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Railtrack plc 28 October 1997
Railtrack and Virgin Rail Group announce largest ever investment in Britain's railways

1997-10-28 RTK-001 1

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Railtrack plc 14 November 1997
Railtrack starts feasibility study into multi-million pound development scheme for Euston station

1997-11-14 RTK-001 2

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Railtrack plc 15 December 1999
Railtrack announces significant new proposals for the modernisation and upgrade of the West Coast Main Line

1999-12-15 RTK-001 3

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Virgin Trains 7 September 2001
Voyager Train on test

2001-09-07 VIR-001 4

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Virgin Trains 18 September 2001
First Virgin Voyager run on West Coast

2001-09-18 VIR-001 5

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Virgin Trains 19 September 2001
Update on the Voyager fleet

2001-09-19 VIR-001 6

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Strategic Rail Authority 14 January 2002
Building a better railway: SRA launches strategic plan

2002-01-14 SRA-002 7

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Strategic Rail Authority 7 March 2002
SRA agrees terms for restructuring of Central Trains and ScotRail

2002-03-07 SRA-001 8

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Strategic Rail Authority 18 December 2002
SRA welcomes new trains for Scotland / appoints team to oversee replacement of Scotrail franchise

2002-12-18 SRA-001 9

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Midland Mainline 31 August 2004
Manchester services

2004-08-31 MML-001 10

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Strategic Rail Authority 17 September 2004
Two-year Silverlink trains deal signed

2004-09-17 SRA-001 11

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Department for Transport 18 October 2005 00.00
Central Trains franchise remapping

2005-10-18 DfT-001 12

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Virgin Trains 6 December 2005
Virgin Trains tilting all the way to Scotland in new West Coast timetable

2005-12-06 VIR-001 13

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GNER 27 January 2006
GNER statement on proposal by Office of Rail Regulation

2006-01-27 GNE-001 14

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Transport for London 14 February 2006
Mayor welcomes TfL control of first London passenger rail services

2006-02-14 TfL-001 15

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GNER 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services

2006-03-23 GNE-001 16

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Department for Transport 23 May 2006 00:00
New benefits identified for passengers - upgrade of West Coast

2006-05-23 DfT-001 17

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Department for Transport 8 Jun 2006 00:00
Extra rail services for the West Midlands proposed

2006-06-08 DfT-001 18

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Department for Transport 11 Aug 2006 00:00
Silverlink franchise extended to November 2007

2006-08-11 DfT-001 19

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Department for Transport 21 June 2007
Department for Transport announces winner of West Midlands franchise

2007-06-21 DfT-001 20

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

2008-02-20 VIR-001 21

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Department for Transport 8 Dec 2008 00:04
Winter timetable sees thousands more seats introduced

2008-12-08 DfT-001 22

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ATOC 3 April 2009
Easter travel advice for rail passengers

2009-04-03 ATO-001 23

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Virgin Trains 9 April 2009
Virgin Trains statement: Shrewsbury service proposal

2009-04-09 VIR-001 24

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Department for Transport 13 May 2009 09:46
Britain better connected as Adonis opens £8.9bn rail upgrade

2009-05-13 DfT-001 25

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Department for Transport 1 Oct 2009 14:38
Extra trains for London commuters

2009-10-01 DfT-001 26

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Department for Transport 21 Jan 2010 09:25
Faster, more frequent journeys for East Coast Main Line

2010-01-21 DfT-001 27

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Wrexham & Shropshire 26 January 2011
Wrexham & Shropshire railway company to close

2011-01-26 WRE-001 28

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Grand Central 2 March 2011
Grand Central surprised and disappointed by ORR announcement

2011-03-02 GCR-001 29

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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 30

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Department for Transport 29 February 2012
Extra trains and faster journey times will boost capacity

2012-02-29 DfT-001 31

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Govia 29 February 2012
London Midland’s new trains bring extra capacity and faster journeys

2012-02-29 LON-001 32

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Office of Rail Regulation 4 April 2012
Network Rail fined £4 million for Grayrigg train derailment

2012-04-04 ORR-001 33

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

2012-08-15 DfT-001 34

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

2012-08-15 FIR-001 35

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Department for Transport 3 September 2012
Rail Franchising

2012-09-03 DfT-001 36

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Virgin Rail Group 3 September 2012
Virgin Trains responds to FirstGroup’s proposals for West Coast

2012-09-03 VIR-001 37

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Govia 20 December 2012
New passenger benefits package marks extension of London Midland franchise

2012-12-20 LON-001 38

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

2013-01-28 DfT-001 39

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London Midland 1 February 2013
Additional compensation package for 2012 season ticket holders

2013-02-01 LON-001 40

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

2013-07-24 DfT-001 41

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

2013-11-01 DfT-001 42

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FirstGroup 28 May 2014
Statement re: Caledonian Sleeper services

2014-05-28 FIR-001 43

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Network Rail 18 Jul 2014
Euston station development to provide more space and choice for passengers

2014-07-18 NET-001 44

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Department for Transport 10 September 2014
Train operators urged to tackle overcrowding

2014-09-10 DfT-001 45

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Department for Transport 2 October 2014
More seats for London Midland passengers as extra trains delivered early

2014-10-02 DfT-002 46

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Department for Transport 9 December 2014
Thousands more seats for London Midland passengers

2014-12-09 DfT-002 47

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London Midland 9 December 2014. 09.00
New trains, new services and more seats from London Midland

2014-12-09 LON-001 48

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Department for Transport 15 December 2014
Transport Secretary welcomes new rail services for Blackpool and Shrewsbury

2014-12-15 DfT-001 49

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London Midland 5 January 2015
Northampton's new railway station to open in one week's time

2015-01-05 LON-001 50

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Alliance Rail 7 January 2015
Office of Rail Regulation rejects competition on the West Coast Main Line

2015-01-07 ALL-001 51

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Serco Group 26 January 2015
Caledonian Sleeper White Stag unveiled to launch new website

2015-01-26 SER-001 52

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Alstom 12 February 2015
A 15-year contract worth €125 million

2015-02-12 ALS-001 53

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Caledonian Sleeper 31 March 2015
All change for the new Caledonian Sleeper

2015-03-31 CAL-001 54

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Alliance Rail 7 August 2015
New direct rail services between Blackpool and London

2015-08-07 ALL-001 55

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Office of Rail and Road 7 August 2015
ORR approval of new off-peak train services between Lancashire and London

2015-08-07 ORR-001 56

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Office of Rail and Road 7 August 2015
Application for access to the West Coast Main Line (WCML)

2015-08-07 ORR-002 57

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Department for Transport 9 September 2015
Rail Minister renews pledge to tackle overcrowding on trains

2015-09-09 DfT-001 58

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Department for Transport 18 September 2015
Transport Secretary hails Birmingham New Street station transformation

2015-09-18 DfT-001 59

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Network Rail 20 September 2015
Birmingham New Street station opens to passengers

2015-09-20 NET-001 60

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Department for Transport 3 December 2015
New contract to make journeys better for West Midlands rail passengers

2015-12-03 DfT-001 61

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Department for Transport 3 December 2015
Rail franchising: West Midlands

2015-12-03 DfT-002 62

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The Go-Ahead Group 3 December 2015
London Midland awarded new contract to continue operation of train services

2015-12-03 GOA-001 63

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London Midland 3 December 2015 07.06
London Midland welcomes new contract award

2015-12-03 LON-001 64

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Department for Transport 15 December 2015
Passengers asked for views on next West Midlands rail franchise

2015-12-15 DfT-002 65

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Department for Transport 7 April 2016
Three companies shortlisted to compete for the next West Midlands franchise

2016-04-07 DfT-001 66

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

2016-06-28 NAO-001 67

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Department for Transport 30 August 2016
Better journeys on the way for rail passengers across the West Midlands

2016-08-30 DfT-001 68

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

2016-09-14 PAC-001 69

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Department for Transport 22 June 2017
HS2 will be an integral part of our national rail network, and it will make the whole work better

2017-06-22 DfT-004 70

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Department for Transport 17 July 2017
First big HS2 contracts to build Britain’s new railway will support 16,000 jobs

2017-07-17 DfT-001 71

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Department for Transport 17 July 2017
First big HS2 contracts to build Britain’s new railway will support 16,000 jobs [v2]

2017-07-17 DfT-002 72

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Department for Transport 17 July 2017
Main civil engineering works contracts for Stage 1 of HS2 Phase One

2017-07-17 DfT-003 73

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Department for Transport 17 July 2017
Huge economic boost for Scotland as Transport Secretary confirms new HS2 routes

2017-07-17 DfT-005 74

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

2017-07-17 HS2-001 75

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Department for Transport 10 August 2017
More seats for rail passengers as nearly £1bn is invested in Midlands services

2017-08-10 DfT-001 76

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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 77

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Department for Transport 1 November 2017
HS2 train building to pave way for new era of British jobs

2017-11-01 DfT-001 78

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Virgin Trains 1 November 2018
Virgin Trains scraps Friday afternoon peak restrictions

2018-11-01 VIR-001 79

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Department for Transport 3 September 2019
HS2 update: 3 September 2019

2019-09-03 DfT-001 80

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West Midlands Trains 23 November 2019
Trains run despite second day of industrial action

2019-11-23 WMT-001 81

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

2019-11-26 WCP-001 82

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West Midlands Trains 30 November 2019
Industrial Action: Travel early advice from London Northwestern Railway

2019-11-30 WMT-001 83

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Grand Central 27 February 2020
Grand Central announces traincrew hub in Blackpool

2020-02-27 GCR-001 84

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Grand Central 3 April 2020
Grand Central announces temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions

2020-04-03 GCR-001 85

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Grand Central 10 September 2020
Grand Central’s planned Blackpool to London route falls victim to COVID-19

2020-09-10 GCR-001 86