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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 1

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 17 February 2000
Study of Regional Eurostar services published

2000-02-17 DET-001 2

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Central Trains 27 March 2000
Central's last “slam door” train is withdrawn three years ahead of John Prescott's deadline

2000-03-27 CEN-001 3

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ATOC 22 November 2000
National Rail operators announce Britain's biggest ever rail compensation package

2000-11-22 ATO-001 4

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ATOC 21 December 2000
National Rail operators announce further rail compensation

2000-12-21 ATO-001 5

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Strategic Rail Authority 9 October 2002
Substantial passenger benefits delivered by 2004 and maintenance backlog eliminated by West Coast plan

2002-10-09 SRA-001 6

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Department for Transport 18 Dec 2003 00:00
£1.9 billion boost for local transport

2003-12-18 DfT-001 7

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

2004-09-17 SRA-001 8

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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 9

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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 10

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Department for Transport 8 Jun 2006 00:00
Consultations launched for three new rail franchises

2006-06-08 DfT-003 11

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

2006-08-11 DfT-001 12

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Department for Transport 31 Oct 2006 00:00
Invitations to tender issued for three new rail franchises

2006-10-31 DfT-001 13

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Department for Transport 19 Jan 2007 00:00
Douglas Alexander re-appoints Sir David O'Dowd as deputy chair and member of the British Transport Police Authority

2007-01-19 DfT-001 14

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

2007-06-21 DfT-001 15

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

2008-12-08 DfT-001 16

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ATOC 3 April 2009
Easter travel advice for rail passengers

2009-04-03 ATO-001 17

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ATOC 15 June 2009 00.01
Rail report makes case for considering new community links

2009-06-15 ATO-001 18

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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 19

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Department for Transport 1 April 2011
Huge increase in commuter trains possible with HS2 - Hammond

2011-04-01 DfT-001 20

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Network Rail Thursday 19 Jan 2012 00:00
HS2 could free up space for faster, more frequent trains on Britain’s busiest rail line – new study

2012-01-19 NET-001 21

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

2012-02-29 DfT-001 22

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

2012-02-29 LON-001 23

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Network Rail Monday 11 Jun 2012 14:00
Network Rail's new National Centre opens for business in Milton Keynes

2012-06-11 NET-001 24

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Department for Transport 25 July 2012
£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs

2012-07-25 DfT-001 25

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Department for Transport 20 December 2012 07:00
Government secures free travel for London Midland passengers

2012-12-20 DfT-001 26

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

2012-12-20 LON-001 27

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

2013-02-01 LON-001 28

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

2013-07-24 DfT-001 29

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Department for Transport 29 October 2013
HS2 crucial to meet UK transport needs

2013-10-29 DfT-002 30

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Department for Transport 1 November 2013
Strengthening Britain’s train-building industry

2013-11-01 DfT-002 31

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Department for Transport 13 December 2013
HS2 Growth Taskforce meets key figures from London to maximise high speed rail benefits

2013-12-13 DfT-001 32

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Department for Transport 13 December 2013
Road and rail projects to boost local and regional transport

2013-12-13 DfT-002 33

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 10 February 2014
UK Rail Industry Representatives and Middle East Rail Exhibition

2014-02-10 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Commons speech (full)

Department for Transport 28 April 2014
HS2 opening speech

2014-04-28 DfT-003 35

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Department for Transport 28 April 2014
HS2 closing speech for second reading

2014-04-28 DfT-004 36

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Department for Transport 25 July 2014
Commonwealth rail high value opportunities workshop

2014-07-25 DfT-002 37

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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 38

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Department for Transport 27 October 2014
New rail academy on track to fill engineering skills gap

2014-10-27 DfT-001 39

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

2014-12-09 DfT-002 40

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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 41

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London Midland 22 December 2014 15.01
Northampton station to open on 12 January 2015

2014-12-22 LON-001 42

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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 43

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Department for Transport 12 January 2015
Transport Secretary sees Northamptonshire transport improvements

2015-01-12 DfT-002 44

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Department for Transport 11 February 2015
Hastings rail summit

2015-02-11 DfT-002 45

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Department for Transport 17 June 2015
Update to legislation brings HS2 one step closer to construction

2015-06-17 DfT-001 46

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

2015-06-23 DfT-001 47

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Department for Transport 21 August 2015
Building apprenticeships in transport sector at heart of government infrastructure investment plans

2015-08-21 DfT-001 48

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 16 September 2015
Rail franchising: East Midlands direct award

2015-09-16 DfT-002 49

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Department for Transport 16 September 2015
HS2: from debate to delivery

2015-09-16 DfT-003 50

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East Midlands Trains 19 October 2015 06.00
Transport Secretary and East Midlands Trains mark new era for customers as £13m investment programme gets underway

2015-10-19 EMT-001 51

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Department for Transport 21 October 2015
Skills challenge in the new infrastructure age

2015-10-21 DfT-001 52

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Department for Transport 4 November 2015
The skills challenge

2015-11-04 DfT-001 53

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Department for Transport 27 November 2015
We are making the Midlands an engine for growth

2015-11-27 DfT-001 54

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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 55

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

2015-12-03 LON-001 56

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Department for Transport 21 July 2016
Investing in the Midlands

2016-07-21 DfT-001 57

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East Midlands Trains 16 September 2016
New trains and more carriages needed to improve East Midlands Rail Network

2016-09-16 EMT-001 58

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Siemens 15 November 2016
Siemens UK appoints rail industry leader to top job at Rail Systems

2016-11-15 SIE-001 59

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Department for Transport 23 February 2017
Full speed ahead as HS2 gets Royal Assent

2017-02-23 DfT-001 60

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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 61

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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 62

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Department for Transport 25 January 2018
Community projects to benefit from £45 million of HS2 government funding

2018-01-25 DfT-001 63

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Department for Transport 8 March 2018
£450,000 of HS2 government funding to deliver woodland hub for communities in heart of Buckinghamshire

2018-03-08 DfT-001 64

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Department for Transport 12 February 2019
East Midlands rail franchise update

2019-02-12 DfT-003 65