Archive ::: Press release

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

1996-02-27 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 12 May 1997
Thameslink 2000 goes public

1997-05-12 RTK-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 30 May 1997
Historic railway bridge receives refurbishment

1997-05-30 RTK-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

London Regional Transport 19 June 1997
London Transport achieves higher profit margins with more services on the tubes and buses

1997-06-19 LRT-002 4

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 5 December 1997
Work starts on West Ham's new station

1997-12-05 RTK-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 23 September 1999
£800m South East rail scheme moves ahead

1999-09-23 SRA-003 6

Archive ::: Press release

First Great Eastern 24 September 1999
No evening peak ban on Great Eastern

1999-09-24 FGE-001 7

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 9 December 1999
Train operators beat the bug and are ready for Christmas and the Millennium

1999-12-09 ATO-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for London 28 August 2003: 2225hrs
TfL statement on power failure and effect on services

2003-08-28 TfL-001 9

Archive ::: Press release 5

Transport for London 25 October 2004
TfL publishes report into impacts of Jubilee Line extension

2004-10-25 TfL-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 Mar 2005 00:00
Darling - new cash boost for British Transport Police

2005-03-24 DfT-001 11

Archive ::: Press release 3

Southeastern 3 April 2006
Flying start for new Integrated Kent franchise

2006-04-03 SEA-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 Jul 2007 10:29
Transport for London given ability to propose changes to inner suburban rail services

2007-07-18 DfT-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 Apr 2008 09:59
14,500 extra seats for Thameslink passengers

2008-04-09 DfT-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 May 2008 11:09
More capacity and better services for passengers on South Central franchise

2008-05-22 DfT-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 Jul 2008 07:21
Bidders announced for new fleet of Thameslink trains

2008-07-10 DfT-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 Aug 2008 12:28
Passengers set to benefit from extra carriages

2008-08-20 DfT-002 17

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 Nov 2008 10:06
Extra 14,500 seats due for Thameslink passengers

2008-11-27 DfT-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 26 May 2009 12.30
Sussex rail strategy signals improved capacity and facilities

2009-05-26 NET-002 19

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 09 Jun 2009 07:02
More frequent and more secure rail services for London and the South East

2009-06-09 DfT-001 20

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment

2010-11-25 DfT-001 21

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment: plans for rail infrastructure and rolling stock

2010-11-25 DfT-002 22

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 23

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 7 December 2010
Rail Industry Review

2010-12-07 DfT-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-12-07 DfT-002 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 June 2011
Rail passengers to benefit from 1,200 new carriages

2011-06-16 DfT-001 26

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 16 June 2011
Thameslink rolling stock

2011-06-16 DfT-003 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 September 2012
Additional service from Uckfield to London Bridge for commuters

2012-09-17 DfT-001 28

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 29

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for a better railway in the south east of England

2013-01-08 NET-002 30

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 31

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Rail industry plan lays foundations for the future

2013-01-08 NET-007 32

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 January 2013 10:23
Government safeguards future of the Wimbledon loop

2013-01-21 DfT-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 March 2013 07:00
Fresh start for franchising

2013-03-26 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 09 May 2013
Lewes–Uckfield rail route to be re-examined

2013-05-09 DfT-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 June 2013
Siemens Thameslink deal to create up to 2,000 new jobs

2013-06-27 DfT-002 36

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 July 2013
Operators urged to tackle crowding on busiest services

2013-07-24 DfT-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 July 2013
Commuters to benefit from state-of-the-art electric trains

2013-07-30 DfT-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 January 2014
New state-of-the-art passenger train unveiled

2014-01-28 DfT-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 11 February 2014
Rail industry working hard to keep passengers moving during floods

2014-02-11 RDG-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 March 2014
Plans for £38 billion investment in railways unveiled

2014-03-31 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 July 2014
Baroness Kramer welcomes start of production on Thameslink trains

2014-07-24 DfT-002 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 September 2014
New platforms completed on Thameslink Programme

2014-09-01 DfT-003 43

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 3 September 2014
Keeping London moving

2014-09-03 DfT-003 44

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 September 2014
New deal to boost rail services in London and the south east

2014-09-11 DfT-001 45

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 11 September 2014
Rail franchising: South Eastern direct award

2014-09-11 DfT-002 46

Archive ::: Letter

Department for Transport 11 September 2014
Letter to Southeastern passengers

2014-09-11 DfT-003 47

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 15 September 2014
New rail franchise to transform London’s busiest routes

2014-09-15 DfT-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 November 2014
Thameslink programme celebrates 500th skills academy graduate

2014-11-12 DfT-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 January 2015
Government curbs rail fare rises

2015-01-02 DfT-001 50

Archive ::: Oral statement 2

Department for Transport 5 January 2015
Christmas rail disruption

2015-01-05 DfT-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 7 January 2015
Media statement on London Bridge

2015-01-07 NET-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Southeastern 7 January 2015
Timetable changes for Southeastern services: Travel advice for passengers

2015-01-07 SEA-001 53

Archive ::: Statement

Network Rail 14 January 2015
Joint statement on performance from Network Rail and Southern

2015-01-14 NET-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 15 January 2015
Network Rail apologises to passengers and tackles reliability problem at London Bridge

2015-01-15 NET-001 55

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 11 February 2015
Hastings rail summit

2015-02-11 DfT-002 56

Archive ::: Press release 4

Network Rail 22 May 2015
Passengers reminded to check before travelling over Bank Holiday weekend as Network Rail deploys 14,000-strong army to improve the railway

2015-05-22 NET-001 57

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 23 June 2015
Five years of investment in rail infrastructure

2015-06-23 DfT-001 58

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 25 June 2015
Network Rail’s performance

2015-06-25 DfT-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 10 August 2015
Network Rail responds to ORR performance fine

2015-08-10 NET-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail and Road 10 August 2015
ORR investigation finds Network Rail in breach of licence in 2014-15

2015-08-10 ORR-001 61

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 17 September 2015
We are building a world class transport system for London

2015-09-17 DfT-003 62

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 November 2015
Contactless payments and Oyster to make travel to and from Gatwick Airport seamless

2015-11-10 DfT-001 63

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 18 November 2015
Women in rail

2015-11-18 DfT-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 January 2016
Transport Secretary visits Gatwick Airport to launch Oyster and contactless payments

2016-01-11 DfT-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 January 2016
Transport Secretary and Mayor set out vision for rail travel across London and the south east

2016-01-21 DfT-001 66

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 26 January 2016
The death of the tangerine ticket

2016-01-26 DfT-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 2 February 2016
RMT to fight “ticket office carnage” that threatens 81 stations across Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern

2016-02-02 RMT-001 68

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 12 February 2016
Ticket office “carnage” plan across the South in disarray as RMT steps up campaign of resistance

2016-02-12 RMT-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 22 February 2016
Mass rail ticket office closure plan across the South finally kicks off today in total chaos

2016-02-22 RMT-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 2 March 2016
RMT fight over rail ticket office closures hits Balham tomorrow

2016-03-02 RMT-001 71

Archive ::: Written statement 4

Department for Transport 5 September 2016
Govia Thameslink update: 5 September 2016

2016-09-05 DfT-001 72

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 73

Archive ::: Press release

Mayor of London 3 November 2016
Sadiq Khan calls on the Government to match his fares freeze, as rail passengers face ‘unacceptable’ 5% fares hike in January

2016-11-03 MAY-001 74

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 2 December 2016
Putting passengers first

2016-12-02 DfT-003 75

Archive ::: Press release

Govia Thameslink Railway 2 December 2016
Union industrial action to cause “severe and significant” disruption to services

2016-12-02 GTR-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 December 2016
Southern Rail: Transport Secretary message to passengers

2016-12-12 DfT-001 77

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 25 April 2017
South Eastern franchise public consultation events cancelled

2017-04-25 DfT-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 September 2017
Transport Secretary honours courageous British Transport Police officer who confronted terrorists

2017-09-28 DfT-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 6 February 2018
Mark Carne to retire from Network Rail

2018-02-06 NET-001 80

Archive ::: Press release 9

Go-Ahead Group 24 May 2018
Trading statement

2018-05-24 GOA-001 81

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 19 June 2019
DfT’s role in shaping the future of the railway

2019-06-19 DfT-001 82

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 14 December 2019
Rail industry will add over 1,000 extra weekly services in Winter timetable

2019-12-14 RDG-001 83

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 September 2020
Calls to end ‘blight’ of graffiti on roads and railways as part of Great British September Clean

2020-09-15 DfT-001 84

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 December 2025
All change: The future of British trains arrives as government reforms broken railways

2025-12-08 DfT-002 85