Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 9 December 1998
Regulator challenges Railtrack to deliver innovative improvements to the network

1998-12-09 ORR-001 1

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 18 October 2000
Statement from Tom Winsor regarding the Hatfield accident

2000-10-18 ORR-001 2

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 27 May 2002
More train seats for Golden Jubilee celebrations in London

2002-05-27 ATO-001 3

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 13 February 2006
GNER challenges draft ORR ruling

2006-02-13 GNE-001 4

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 3 December 2007
New GNER website makes ticket buying easier for millions of rail passengers

2007-12-03 GNE-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 15 January 2009
Government recognises rail investment is key to Britain's transport future

2009-01-15 ATO-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Jan 2009 12:37
Hoon outlines air, road and rail improvements to boost economy and jobs

2009-01-15 DfT-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 Jan 2010 12:09
New Chairman appointed to lead HS2

2010-01-27 DfT-001 8

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 28 February 2010
High speed rail

2010-02-28 DfT-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 Mar 2010 14:10
HS2 gears up for next stage of work following Government's publication of HS2 report

2010-03-11 DfT-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 Mar 2010 12:05
Adonis sets out high speed rail proposals

2010-03-11 DfT-002 11

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 Jun 2010 11:00
High Speed Rail sale to raise money for public purse

2010-06-21 DfT-001 12

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 6 July 2010
Rolling Stock

2010-07-06 DfT-001 13

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 26 July 2010
High Speed 2: Exceptional Hardship Scheme

2010-07-26 DfT-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Oct 2010 10:34
Proposed High Speed Rail network north of Birmingham confirmed

2010-10-04 DfT-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail 7 October 2010
Alliance’s Ian Yeowart to speak at the Future of Rail Conference 2010

2010-10-07 ALL-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-12-07 DfT-002 17

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 19 January 2011
Rail franchise reform

2011-01-19 DfT-002 18

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 March 2011
Green light for new trains and rail electrification

2011-03-01 DfT-002 19

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 May 2011
Hammond welcomes rail value for money report

2011-05-11 DfT_001 20

Archive ::: Press release

DB Schenker Tuesday 10 January 2012
High Speed 2 approval secures rail freight growth

2012-01-10 DBS-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 January 2012
Britain to have new national high-speed rail network

2012-01-10 DfT-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

HS1 Ltd 10 January 2012
HS1 Ltd supports decision to give HS2 the green light

2012-01-10 HS1-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail Thursday 19 Jan 2012 00:00
HS2 could free up space for faster, more frequent trains on Britain’s busiest rail line – new study

2012-01-19 NET-001 24

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 27 March 2012
High Speed Rail

2012-03-27 DfT-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail Monday 09 Jul 2012 11:00
Network Rail launches international rail consultancy

2012-07-09 NET-001 26

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 12 July 2012
HS2 London to West Midlands Property Compensation

2012-07-12 DfT-002 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 July 2012
Investing in rail, investing in jobs and growth

2012-07-16 DfT-002 28

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 July 2012
High Speed Rail: Phase 1 Consultation Update

2012-07-17 DfT-003 29

Archive ::: Report

Department for Transport 20 July 2012
High speed rail: Investing in Britain’s future consultation summary report addendum

2012-07-20 DfT-002 30

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 September 2012
High Speed Rail: Phase 1 Consultation Update

2012-09-18 DfT-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 September 2012
High speed rail: Investing in Britain’s future consultation summary report addendum 2

2012-09-24 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Oral statement 3

Department for Transport 15 October 2012
West Coast Main Line

2012-10-15 DfT-003 33

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 25 October 2012
High Speed Two - Assistance and compensation for home owners and occupiers on the London - West Midlands Route

2012-10-25 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 October 2012
Government unveils generous HS2 compensation package

2012-10-25 DfT-002 35

Archive ::: Oral statement (Hansard)

Department for Transport 6 Dec 2012 : Column 1018
West Coast Rail Franchise

2012-12-06 DfT-003 36

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 Jan 2013
Network Rail sets out response to challenges of Britain’s growing railway

2013-01-08 NET-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out response to challenges of Scotland's growing railway

2013-01-08 NET-004 38

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 January 2013
High speed rail for British jobs and prosperity

2013-01-28 DfT-001 39

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 28 January 2013
Announcing the HS2 phase two route that will link Birmingham with Manchester, the East Midlands, Sheffield and Leeds

2013-01-28 DfT-002 40

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd 13 May 2013
Longer HS2 tunnel could help developer create over 7,000 jobs in East Midlands

2013-05-13 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 16 May 2013
HS2 phase one consultations

2013-05-16 DfT-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 May 2013
HS2 moves a step closer with publication of draft 'Environmental statement' and design refinement consultations

2013-05-16 DfT-002 43

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 16 May 2013
High Speed 2: A review of early programme preparation

2013-05-16 NAO-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 5 June 2013
Progress in delivering the Thameslink programme

2013-06-05 NAO-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 9 September 2013
Network Rail responds to PAC report on HS2

2013-09-09 NET-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

Public Accounts Committee 9 September 2013
PAC publishes High Speed 2 report

2013-09-09 PAC-001 47

Archive ::: Press release

Stop HS2 9 September 2013
Stop HS2 response to Public Accounts Committee Report

2013-09-09 SHS-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 September 2013
High Speed Two (HS2) rail will deliver jobs and growth across the country

2013-09-11 DfT-001 49

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 11 September 2013
High Speed Two

2013-09-11 DfT-002 50

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 September 2013
New leadership of HS2 announced

2013-09-25 DfT-001 51

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 21 October 2013
Railway Engineers Forum

2013-10-21 DfT-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 November 2013
Next phase of work for High Speed 2 and Scotland

2013-11-01 DfT-001 53

Archive ::: Interview transcript

Department for Transport 7 November 2013
Jerry Blackett: The strategic case for HS2

2013-11-07 DfT-001 54

Archive ::: Interview transcript

Department for Transport 14 November 2013
Sir Richard Leese: The strategic case for HS2

2013-11-14 DfT-003 55

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 January 2014
First new college in 20 years to support development of High Speed 2 (HS2)

2014-01-14 DfT-001 56

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 24 January 2014
HS2 Manchester Civic Society address

2014-01-24 DfT-001 57

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 6 March 2014
British Transport Police Federation annual conference

2014-03-06 DfT-002 58

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 2 April 2014
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Chambers of Commerce Annual Dinner

2014-04-02 DfT-003 59

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 9 April 2014
Ambition and opportunity: Rail Industry Day 2014

2014-04-09 DfT-001 60

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 10 April 2014
Investing in rail, investing in Derby

2014-04-10 DfT-002 61

Archive ::: Press release

HS1 Ltd 4 June 2014
HS2 – impacts on HS1 Ltd and our customers

2014-06-04 HS1-001 62

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 18 June 2014
HS2: building and backing British business

2014-06-18 DfT-001 63

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 3 July 2014
High Speed 2 Design Vision panel

2014-07-03 DfT-003 64

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 July 2014
Commonwealth rail high value opportunities workshop

2014-07-25 DfT-002 65

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 3 September 2014
Keeping London moving

2014-09-03 DfT-003 66

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 11 September 2014
Who will build HS2?

2014-09-11 DfT-005 67

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 September 2014
New high speed rail college to be in Birmingham and Doncaster

2014-09-30 DfT-001 68

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 29 October 2014
Lessons from major rail infrastructure programmes

2014-10-29 NAO-001 69

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 20 November 2014
Launch of the Independent Transport Commission's HS2 report

2014-11-20 DfT-003 70

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 25 November 2014
The next stage of the HS2 journey

2014-11-25 DfT-001 71

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 16 January 2015
HS2 Phase One property: package of measures

2015-01-16 DfT-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 January 2015
Further financial help given to property owners affected by HS2

2015-01-16 DfT-002 73

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for the North 20 March 2015
Transport for the North on track to link the country and rebalance the economy

2015-03-20 TfM-001 74

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 23 March 2015
HS2 update

2015-03-23 DfT-003 75

Archive ::: Press release

House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee 25 March 2015
The Government has yet to make a convincing case for a £50 billion investment in HS2

2015-03-25 ECO-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

Labour Party 25 March 2015
Labour supports HS2 but vital economic benefits are felt as widely as possible

2015-03-25 LAB-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 June 2015
Transport Secretary confirms government is forging ahead on high-speed rail and a Northern Powerhouse

2015-06-01 DfT-002 78

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 June 2015
Update to legislation brings HS2 one step closer to construction

2015-06-17 DfT-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 September 2015
£11.8bn HS2 bidding process opens

2015-09-24 DfT-001 80

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 24 November 2015
Reform of the rail franchising programme

2015-11-24 NAO-001 81

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 February 2016
HS2 moves closer to construction as Transport Secretary officially opens Birmingham headquarters

2016-02-04 DfT-002 82

Archive ::: Oral statement 2

Department for Transport 23 March 2016
HS2 opening speech for third reading

2016-03-23 DfT-002 83

Archive ::: Speech (full) 5

Hansard (Commons) 19 May 2016
Queen’s Speech debate: transport and infrastructure

2016-05-19 HAN-001 84

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 26 May 2016
HS2 Phase 2a (West Midlands to Crewe): property consultation

2016-05-26 DfT-001 85

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 28 June 2016
Progress with preparations for High Speed 2

2016-06-28 NAO-001 86

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 13 September 2016
HS2 Phase 2a working draft EIA and EqIA reports and design refinement consultations

2016-09-13 DfT-002 87

Archive ::: Press release

Public Accounts Committee 14 September 2016
HS2: government must act now to clarify schedule, costs and impact

2016-09-14 PAC-001 88

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 89

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 November 2016 07.00
New era for the West Coast mainline as government confirms future operator will also run HS2 services

2016-11-04 DfT-001 90

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 November 2016
HS2 route to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester set out by the government

2016-11-15 DfT-001 91

Archive ::: Written statement 5

Department for Transport 15 November 2016
High Speed Two update

2016-11-15 DfT-002 92

Archive ::: Oral statement 2

Department for Transport 15 November 2016
Secretary for State for Transport decisions on HS2 Phase 2b scheme

2016-11-15 DfT-003 93

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 21 November 2016
Railway ‘must harness new technology and change the way we work’, say industry leaders

2016-11-21 RDG-001 94

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 January 2017
New opportunities offered as details of new rail franchise are released

2017-01-19 DfT-001 95

Archive ::: Press release 2

Trenitalia/FirstGroup 24 January 2017
Statement re: East Midlands and West Coast Partnership rail franchise competitions

2017-01-24 TRE-001 96

Archive ::: Press release 3

HS2 Ltd 26 January 2017
HS2 announces new CEO

2017-01-26 HS2-001 97

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 February 2017
Full speed ahead as HS2 gets Royal Assent

2017-02-23 DfT-001 98

Archive ::: Press release 5

HS2 Ltd 2 -- 20 April 2017
HS2 opens procurement for world class train manufacturer

2017-04-20 HS2-001 99

Archive ::: Press release 2

Virgin Trains 25 April 2017
Virgin & Stagecoach join forces with SNCF for West Coast Partnership bid

2017-04-25 VIR-001 100

Archive ::: Oral statement 9

Department for Transport 18 July 2017
HS2 update: Phase 2a and Phase 2b

2017-07-18 DfT-001 101

Archive ::: Written statement 2

Department for Transport 20 July 2017
Rail infrastructure funding: 2019 to 2024

2017-07-20 DfT-002 102

Archive ::: Press release 2

West Midlands Rail 10 August 2017
Near £1 billion investment to bring new trains, extra seats and more frequent services

2017-08-10 WMR-001 103

Archive ::: Press release 6

Stagecoach Group 5 February 2018
Rail franchising update

2018-02-05 STG-001 104

Archive ::: Written statement 2

Department for Transport 12 February 2019
Second additional provision to the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill

2019-02-12 DfT-002 105

Archive ::: Press release 3

GO-OP 12 March 2019
Community owned rail operator plans new services to connect market towns to the rail network

2019-03-12 GOO-001 106

Archive ::: Speech (full) 5

Department for Transport 16 May 2019
Rail can no longer be a male preserve

2019-05-16 DfT-002 107

Archive ::: Written statement 4

Department for Transport 6 June 2019
High Speed 2 Phase 2b update

2019-06-06 DfT-001 108

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 June 2019
£6.8 million boost to help thousands more rail commuters travel by bike

2019-06-14 DfT-001 109

Archive ::: Statement 2

FirstGroup/Trenitalia 14 August 2019
Firstgroup and Trenitalia welcome West Coast Partnership award

2019-08-14 FIR-001 110

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 August 2019
Government announces independent review into HS2 programme

2019-08-21 DfT-001 111

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 October 2019
HS2 to streamline procurement process for civils sub-contractors

2019-10-17 DfT-001 112

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 April 2020
Government provides construction sector certainty by confirming 'Notice to proceed' on High Speed 2

2020-04-15 DfT-001 113

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 23 June 2020
Safeguarding directions for High Speed 2 Phase 2a

2020-06-23 DfT-001 114

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 24 July 2020
£200,000 boost for better mobile connections on rail network

2020-07-24 DfT-001 115

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-001 116

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 13 October 2020
HS2 6 monthly report to Parliament: October 2020

2020-10-13 DfT-002 117

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 16 October 2020
Vital rail services protected through new deal with Arriva CrossCountry

2020-10-16 DfT-001 118

Archive ::: Written statement 5

Department for Transport 16 October 2020
Rail update: 16 October 2020

2020-10-16 DfT-002 119

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 November 2020
DfT publishes recommendations to deliver fairer deal for communities on HS2 property schemes

2020-11-17 DfT-001 120

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 February 2021
Phase 2a Act to bring HS2 to the north

2021-02-11 DfT-001 121

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 23 March 2021
HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament: March 2021

2021-03-22 DfT-001 122

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 April 2021
Sir Jonathan Thompson appointed to the HS2 Ltd Board

2021-04-21 DfT-001 123

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 March 2024
Further plans unveiled to improve rail journeys in the North

2024-03-14 DfT-001 124

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 March 2024
Government sets out next steps on Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool and Manchester

2024-03-25 DfT-001 125

Archive ::: Written statement 2

Department for Transport 25 March 2024
Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool and Manchester

2024-03-25 DfT-002 126

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 April 2024
Revealed: the roads being resurfaced in your area thanks to reallocated HS2 funding

2024-04-10 DfT-001 127