Archive ::: Press release 5

Department of Transport 8 December 1995
Transport secretary Sir George Young - statement on OPRAF judicial review

1995-12-08 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Publication

House of Commons Library 6 February 1996
Rail passenger franchises

1996-02-06 HoC-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 23 February 1996
Watts welcomes halfway point in rail franchising sell off

1996-02-23 DoT-002 3

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 25 March 1996
Transport report gives spending for the next three years

1996-03-25 DoT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 27 August 1996
New Franchising Director appointed by Sir George Young

1996-08-27 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 26 September 1996
Routeing Guide defines 'reasonable' rail routes for the first time

1996-09-26 ORR-001 6

Archive ::: Press release 4

National Audit Office 23 October 1996
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF): The award of the first three passenger rail franchises

1996-10-23 NAO-001 7

Archive ::: Early Day Motion

House of Commons 17 February 1997
South West Trains

1997-02-17 HoC-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 13 March 1997
Railtrack and Virgin confirm WCML plans

1997-03-13 RTK-002 9

Archive ::: Press release

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

1997-10-28 RTK-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 10 December 1997
Rail Regulator launches review of Railtrack's access charges

1997-12-10 ORR-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 26 January 1998
Franchising Director welcomes new trains deal for Gatwick Express

1998-01-26 OPR-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 6 March 1998
£75million of additional passenger benefits agreed with FirstGroup plc

1998-03-06 OPR-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 26 March 1998
New counts show surge in London commuter traffic

1998-03-26 OPR-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 26 March 1998
Thames Trains passengers to benefit from Go-Ahead Group offer

1998-03-26 OPR-002 15

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 30 March 1998
Conditions met for FirstGroup takeover of Great Western

1998-03-30 OPR-001 16

Archive ::: Press release 2

Office of the Rail Regulator 3 April 1998
Rail Regulator to approve West Coast Main Line upgrade subject to major future improvements for passengers and freight users

1998-04-03 ORR-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 11 May 1998
Franchising Director calls for action on poorly performing services

1998-05-11 OPR-001 18

Archive ::: Press release 4

Office of the Rail Regulator 15 May 1998
Regulator recommends programme of regulatory action for rolling stock companies

1998-05-15 ORR-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 5 June 1998
Thames Trains deal approved

1998-06-05 OPR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 8 June 1998
Increased service frequencies complement West Coast upgrade deal

1998-06-08 OPR-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 19 June 1998
Franchising Director to assess options for additional East Coast capacity

1998-06-19 OPR-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 22 June 1998
Proposed investment in Virgin Rail by Stagecoach - statement from the Franchising Director

1998-06-22 OPR-001 23

Archive ::: Press release 2

Office of the Rail Regulator 25 June 1998
Evaluating new service opportunities for passengers

1998-06-25 ORR-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 17 July 1998
Decision on Connex South Central extended franchise bid

1998-07-17 OPR-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 13 August 1998
Action plans demanded from train operators

1998-08-13 OPR-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 19 August 1998
Over £2.5 million of passenger benefits to compensate for poor performance on Chiltern Railways

1998-08-19 OPR-001 27

Archive ::: Report 2

Railway Forum 18 September 1998
The government white paper on the future of transport

1998-09-18 RFO-002 28

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 30 September 1998
Statement from John O'Brien, Director of Passenger Rail Franchising

1998-09-30 OPR-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 7 October 1998
Focus on integrated transport as Stagecoach / Virgin acquisition gets Franchising Director's approval

1998-10-07 OPR-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 22 October 1998
Regulated rail fares to rise by less than inflation

1998-10-22 OPR-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 29 October 1998
Service levels restored on North Western Trains under recovery plan

1998-10-29 OPR-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 4 November 1998
Little change in train performance

1998-11-04 OPR-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 11 November 1998
Improvement for passengers on LTS Rail

1998-11-11 OPR-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 4

ATOC 6 January 1999
Which? report on rail customer surveys

1999-01-06 ATO-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 9 February 1999
Multi £million trains deal aids West Coast regeneration

1999-02-09 OPR-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 10 February 1999
Train operators working hard to cope with unprecedented growth

1999-02-10 ATO-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 11 February 1999
Last autumn’s train performance shows little overall improvement

1999-02-11 OPR-001 38

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 17 February 1999
Regulator says complaints must lead to action as they rise by a quarter

1999-02-17 ORR-001 39

Archive ::: Press release 4

ATOC 25 February 1999
Rail industry spells out progress on ten-point improvement plan and future goals

1999-02-25 ATO-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 25 February 1999
Consultation on the development of rail services starts in March

1999-02-25 OPR-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 25 February 1999
OPRAF consults on new performance measure

1999-02-25 OPR-002 42

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 9 March 1999
Passengers benefit in Chiltern Railway deal

1999-03-09 OPR-001 43

Archive ::: Press release 2

OPRAF 29 March 1999
Sustained passenger growth in London

1999-03-29 OPR-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 29 March 1999
New figures reveal rise in Edinburgh rail commuters

1999-03-29 OPR-002 45

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 4 May 1999
Mike Grant gets down to business as franchising director

1999-05-04 OPR-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 13 May 1999
ATOC and Railtrack commission study to improve predictions for passenger demand for rail

1999-05-13 ATO-002 47

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 19 May 1999
Performance improvements must start now

1999-05-19 OPR-001 48

Archive ::: Press release 2

OPRAF 19 May 1999
Quality of service variable – Sir Alastair Morton

1999-05-19 SRA-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 24 May 1999
Bidding process for new multi £million rail partnership fund launched

1999-05-24 OPR-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 25 May 1999
Train operators in active discussion over millennium eve services

1999-05-25 ATO-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 3 June 1999
Rail Regulator challenges Railtrack on West Coast Main Line plans

1999-06-03 ORR-002 52

Archive ::: Consultation

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 15 June 1999
Assessment of the type and level of services the network should provide

1999-06-15 SRA-001 53

Archive ::: Guidance note

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 16 June 1999
Planning criteria - a guide to the appraisal of support for passenger rail services

1999-06-16 SRA-001 54

Archive ::: Guidance note

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 16 June 1999
Rail passenger partnership - bidding guidance

1999-06-16 SRA-002 55

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 7 July 1999
Mission statement for the Strategic Rail Authority

1999-07-07 SRA-001 56

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 20 July 1999
Rail Regulator orders train companies to publish accurate statistics

1999-07-20 ORR-001 57

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 20 July 1999
SSRA Executive up and running

1999-07-20 SRA-001 58

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 30 July 1999
Rail Regulator demands performance from Railtrack

1999-07-30 ORR-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 12 August 1999
SSRA appoints external advisers

1999-08-12 SRA-001 60

Archive ::: Press release 5

Office of the Rail Regulator 8 September 1999
Rail Regulator tells National Rail Enquiry Scheme it must plan for capacity

1999-09-08 ORR-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 13 September 1999
SSRA to lead review of rail capacity in the West Midlands

1999-09-13 SRA-001 62

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 23 September 1999
The 2nd UK Local Authority Chairs of Transport Conference, - Sir Alastair Morton

1999-09-23 SRA-001 63

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 6 October 1999
The Strategic Rail Authority's challenge to the British rail industry

1999-10-06 SRA-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 7 December 1999
Sea Containers' GNER subsidiary selected by UK's Strategic Rail Authority for 20-year franchise replacement negotiations

1999-12-07 SEC-001 65

Archive ::: Press release 3

Office of the Rail Regulator 4 May 2000
Broad support for West Coast Main Line enforcement action

2000-05-04 ORR-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 2 November 2000
Building a better railway: four shortlisted for new Transpennine Express franchise

2000-11-02 OPR-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 14 September 2001
SRA's TransPennine Express Moves Forward

2001-09-14 SRA-001 68

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 5 Oct 2001 00:00
Paddington to be protected by new train safety systems - Byers

2001-10-05 DTR-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 Mar 2004 00:00
Chief Executive and non-executive board members named

2004-03-19 DfT-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 22 January 2007
Office of Rail Regulation: new board members; new structure

2007-01-22 ORR-001 71

Archive ::: Press release 4

National Express Group 1 July 2009
National Express Group PLC Pre Close Statement

2009-07-01 NXG-002 72

Archive ::: Written statement (Hansard)

Department for Transport 10 November 2014
Better journeys for east London and Essex passengers as c2c franchise starts

2014-11-10 DfT-002 73

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 13 September 2016
Rail freight: 13 September 2016

2016-09-13 DfT-001 74

Archive ::: Press release 6

Department for Transport 16 November 2017
North set to become first region in country to get new transport powers from government

2017-11-16 DfT-002 75

Archive ::: Press release 4

Southeastern 10 April 2019
Southeastern begins discussions to extend franchise

2019-04-10 SEA-001 76

Archive ::: Written statement 4

Department for Transport 6 June 2019
High Speed 2 Phase 2b update

2019-06-06 DfT-001 77