Archive ::: Press release

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

1996-04-22 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 1 July 1997
Railway golfers raise £2000 for children's charity

1997-07-01 RTK-002 2

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 15 August 1997
Rail Regulator confirms enforcement action against National Rail Enquiry Service

1997-08-15 ORR-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

Prism Rail PLC 18 July 2000
National Express Group plc ('National Express') recommended offer for Prism Rail PLC ('Prism Rail')

2000-07-18 PRI-002 4

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 19 April 2002
WHSmith board the train for the great spring getaway

2002-04-19 ATO-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 6 November 2002
Preferred bidders announced for Transpennine Express

2002-11-06 SRA-001 6

Archive ::: Statement

GB Railways Group 10 June 2003
Final results, 2002-03

2003-06-10 GBR-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 29 October 2003
Bids received for Scottish franchise

2003-10-29 SRA-001 8

Archive ::: Press release 4

Strategic Rail Authority 1 April 2004
The future for Britain’s rail passengers: new franchises begin

2004-04-01 SRA-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 19 October 2004
New Northern Rail Franchise Signed

2004-10-19 SRA-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 Jun 2005 00:00
Board members appointed to the new Rail Passengers Council

2005-06-13 DfT-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Serco Group 22 November 2005
Serco appointed preferred bidder for £400m Docklands Light Railway service

2005-11-22 SER-001 12

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Archive ::: Written statement 3

Department for Transport 21 March 2006
[Northern Rail franchise review]

2006-03-21 DfT-001 14

Archive ::: Press release 3

Network Rail 21 March 2006
Proposals for railway growth unveiled

2006-03-21 NET-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

pteg 21 March 2006
pteg pleased with Northern Rail review outcome

2006-03-21 PTE-001 16

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 21 March 2006
RMT welcomes reprieve for Northern Rail services

2006-03-21 RMT-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Northern Rail 22 March 2006
Northern Rail welcomes findings of franchise review

2006-03-22 NOR-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 Mar 2006 00:00
New trains on Manchester International Airport - Blackpool

2006-03-28 DfT-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-06-08 DfT-002 20

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 Feb 2007 00:00
Community rail - new life for local lines

2007-02-01 DfT-002 21

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 Mar 2007 09:16
Community rail - new life for local lines

2007-03-28 DfT-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 Jan 2008 10:24
More rail stations to be made accessible

2008-01-31 DfT-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 Mar 2008 10:25
Innovative 'tram-trains' to be trialled in Yorkshire

2008-03-18 DfT-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Dec 2008 10:09
Regular rail services resume after 25 year gap

2008-12-15 DfT-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 Dec 2008 14:39
Invitation to tender issued for 200 new diesel train carriages

2008-12-22 DfT-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 Feb 2009 13:24
Government boost to support new and improved local rail services

2009-02-05 DfT-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 Mar 2009 10:05
Delivery of new trains to be speeded up by new company

2009-03-05 DfT-002 28

Archive ::: Press release 2

RMT 9 June 2009
RMT blasts wasted opportunity to bring South Central trains under public ownership

2009-06-09 RMT-001 29

Archive ::: Press release 3

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

2009-06-15 ATO-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 21 August 2009
Grand Central Signs up 3 additional trains for new 'West Riding' Service

2009-08-21 GCR-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Sep 2009 14:00
City running proposed for tram-train in South Yorkshire

2009-09-15 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

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

2009-09-28 DfT-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 Nov 2009 09:49
New hourly train to help reunite Cumbrian community

2009-11-29 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 1 Dec 2009 10:03
New hourly train to help reunite Cumbrian community

2009-12-01 DfT-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 Dec 2009 10:21
Extra Government funding to keep flood rail services running

2009-12-22 DfT-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 11 February 2010
East Coast appoints new customer service director

2010-02-11 EAS-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 Jul 2010 10:15
British Transport Police Authority – Membership

2010-07-05 DfT-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 January 2011
Passengers get more of a say on their rail line

2011-01-13 DfT-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 March 2011
Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train pilot on track

2011-03-24 DfT-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 April 2011
More seats for Leeds rail commuters

2011-04-13 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 5 August 2011
New franchising programme

2011-08-05 DfT-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 August 2011
8,800 extra spaces for busy trains on key routes

2011-08-10 DfT-001 43

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 9 December 2011
Next stop - Mirfield!

2011-12-09 GCR-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 9 December 2011
Mirfield gets direct rail services to and from London

2011-12-09 GCR-002 45

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 January 2012
North West Rail passengers set for bigger say

2012-01-18 DfT-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail Monday 23 Jan 2012 11:53
PASSENGERS SET TO BENEFIT FROM NEW NETWORK RAIL / TRAIN OPERATOR ALLIANCES

2012-01-23 NET-001 47

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 12 April 2012
National train performance for Period 13 is 93.4%

2012-04-12 NET-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Northern 9 May 2012
Franchise Continuation for Northern Rail

2012-05-09 NOR-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 May 2012 10:00
Revolutionary new Tram Trains to be piloted in South Yorkshire

2012-05-17 DfT-001 50

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 May 2012
Final approval granted for Tram Train pilot

2012-05-17 DfT-002 51

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 June 2012
Rail passengers in the north west set for bigger say

2012-06-01 DfT-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

South Yorkshire ITA 7 June 2012
Call for rail devolution in the north

2012-06-07 SYP-001 53

Archive ::: Written answer

Department for Transport 14 June 2012
Railway Stations [[ticket office reductions]]

2012-06-14 DfT-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 October 2012
Rail passengers in the north west set for bigger say

2012-10-22 DfT-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 January 2013
Six new members appointed to passenger watchdog

2013-01-30 DfT-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 July 2013
Rail passengers in the north west set for bigger say

2013-07-25 DfT-002 57

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 July 2013
Five new members appointed to the board of the British Transport Police Authority

2013-07-29 DfT-001 58

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 March 2014
New deal for rail in the north

2014-03-27 DfT-001 59

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 27 March 2014
Northern direct award

2014-03-27 DfT-002 60

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 March 2014
Rail Minister sees investment in action in Manchester

2014-03-31 DfT-002 61

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 April 2014
Electric trains to boost rail services in the north west

2014-04-02 DfT-002 62

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 May 2014
New rail franchising deal set to transform passenger services across London and south east

2014-05-23 DfT-001 63

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 23 May 2014
Thameslink Southern and Great Northern Rail franchise announcement

2014-05-23 FIR-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Serco Group 28 May 2014
Serco selected to run new Caledonian Sleeper franchise

2014-05-28 SER-001 65

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 9 June 2014
Rail franchising: Northern and Transpennine Express

2014-06-09 DfT-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 June 2014
Government consults on the future of rail services in the north

2014-06-09 DfT-002 67

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 June 2014
Rail passengers on track for better services after DfT ink deal with Govia

2014-06-12 DfT-001 68

Archive ::: Press release

Govia Thameslink Railway 14 September 2014
Welcome to Thameslink and Great Northern

2014-09-14 GTR-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 22 September 2014
Exhibition charting the railway’s role in World War I arrives at Leeds station

2014-09-22 RDG-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 October 2014
Tyne Valley passengers get a bigger say on rail services

2014-10-02 DfT-001 71

Archive ::: Press release

Serco Group 30 October 2014
Serco appoints Managing Director to run the iconic Caledonian Sleeper franchise

2014-10-30 SER-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 26 November 2014
Cycle-rail awards 2014 winners announced

2014-11-26 RDG-001 73

Archive ::: Press release 2

Serco Group 9 December 2014
Serco appoints Ian Smith Design as interior designer for the iconic Caledonian Sleeper service

2014-12-09 SER-001 74

Archive ::: Press release 2

Serco Group 16 December 2014
Award winning luxury fashion label to design uniforms for the Caledonian Sleeper

2014-12-16 SER-001 75

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 8 January 2015
Rail in the north: rolling stock

2015-01-08 DfT-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 January 2015
New plan to secure rail services for the north

2015-01-08 DfT-002 77

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 9 January 2015
RMT exposes truth behind “new” trains for the North as the union ramps up campaigning and two other big local authorities oppose the franchise cuts plans

2015-01-09 RMT-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-01-26 SER-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 30 January 2015
Cycle rail travel made easier for millions

2015-01-30 RDG-001 80

Archive ::: Press release

Serco Group 12 February 2015
Brand new Caledonian Sleeper trains from 2018

2015-02-12 SER-001 81

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 March 2015
Claire Perry officially opens £280 million Lincolnshire rail improvements

2015-03-09 DfT-001 82

Archive ::: Press release

House of Commons Transport Committee 20 March 2015
Louise Ellman welcomes northern transport strategy but calls for commitment on funding

2015-03-20 TCO-001 83

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-03-31 CAL-001 84

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 May 2015
Rail strike, May 2015

2015-05-21 DfT-001 85

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 28 May 2015
Rail strike, June 2015

2015-05-28 DfT-003 86

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 29 May 2015
Pedal power – ATOC National Cycle-Rail Awards now open

2015-05-29 RDG-001 87

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group 2 June 2015
East Anglia rail franchise

2015-06-02 STG-001 88

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 6 October 2015
Manchester Victoria station re-opening

2015-10-06 DfT-001 89

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 6 October 2015
Manchester Victoria opened after £44 million upgrade

2015-10-06 NET-001 90

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 December 2015
Milestone for Northern Powerhouse as UK’s first tram train unveiled in Sheffield

2015-12-10 DfT-001 91

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 28 June 2016
Investment in infrastructure is now even more important

2016-06-28 DfT-001 92

Archive ::: Press release 5

Competition and Markets Authority 9 September 2016
CMA concerned about rail franchise’s impact on some local fares

2016-09-09 CMA-001 93

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 6 December 2016
An innovative, modern, passenger focused railway network

2016-12-06 DfT-003 94

Archive ::: Press release

East Midlands Trains 2 April 2017
All aboard at Ilkeston station

2017-04-02 EMT-001 95

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for the North 5 October 2019
Statement on HS2 eastern leg

2019-10-05 TfN-001 96

Archive ::: Written answer

Department for Transport 21 October 2019
Rolling stock: Sheffield City Region

2019-10-21 DfT-001 97

Archive ::: Press release 4

RMT 26 November 2019
RMT members vote overwhelmingly to press ahead with seeking a negotiated settlement to guards' safety dispute on Northern Rail

2019-11-26 RMT-001 98

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 27 February 2020
Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2

2020-02-27 DfT-001 99

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 June 2020
Regions across England to benefit from transport funding boost

2020-06-30 DfT-002 100

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2020-07-23 DfT-001 101

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 September 2025
Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North

2025-09-01 DfT-001 102

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 November 2025
Innovative rail ticket technology trial expands across the North

2025-11-03 DfT-001 103