Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 30 March 1995
DPTAC welcomes accessibility powers to cover public transport modes

1995-03-30 DoT-002 1

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 30 March 1995
Mawhinney endorses HSC view on future of Automatic Train Protection

1995-03-30 DoT-003 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 5 April 1995
Watts underlines commitment to rail safety

1995-04-05 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 3 July 1995
Mawhinney shortlists Eurorail and London & Continental in rail link competition

1995-07-03 DoT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 20 July 1995
Watts welcomes Select Committee's completion of route consideration for CTRL

1995-07-20 DoT-002 5

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department of Transport 29 September 1995
Government meets concerns of Channel Tunnel Rail Link select committee

1995-09-29 DoT-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 31 January 1996
Watts welcomes the Select Committee's final route decisions on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link

1996-01-31 DoT-001 7

Archive ::: Publication

House of Commons Library 6 February 1996
Rail passenger franchises

1996-02-06 HoC-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 14 February 1996
Government responds to Select Committee'[[s]] decisions on Channel Tunnel Rail Link

1996-02-14 DoT-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 27 February 1996
Government gives go ahead to Thameslink 2000 rail project

1996-02-27 DoT-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 3 April 1996
Central Railway must provide more information on plans – John Watts

1996-04-03 DoT-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 16 May 1996
[[Channel Tunnel Safety Authority publishes latest report]]

1996-05-16 DoT-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 22 May 1996
Parliament to decide future of new freight railway

1996-05-22 DoT-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 1 June 1996
Sir George Young welcomes formal handover of Eurostar to London and Continental Railways

1996-06-01 DoT-001 14

Archive ::: Press release 4

National Audit Office 23 October 1996
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF): The award of the first three passenger rail franchises

1996-10-23 NAO-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 16 December 1996
UK to receive #30 million funding from Europe for Transport Trans European networks

1996-12-16 DoT-001 16

Archive ::: Early Day Motion

House of Commons 17 February 1997
South West Trains

1997-02-17 HoC-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 13 March 1997
Railtrack and Virgin confirm WCML plans

1997-03-13 RTK-002 18

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 21 January 1998
Regulator to review regulation of rolling stock companies

1998-01-21 ORR-001 19

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 22 January 1998
Trains and cycles

1998-01-22 ORR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 19 October 1999
Rail industry welcomes Deputy Prime Minister's statement on safety

1999-10-19 ATO-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 10 November 1999
ATOC welcomes Commons committee report on Railways bill

1999-11-10 ATO-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 21 December 1999
MacDonald: SPAD figures lowest for November since 1990

1999-12-21 DET-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 22 February 2000
Prescott takes safety regulation away from Railtrack

2000-02-22 DET-001 24

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 23 August 2000
Rail Regulator response to PAC Report

2000-08-23 ORR-001 25

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 2 October 2000
New rail regulations mean tougher safety checks - Prescott

2000-10-02 DET-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 4 December 2000
Transport Bill receives Royal Assent - a better transport system for the new century

2000-12-04 DET-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1 March 2001
Statement on accident at Selby: Wednesday 28 February 2001

2001-03-01 DET-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

c2c 2c -- 12 March 2001
Progress on c2c's new train fleet - 12 March 2001

2001-03-12 c2c-001 29

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Strategic Rail Authority 26 June 2001
Coming out of the Shadow

2001-06-26 SRA-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 3 Jul 2001 00:00
Byers - 'I won't privatise tube' and pledges 'double safety veto'

2001-07-03 DTR-001 31

Archive ::: Briefing 5

Transport for London 26 November 2001
TfL Review of the PwC 1999 analysis of the London Underground PPP: TfL Press Office Brief

2001-11-26 TfL-002 32

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 17 Dec 2001 00:00
Faster, fairer decisions on national projects - Falconer

2001-12-17 DTR-001 33

Archive ::: Press release 4

Transport for London 5 February 2002
Bob Kiley welcomes Transport Select Committee Report into London Underground PPP

2002-02-05 TfL-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 19 Mar 2002 00:00
Byers responds to report on the rail industry

2002-03-19 DTR-002 35

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 22 July 2002
Interim agreement between the Strategic Rail Authority and Virgin Rail Group

2002-07-22 SRA-001 36

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 10 Sep 2002 00:00
Spellar to modernise British Transport Police

2002-09-10 DfT-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 Sep 2002 00:00
Darling's High Court application ...

2002-09-27 DfT-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 Jan 2003 00:00
Government moves to improve transport safety

2003-01-14 DfT-001 39

Archive ::: Press release 6

RMT 22 April 2003
New strike dates set in guard dispute

2003-04-22 RMT-001 40

Archive ::: Letter 5

RT Group PLC 18 August 2003
Letter from the Joint Liquidators of RT Group PLC

2003-08-18 RTG-001 41

Archive ::: Letter 5

RT Group PLC 18 August 2003
Letter from the Joint Liquidators of RT Group PLC

2003-08-18 RTG-001 42

Archive ::: Memorandum 5

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

2003-09-23 TCO-001 43

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 20 November 2003
Getting to grips with Network Rail's costs -- the Regulator’s role

2003-11-20 ORR-001 44

Archive ::: Written statement

House of Commons 15 December 2003
Rail Regulator's interim review

2003-12-15 PAR-001 45

Archive ::: Press release 2

Office of the Rail Regulator 23 December 2003
Rail Regulator begins implementation of Network Rail funding decision

2003-12-23 ORR-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 19 January 2004
ATOC response To Alistair Darling’s announcement in the House of Commons

2004-01-19 ATO-001 47

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 Jan 2004 00:00
Major rail review announced

2004-01-19 DfT-001 48

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 19 Jan 2004
Railways

2004-01-19 DfT-002 49

Archive ::: Statement

Network Rail 19 January 2004
Network Rail gives warm welcome to DfT review

2004-01-19 NET-001 50

Archive ::: Press release 3

Network Rail 24 March 2004
Network Rail awards new, efficient track renewal contract

2004-03-24 NET-001 51

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 25 Mar 2004 00:00
Government announces decision on Central Railway freight line

2004-03-25 DfT-001 52

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 1 Apr 2004 00:00
Government aims to reduce bureaucracy on Network Rail

2004-04-01 DfT-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

Surrey County Council 2 November 2004
MPs agree Airtrack will improve travel for Heathrow passengers

2004-11-02 SCC-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 Jan 2005 00:00
Financial agreement sets Scotland's railways on track

2005-01-18 DfT-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 Feb 2005 00:00
Government delivers on pledge to introduce Crossrail bill

2005-02-22 DfT-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 Apr 2005 00:00
Crossrail Bill

2005-04-07 DfT-002 57

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 Oct 2005 00:00
Government accessibility advisor predicts Olympic victory

2005-10-19 DfT-001 58

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 Nov 2005 00:00
New security equipment to be tested on rail and underground

2005-11-02 DfT-001 59

Archive ::: Press release 3

London TravelWatch 21 March 2006
Watchdog welcomes Oyster decision

2006-03-21 LTW-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 14 December 2007
Crossrail Bill passes to the House of Lords

2007-12-14 CRO-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 11 January 2008
Independent non executive directors for Crossrail

2008-01-11 CRO-001 62

Archive ::: Press release 6

Virgin Trains 20 February 2008
Wrexham set to join Virgin Trains network

2008-02-20 VIR-001 63

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 Jul 2008 09:03
Crossrail given go ahead by Parliament

2008-07-23 DfT-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 25 July 2008
Nominated undertaker order keeps Crossrail moving forward

2008-07-25 CRO-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 21 August 2008
Crossrail announces tender lists for major project contracts

2008-08-21 CRO-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 21 August 2008
Crossrail and Citi reach sublease agreement

2008-08-21 CRO-002 67

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 1 September 2008
Crossrail launches new exhibition tour

2008-09-01 CRO-001 68

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 6 July 2010
Rolling Stock

2010-07-06 DfT-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

House of Commons Transport Committee 26 January 2012
MPs call for urgent action in report on cable theft on the rail network

2012-01-26 TCO-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

White & Case LLP 4 July 2012
White & Case Partner Tom Winsor Appointed Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary

2012-07-04 WHI-001 71

Archive ::: Letter

House of Commons Transport Committee 23 August 2012
West Coast rail franchise

2012-08-23 TCO-001 72

Archive ::: Press release 2

Virgin Rail group 24 August 2012
Concern mounts over transfer of West Coast rail franchise as 100,000 people ask for review

2012-08-24 VIR-001 73

Archive ::: ePetition text 2

HM Government 25 August 2012
Reconsider West Coast Mainline franchise decision

2012-08-25 HMG-001 74

Archive ::: Letter

House of Commons Transport Committee 5 October 2012
[West Coast rail franchise]

2012-10-05 TCO-001 75

Archive ::: Hansard (debates) 9

House of Lords 10 October 2012 15.34
Railways: Franchises

2012-10-10 PAR-001 76

Archive ::: Letter 4

Department for Transport 15 October 2012
Text of letter from the Secretary of State to Sam Laidlaw

2012-10-15 DfT-004 77

Archive ::: Letter 5

Department for Transport 15 October 2012
Text of letter from the Secretary of State to Richard Brown

2012-10-15 DfT-005 78

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 25 October 2012
Funding for local transport: an overview

2012-10-25 NAO-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 October 2012
West Coast Main Line: Laidlaw Inquiry interim findings

2012-10-29 DfT-002 80

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 6 December 2012
West Coast Main Line: final report of the Laidlaw inquiry

2012-12-06 DfT-001 81

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 7 December 2012
Lessons from cancelling the Intercity West Coast franchise competition

2012-12-07 NAO-001 82

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 4 January 2013
Regulator welcomes Rail 2020 report

2013-01-04 ORR-001 83

Archive ::: Press release

House of Commons Transport Committee 4 January 2013
MPs call for an end to peak time fare rises and greater transparency about use of public subsidy

2013-01-04 TCO-001 84

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 January 2013
Government provides funding for new train stations

2013-01-24 DfT-001 85

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 January 2013
The government is announcing its plans for the 3 live competitions which were put on hold last October.

2013-01-31 DfT-002 86

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 March 2013
New stations fund proves popular

2013-03-11 DfT-001 87

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-05-16 NAO-001 88

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-06-05 NAO-001 89

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 November 2013
Major milestone for HS2 as first piece of legislation receives go-ahead

2013-11-21 DfT-001 90

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 3 December 2013
Indemnity for Christopher Irwin, Head of UK delegation to the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission

2013-12-03 DfT-001 91

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 5 December 2013
Future of rail: setting out the strategic priorities for the rail sector

2013-12-05 DfT-001 92

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 3 January 2014
Rail industry responds to report on winter preparedness

2014-01-03 RDG-001 93

Archive ::: Press release

House of Commons Transport Committee 3 January 2014
Transport networks still vulnerable to winter weather disruption

2014-01-03 TCO-001 94

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 24 January 2014
Crossrail

2014-01-24 NAO-001 95

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 7 February 2014
Rail industry responds to P11 performance figures

2014-02-07 RDG-001 96

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2014-04-02 DfT-003 97

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 April 2014
Dates for petitioning HS2 hybrid Bill (London – West Midlands) announced by Parliament

2014-04-10 DfT-001 98

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 9 July 2014
Procuring new trains

2014-07-09 NAO-001 99

Archive ::: Press release

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

2014-10-29 NAO-001 100

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2014-11-20 DfT-003 101

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 14 January 2015
National policy statement for national networks: designation

2015-01-14 DfT-001 102

Archive ::: Press release

HS2 Ltd 2 -- 14 January 2015
Jonathan Crone and Colin Morris join HS2 delivery team

2015-01-14 HS2-001 103

Archive ::: Briefing note

House of Commons 15 January 2015
Railways: Network Rail

2015-01-15 HoC-001 104

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 4 March 2015
Keeping our railways safe during a time of political change

2015-03-04 DfT-001 105

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 March 2015
Revolutionary plans for northern transport set out

2015-03-20 DfT-001 106

Archive ::: Written statement 2

Department for Transport 20 March 2015
Triennial teview of passenger focus [[Triennial review of Passenger Focus]]

2015-03-20 DfT-005 107

Archive ::: Press release

House of Commons Transport Committee 20 March 2015
Louise Ellman welcomes northern transport strategy but calls for commitment on funding

2015-03-20 TCO-001 108

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 23 March 2014
Network Rail and Freedom of Information

2015-03-23 NET-001 109

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 3 June 2015
Supporting women in transport

2015-06-03 DfT-001 110

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 16 September 2015
HS2: from debate to delivery

2015-09-16 DfT-003 111

Archive ::: Press release 3

Public Accounts Committee 13 October 2015
Evidence session: Network Rail – 2014-2019 rail investment programme

2015-10-13 PAC-001 112

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 5 November 2015
HS2 for Scotland

2015-11-05 DfT-003 113

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 6 November 2015
The sale of Eurostar

2015-11-06 NAO-001 114

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-11-24 NAO-001 115

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 13 January 2016
Transport ticketing is on a journey of transformation

2016-01-13 DfT-001 116

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 January 2016
Rail Minister Claire Perry celebrates contribution of women to Crossrail

2016-01-19 DfT-001 117

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 19 January 2016
Women delivering Crossrail

2016-01-19 DfT-002 118

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-001 119

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-002 120

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-002 121

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 March 2016
HS2 takes major step forward

2016-03-23 DfT-003 122

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 17 May 2016
High speed rail and connected cities

2016-05-17 DfT-001 123

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 19 May 2016
Queen’s Speech debate: transport and infrastructure (edited version)

2016-05-19 DfT-002 124

Archive ::: Press release

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

2016-06-28 NAO-001 125

Archive ::: Press release

HS2 Ltd 7 July 2016
David Higgins recommends new HS2 plans for South Yorkshire

2016-07-07 HS2-001 126

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-001 127

Archive ::: Press release 3

HS2 Ltd 12 September 2016
A statement from HS2 chairman, David Higgins

2016-09-12 HS2-001 128

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 October 2016
Transport Secretary confirms government commitment to HS2

2016-10-12 DfT-001 129

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 9 November 2016
Modernising the Great Western railway

2016-11-09 NAO-001 130

Archive ::: Press release

HS2 Ltd 15 November 2016
HS2 names enabling works contractors

2016-11-15 HS2-001 131

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 6 December 2016
An innovative, modern, passenger focused railway network

2016-12-06 DfT-003 132

Archive ::: Press release 3

HS2 Ltd 26 January 2017
HS2 announces new CEO

2017-01-26 HS2-001 133

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 20 April 2017
Investigation into the South East Flexible Ticketing Programme

2017-04-20 NAO-001 134

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 4 July 2017
The Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train project: investigation into the modification of the national rail network

2017-07-04 NAO-001 135

Archive ::: Press release

HS2 Ltd 17 July 2017
HS2 reveals station design and Euston master development partner shortlists

2017-07-17 HS2-001 136

Archive ::: Written answer

House of Commons 26 February 2019
Midland main railway line: electrification

2019-02-26 HOC-001 137

Archive ::: Statement 3

Virgin Trains 10 April 2019 -- Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains statement

2019-04-10 VIR-001 138

Archive ::: Written statement 4

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

2019-06-06 DfT-001 139

Archive ::: Press release 7

Labour Party 1 December 2019
Labour announces biggest ever rail fares cut of 33% in a move that will save the average commuter over £1000 a year

2019-12-01 LAB-001 140

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 11 February 2020
PM statement on transport infrastructure: 11 February 2020

2020-02-11 DfT-001 141

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2020-06-23 DfT-001 142

Archive ::: Letter

Department for Transport 24 June 2020
Letter from HS2 Minister to Transport Select Committee

2020-06-24 DfT-001 143

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 7 October 2020
HS2 Phase 2b update

2020-10-07 DfT-001 144

Archive ::: Written statement 6

Department for Transport 17 July 2025
HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament: July 2025

2025-07-17 DfT-001 145