Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 13 August 1996
Penalty fares: Rail Regulator promises greater safeguards for passengers

1996-08-13 ORR-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 9 February 1999
Multi £million trains deal aids West Coast regeneration

1999-02-09 OPR-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Midland Mainline 6 January 2004
Performance

2004-01-06 MML-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-03-24 DfT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 February 2009
Passengers and economy to benefit from biggest investment in trains for a generation

2009-02-12 DfT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 Nov 2010 12:49
More than 2,100 new carriages for rail travellers as Government unveils rail investment package

2010-11-29 DfT-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 January 2011 11:20
New franchises to provide better services for passengers

2011-01-19 DfT-001 7

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 19 January 2011
Rail franchise reform

2011-01-19 DfT-002 8

Archive ::: Press release

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

2011-03-01 DfT-002 9

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 10

Archive ::: Announcement

Department for Transport 24 March 2011
Shortlisted bidders for Greater Anglia and Intercity West Coast rail franchises

2011-03-24 DfT-002 11

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 April 2011
New operator sought for Greater Anglia rail services

2011-04-26 DfT-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

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

2011-05-11 DfT_001 13

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 19 May 2011
Sir Roy McNulty report on rail value for money/West Coast

2011-05-19 DfT-001 14

Archive ::: Stock Market statement

Department for Transport 27 October 2011 [[07.00]]
Rail franchising

2011-10-27 DfT-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 August 2012
New operator for West Coast rail passengers

2012-08-15 DfT-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup plc Embargoed until 7:00am on 15 August 2012
FirstGroup welcomes award of Intercity West Coast rail franchise

2012-08-15 FIR-001 17

Archive ::: Presentation

FirstGroup plc 15 August 2012
FirstGroup: Intercity West Coast presentation

2012-08-15 FIR-002 18

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Rail Group 15 August 2012
DfT announcement for new Intercity West Coast franchise

2012-08-15 VIR-001 19

Archive ::: Press release 2

Virgin Rail Group 15 August 2012
Press Statement: from Sir Richard Branson, Founder Virgin Group

2012-08-15 VIR-002 20

Archive ::: Written statement 2

FirstGroup plc 16 August 2012
InterCity West Coast rail franchise: your questions answered

2012-08-16 FIR-001 21

Archive ::: Press release 2

Virgin Rail group 22 August 2012
Celebrities back ‘Keep Virgin Trains’ e-petition as it passes 36,000 signature mark

2012-08-22 VIR-001 22

Archive ::: Letter

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

2012-08-23 TCO-001 23

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 24

Archive ::: ePetition text 2

HM Government 25 August 2012
Reconsider West Coast Mainline franchise decision

2012-08-25 HMG-001 25

Archive ::: Written statement 2

FirstGroup plc Tuesday 28 August 2012
Statement re: InterCity West Coast Franchise Award

2012-08-28 FIR-001 26

Archive ::: Press release 3

Virgin Rail group Tuesday 28 August 2012
Virgin Trains Limited commences Court proceedings in respect of West Coast Main Line franchise award

2012-08-28 VIR-001 27

Archive ::: Press release 3

Virgin Rail Group 30 August 2012
FirstGroup’s criticism of West Coast Performance

2012-08-30 VIR-001 28

Archive ::: Letter 3

Virgin Rail Group 2 September 2012
Sir Richard Branson letter to Financial Times

2012-09-02 VIR-001 29

Archive ::: Press release 3

Virgin Rail Group 2 September 2012
Virgin Trains: Concerns were expressed on West Coast Bid process over three years

2012-09-02 VIR-002 30

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 3 September 2012
Rail Franchising

2012-09-03 DfT-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 October 2012
West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled

2012-10-03 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup Wednesday 3 October 2012
FirstGroup statement re: InterCity West Coast Franchise

2012-10-03 FIR-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains Wednesday 3 October 2012
InterCity West Coast Franchise

2012-10-03 VIR-001 34

Archive ::: Letter

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

2012-10-05 TCO-001 35

Archive ::: Hansard (debates) 9

House of Lords 10 October 2012 15.34
Railways: Franchises

2012-10-10 PAR-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 October 2012
Department for Transport to negotiate with Virgin on temporary operation of West Coast rail services

2012-10-15 DfT-001 37

Archive ::: Written statement 2

Department for Transport 15 October 2012
West Coast Main Line

2012-10-15 DfT-002 38

Archive ::: Oral statement 3

Department for Transport 15 October 2012
West Coast Main Line

2012-10-15 DfT-003 39

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 40

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 41

Archive ::: Oral statement 3

Department for Transport 29 October 2012
Statement on West Coast Main Line and Franchising

2012-10-29 DfT-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-10-29 DfT-002 43

Archive ::: Document

Department for Transport 29 October 2012
The Laidlaw Inquiry into the InterCity West Coast Franchise - Interim report

2012-10-29 DfT-003 44

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 45

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-12-07 NAO-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 January 2013
Government's rail strategy receives independent endorsement: Richard Brown’s review of the rail franchising programme

2013-01-10 DfT-001 47

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 10 January 2013
Richard Brown’s review of the rail franchising programme

2013-01-10 DfT-002 48

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 31 January 2013
Announcing the decision about 3 live rail franchise competitions.

2013-01-31 DfT-001 49

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 50

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 26 March 2013
Rail franchising

2013-03-26 DfT-002 51

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 July 2013
Rail franchising

2013-07-11 DfT-001 52

Archive ::: Statement

Department for Transport 11 July 2013
Government’s response to the Brown Review of the rail franchising.

2013-07-11 DfT-002 53

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-09-09 PAC-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

TSSA 7 April 2014
Rail unions seek Judicial Review over East Coast franchise

2014-04-07 TSS-001 55

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 19 June 2014
Rail franchising: InterCity West Coast

2014-06-19 DfT-002 56

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-11-24 NAO-001 57

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 10 May 2016
InterCity West Coast franchise

2016-05-10 DfT-001 58

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 12 May 2016
New East Coast services - RDG responds

2016-05-12 RDG-001 59

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 26 May 2016
Rail franchising 26 May 2016

2016-05-26 DfT-003 60

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 23 August 2016
Intercity West Coast rail franchise must not miss North Wales connection

2016-08-23 WGO-001 61

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 4 November 2016
Rail franchising

2016-11-04 DfT-002 62

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 63

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 64

Archive ::: Press release 3

RMT 25 April 2017
RMT responds to news that Virgin and Stagecoach are hooking up with French state in land-grab for new HS2/West Coast franchise

2017-04-25 RMT-001 65

Archive ::: Statement 2

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

2019-08-14 FIR-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

West Coast Partnership 26 November 2019
FirstGroup and Trenitalia announce new managing directors for West Coast Partnership rail franchise

2019-11-26 WCP-001 67

Archive ::: Press release 5

Avanti West Coast 27 November 2019
Avanti West Coast unveiled as name for new partnership railway

2019-11-27 AWC-001 68

Archive ::: Press release 6

TSSA 27 November 2019
Avanti West Coast ‘ironic and retrograde’ after Virgin failures

2019-11-27 TSS-001 69