Archive ::: Press release 4

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

2002-11-06 SRA-003 1

Archive ::: Press release 5

Strategic Rail Authority 10 April 2003
Go-Ahead and First to be invited to bid for Thames Trains franchise

2003-04-10 SRA-001 2

Archive ::: Press release 5

Strategic Rail Authority 4 November 2003
Preferred bidder announced for new Thames Trains franchise

2003-11-04 SRA-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

John Laing 12 December 2003
John Laing announces joint venture with GNER

2003-12-12 JLA-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 13 February 2004
Franchising programme continues apace

2004-02-13 SRA-001 5

Archive ::: Press release 4

Strategic Rail Authority 1 April 2004
The future for Britain’s rail passengers: new franchises begin

2004-04-01 SRA-001 6

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 7

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 22 March 2005
GNER signs new 10 year franchise

2005-03-22 SEC-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 Dec 2005 00:00
Announcement of the winner of Thameslink/GN franchise

2005-12-13 DfT-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

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

2005-12-13 DfT-002 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 March 2006 00:00
Community Rail - new life for local lines

2006-03-24 DfT-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 Jun 2006 00:00
Consultations launched for three new rail franchises

2006-06-08 DfT-003 12

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 7 December 2010
Rail Industry Review

2010-12-07 DfT-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-12-07 DfT-002 14

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 5 August 2011
New franchising programme

2011-08-05 DfT-001 15

Archive ::: Stock Exchange announcement

Stagecoach Group plc 15 August 2012 07:02
West Coast rail franchise

2012-08-15 STG-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-10-03 DfT-001 17

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 23 March 2015
Rail franchising: Great Western

2015-03-23 DfT-002 18

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook 12 May 2015
Porterbrook signs agreement for Class 387s

2015-05-12 POR-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Great Western Railway 29 November 2017
GWR responds to DfT announcement to extend GWR franchise

2017-11-29 GWR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release 6

Department for Transport 3 April 2019
Half of department’s rail operators now delivering improved delay repay compensation

2019-04-03 DfT-001 21

Archive ::: Press release 8

FirstGroup 1 September 2020
Extension of GWR Emergency Measures Agreement

2020-09-01 FIR-001 22