Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 9 May 1997
Regulator agrees new services for the South West

1997-05-09 ORR-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 20 May 1997
North West a winner in Railtrack's Regeneration Programme

1997-05-20 RTK-005 2

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 9 July 1997
Back in the spotlight at Piccadilly

1997-07-09 RTK-009 3

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 19 September 2001
Update on the Voyager fleet

2001-09-19 VIR-001 4

Archive ::: Memorandum 2

Virgin Trains 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2002-06-10 VIR-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 17 March 2003
£19 million for Longsight signalling

2003-03-17 NET-001 6

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Midland Mainline 15 May 2003
Manchester

2003-05-15 MML-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Midland Mainline 18 May 2003
Manchester

2003-05-18 MML-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Midland Mainline 17 June 2003
Manchester

2003-06-17 MML-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Midland Mainline 19 August 2003
West Coast blockade

2003-08-19 MML-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 Aug 2003 00:00
Transport Minister: short term pain for long term gain

2003-08-21 DfT-001 11

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ATOC 4 November 2003
Railways “changing for the better” says ATOC

2003-11-04 ATO-001 12

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Department for Transport 23 Dec 2003 00:00
Hold the tinsel and turkey - Xmas rail engineering works

2003-12-23 DfT-001 13

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Network Rail 31 December 2003
Manchester signalling works completed

2003-12-31 NET-001 14

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Midland Mainline 31 August 2004
Manchester services

2004-08-31 MML-001 15

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

2006-01-27 GNE-001 16

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GNER 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services

2006-03-23 GNE-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Oct 2007 12:40
Transport minister announces proposal to transform rail capacity across the north

2007-10-04 DfT-001 18

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Department for Transport 8 Jan 2009 12:46
Manchester Airport rail upgrade brings business benefits

2009-01-08 DfT-001 19

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Department for Transport 28 Sep 2009 08:57
Rail passengers encouraged to get on their bike

2009-09-28 DfT-001 20

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 21

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 28 January 2013
Announcing the HS2 phase two route that will link Birmingham with Manchester, the East Midlands, Sheffield and Leeds

2013-01-28 DfT-002 22

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Department for Transport 16 July 2014
Green light for extra rail services between England and Wales

2014-07-16 DfT-002 23

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 11 September 2014
Who will build HS2?

2014-09-11 DfT-005 24

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Rail Delivery Group 3 March 2015
Passengers reap £20m of savings a year after the launch of the Two Together Railcard

2015-03-03 RDG-001 25

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 30 November 2015
HS2 and the Northern Powerhouse

2015-11-30 DfT-002 26

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 23 March 2016
From London to the north, HS2 offers boost to housing, jobs and economic growth

2016-03-23 DfT-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 November 2016
HS2 route to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester set out by the government

2016-11-15 DfT-001 28

Archive ::: Written statement 5

Department for Transport 15 November 2016
High Speed Two update

2016-11-15 DfT-002 29

Archive ::: Press release

HS2 Ltd 15 November 2016
HS2 route to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester set out by the government

2016-11-15 HS2-002 30

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West Midlands Combined Authority 15 November 2016
Chair of WMCA welcomes Government announcement on HS2

2016-11-15 WMC-001 31

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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 32

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 17 July 2017
Huge economic boost for the north of England as Transport Secretary confirms HS2 routes

2017-07-17 DfT-004 33

Archive ::: Oral statement 9

Department for Transport 18 July 2017
HS2 update: Phase 2a and Phase 2b

2017-07-18 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 23 July 2020
£589 million to kickstart rail upgrades across the north

2020-07-23 DfT-001 35

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 7 October 2020
HS2 Phase 2b update

2020-10-07 DfT-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 November 2020
DfT publishes recommendations to deliver fairer deal for communities on HS2 property schemes

2020-11-17 DfT-001 37

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Northern 20 April 2022
Northern ready for timetable change next month

2022-04-20 NOR-001 38

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Northern 25 April 2022
Northern asks customers to plan ahead for May bank holiday travel

2022-04-25 NOR-001 39

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Northern 31 May 2022
Engineering work to take place over the Jubilee weekend on Northern network

2022-05-31 NOR-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 March 2024
Government sets out next steps on Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool and Manchester

2024-03-25 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Written statement 2

Department for Transport 25 March 2024
Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool and Manchester

2024-03-25 DfT-002 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 July 2025
Green light for over 50 road and rail upgrades supporting over 39,000 new homes and 42,000 jobs

2025-07-08 DfT-001 43

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

2025-12-08 DfT-002 44

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Department for Transport 31 December 2025
All aboard for savings: the Great British Rail Sale returns!

2025-12-31 DfT-001 45

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Department for Transport 14 January 2026
North West to benefit from multi-billion-pound rail investment

2026-01-14 DfT-001 46