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

1995-04-05 DoT-001 1

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Department of Transport 21 April 1995
New chairman appointed to the Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for North Eastern England

1995-04-21 DoT-001 2

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Department of Transport 24 April 1995
Rail privatisation timetable “on track” – Watts

1995-04-24 DoT-001 3

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Department of Transport 4 May 1995
Let's work together to make the network work – Watts tells CBI

1995-05-04 DoT-001 4

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Department of Transport 29 June 1995
Watts stresses government's commitment to rail freight

1995-06-29 DoT-001 5

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Department of Transport 10 July 1995
Watts greets sale of BR manufacturing business

1995-07-10 DoT-001 6

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Department of Transport 13 July 1995
Mr Watts announces noise relief measures for new railway lines

1995-07-13 DoT-002 7

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Department of Transport 20 July 1995
New chairman appointed to the Rail Users' Consultative Committee for Scotland

1995-07-20 DoT-001 8

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

1995-07-20 DoT-002 9

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Department of Transport 20 July 1995
Watts announces level of domestic services for CTRL

1995-07-20 DoT-003 10

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Department of Transport 1 September 1995
Watts welcomes sale of BR timber treatment business

1995-09-01 DoT-001 11

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Department of Transport 5 September 1995
Red Star parcels sold to management team

1995-09-05 DoT-001 12

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Department of Transport 18 September 1995
Watts welcomes sales of two BR businesses

1995-09-18 DoT-001 13

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

1995-09-29 DoT-001 14

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Department of Transport 4 October 1995
Rail privatisation “real and happening now” – John Watts

1995-10-04 DoT-001 15

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Department of Transport 4 October 1995
BR’s catering business sold to MBO team

1995-10-04 DoT-002 16

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Department of Transport 13 November 1995
BR’s Quality & Safety Services business sold to MBO team

1995-11-13 DoT-002 17

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Department of Transport 1 December 1995
Watts welcomes new investors in the railways

1995-12-01 DoT-001 18

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Department of Transport 4 December 1995
“Rail sale signals success of privatisation” – Watts

1995-12-04 DoT-002 19

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Department of Transport 6 December 1995
Sir George Young welcomes real benefits of new rail era

1995-12-06 DoT-001 20

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Department of Transport 8 December 1995
Transport secretary Sir George Young - statement on OPRAF judicial review

1995-12-08 DoT-001 21

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Department of Transport 9 December 1995
Wisconsin next stop for Rail Express Systems

1995-12-09 DoT-001 22

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Department of Transport 18 December 1995
Final BR design office and specialist engineering business sold

1995-12-18 DoT-001 23

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Department of Transport 19 December 1995
South West Trains franchise statement by John Watts, minister for railways and roads

1995-12-19 DoT-001 24

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Department of Transport 10 January 1996
Rail privatisation “just the ticket” for passengers and taxpayers – Watts

1996-01-10 DoT-001 25

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Department of Transport 16 January 1996
Maidenhead train fire – statement by John Watts, minister for railways and roads

1996-01-16 DoT-001 26

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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 27

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Department of Transport 9 February 1996
John Watts announces sale of first track renewals company

1996-02-09 DoT-001 28

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

1996-02-14 DoT-001 29

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Department of Transport 23 February 1996
John Watts welcomes publication of new network quality indicators

1996-02-23 DoT-001 30

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Department of Transport 23 February 1996
Watts welcomes halfway point in rail franchising sell off

1996-02-23 DoT-002 31

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Department of Transport 1 March 1996
Major construction company buys BR track renewals business

1996-03-01 DoT-001 32

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Department of Transport 1 April 1996
Watts welcomes college sale

1996-04-01 DoT-001 33

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

1996-04-03 DoT-001 34

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Department of Transport 22 April 1996
Disabled passengers enjoy more widespread access to trains

1996-04-22 DoT-001 35

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Department of Transport 15 May 1996
Transport leads the way in private finance projects - Watts

1996-05-15 DoT-001 36

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

1996-05-22 DoT-001 37

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Department of Transport 28 May 1996
Latest rail franchises start running in private sector

1996-05-28 DoT-001 38

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Department of Transport 3 June 1996
Sir Robert Wall OBE re-appointed as chairman of the Rail Users' Consultative Committee for Western England

1996-06-03 DoT-001 39

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Department of Transport 4 June 1996
John Watts unveils technology to help solve wheel slip on trains

1996-06-04 DoT-001 40

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Department of Transport 6 June 1996
Final BR freight business to be sold

1996-06-06 DoT-001 41

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Department of Transport 13 June 1996
Angela Hooper CBE re-appointed as chairman of the Rail Users Consultative Committee for southern England

1996-06-13 DoT-002 42

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Department of Transport 18 July 1996
Railway Heritage Bill achieves Royal Assent

1996-07-18 DoT-001 43

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Department of Transport 24 July 1996
Last BR maintenance business sold

1996-07-24 DoT-001 44

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Department of Transport 26 July 1996
New ministerial responsibilities announced at Transport

1996-07-26 DoT-001 45

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Department of Transport 9 August 1996
Statement from Sir George Young, Secretary of State for Transport, on the Watford train accident:

1996-08-09 DoT-001 46

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Department of Transport 29 August 1996
Watts launches prototype rail freight wagon

1996-08-29 DoT-001 47

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Department of Transport 11 September 1996
Chiltern rolling stock order “great news” for rail passengers says Watts

1996-09-11 DoT-001 48

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Department of Transport 12 September 1996
John Watts announces public inquiry into Leeds Supertram extension

1996-09-12 DoT-001 49

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Department of Transport 19 September 1996
Watts announces major boost for rail freight

1996-09-19 DoT-001 50

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Department of Transport 26 September 1996
Watts announces planning approval for return of trams to Eccles

1996-09-26 DoT-001 51

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Department of Transport 3 October 1996
EC plan for more freight on rail welcomed by Watts

1996-10-03 DoT-001 52

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Department of Transport 8 October 1996
New chairman appointed to the Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for North Western England

1996-10-08 DoT-001 53

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Department of Transport 31 October 1996
Watts publishes plans to streamline freight grants

1996-10-31 DoT-001 54

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Department of Transport 1 November 1996
Watts approves the re-opening of Cornish rail freight line

1996-11-01 DoT-001 55

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Department of Transport 6 November 1996
Watts hails Oxford's #1 million railways station as shape of things to come

1996-11-06 DoT-001 56

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Department of Transport 4 December 1996
More good news for rail freight industry

1996-12-04 DoT-001 57

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Department of Transport 10 December 1996
Watts welcomes next BR Central Services sale

1996-12-10 DoT-001 58

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Department of Transport 20 December 1996
John Watts announces sale of BR research company

1996-12-20 DoT-001 59

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Department of Transport 23 December 1996
Date set for public inquiry into Leeds Supertram extension

1996-12-23 DoT-001 60

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RMT 22 April 2003
New strike dates set in guard dispute

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Department for Transport 16 November 2017
North set to become first region in country to get new transport powers from government

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