015
Rail strike, May 2015

2015-05-21 DfT-001 65

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 28 May 2015
Rail strike, June 2015

2015-05-28 DfT-003 66

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2015-08-07 ALL-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 September 2015
Transport Secretary hails Birmingham New Street station transformation

2015-09-18 DfT-001 68

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Department for Transport 18 September 2015
Transforming the rail passenger experience

2015-09-18 DfT-002 69

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 20 September 2015
Birmingham New Street station opens to passengers

2015-09-20 NET-001 70

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

2016-03-08 CMA-001 71

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 72

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 28 June 2016
Evolution in live train information will benefit passengers

2016-06-28 RDG-001 73

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 29 June 2016
Railway central to Somme offensive: new exhibition highlights rail’s decisive role during World War I’s deadliest battle

2016-06-29 RDG-001 74

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 75

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Labour Party 15 November 2016
This is just another example of Government dithering and delaying on a key infrastructure decision - McDonald

2016-11-15 LAB-001 76

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 1 Sep 2017
Midland Metro extension gets £59.8 million green light from government

2017-09-01 DfT-001 77

Archive ::: Blog

Office of Rail and Road 3 December 2018
The future for open access

2018-12-03 ORR-001 78

Archive ::: Press release 3

West Midlands Combined Authority 7 October 2019
West Midlands Metro orders 21 new trams for rapidly expanding network

2019-10-07 WMC-001 79

Archive ::: Press release 3

Rail Delivery Group 30 November 2019
Rail fares for 2020 published – fares held below inflation for third year running as record investment continues

2019-11-30 RDG-001 80

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Grand Central 27 February 2020
Grand Central announces traincrew hub in Blackpool

2020-02-27 GCR-001 81

Archive ::: Press release 8

Grand Central 3 April 2020
Grand Central announces temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions

2020-04-03 GCR-001 82

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Grand Central 3 April 2020
Grand Central extends temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions

2020-05-20 GCR-001 83

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Grand Central 30 June 2020
Light at end of lockdown tunnel as Grand Central offers tickets for summer return

2020-06-30 GCR-001 84

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Grand Central 24 July 2020
Extra passenger services announced as Grand Central readies for weekend relaunch

2020-07-24 GCR-001 85

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Grand Central 10 September 2020
Grand Central’s planned Blackpool to London route falls victim to COVID-19

2020-09-10 GCR-001 86

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Grand Central 3 November 2020
Statement from Richard McClean, Managing Director, Grand Central

2020-11-03 GCR-001 87

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Grand Central 3 November 2020
Statement from Richard McClean, Managing Director, Grand Central

2020-11-03 GCR-001 88

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 3 December 2020
Grand Central celebrates December return and urges passengers to reserve festive travel now

2020-12-03 GCR-001 89

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

2021-01-05 GCR-001 90

Archive ::: Press release

Arriva Group 3 December 2021
Arriva Group awarded National Rail Contract for Chiltern

2021-12-03 ARR-001 91