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Department of Transport 24 July 1996
Last BR maintenance business sold

1996-07-24 DoT-001 1

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Railtrack plc 20 February 1997
Railtrack to renew 2,500km of track

1997-02-20 RTK-008 2

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

1997-05-09 ORR-001 3

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Railtrack plc 22 October 1997
Royal Albert Bridge gets £1 million facelift

1997-10-22 RTK-003 4

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ATOC 14 June 1999
Prestigious award for National Rail Enquiry Service

1999-06-14 ATO-001 5

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ATOC 6 August 1999
On track for the eclipse train operators respond with 11,000 extra seats

1999-08-06 ATO-001 6

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ATOC 12 August 1999
Rail industry is committed to reducing SPADs

1999-08-12 ATO-001 7

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Network Rail 19 November 2002
Network Rail’s commitment to track improvements in Cornwall

2002-11-19 NET-001 8

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Wessex Trains 13 January 2003
Relief for overcrowded Exmouth commuter train

2003-01-13 WES-001 9

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Wessex Trains 12 May 2003
Summer brings improvement to South West region’s rail services

2003-05-12 WES-001 10

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Wessex Trains 21 July 2003
Rail and bus co-operation at Newquay

2003-07-21 WES-001 11

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Strategic Rail Authority 9 January 2004
£14.3 million West Country rail investment underway

2004-01-09 SRA-001 12

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Department for Transport 22 Nov 2004 00:00
Transport Secretary launches new vision for rural railways

2004-11-22 DfT-001 13

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Strategic Rail Authority 30 November 2004
Minister declares £14 million West Country rail improvement complete

2004-11-30 SRA-001 14

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Department for Transport 13 Dec 2005 00:00
Announcement of the winner of Greater Western franchise

2005-12-13 DfT-002 15

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Department for Transport 20 Dec 2005 00:00
Pre-qualified bidders for South Western franchise

2005-12-20 DfT-001 16

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Department for Transport 24 March 2006 00:00
Community Rail - new life for local lines

2006-03-24 DfT-001 17

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Department for Transport 31 Mar 2006 00:00
Smart ticketing moves a step closer

2006-03-31 DfT-001 18

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Department for Transport 22 Sep 2006 00:00
Department for Transport announces winner of South Western franchise

2006-09-22 DfT-001 19

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

2007-02-01 DfT-001 20

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

2007-02-01 DfT-002 21

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

2007-03-28 DfT-001 22

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Department for Transport 10 Jul 2007 07:02
New rail franchise delivers big increase in capacity between major cities

2007-07-10 DfT-001 23

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Stagecoach Group 10 Sep 2007
Stagecoach extends megatrain.com budget rail network

2007-09-10 STG-001 24

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Department for Transport 15 May 2008 10:01
Extra funding for rural stations

2008-05-15 DfT-001 25

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Department for Transport 10 Nov 2008 10:27
Community rail - new life for local lines

2008-11-10 DfT-001 26

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

2011-01-13 DfT-001 27

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Department for Transport 10 October 2011
Community rail designation in the ‘Heart of Wessex’

2011-10-10 DfT-001 28

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

2012-01-18 DfT-001 29

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

2012-06-01 DfT-001 30

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Department for Transport 27 July 2012 11:00
New Great Western franchise to deliver new express trains

2012-07-27 DfT-001 31

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Department for Transport 28 September 2012
Rail passengers in the south west set for bigger say

2012-09-28 DfT-001 32

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

2012-10-22 DfT-001 33

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

2013-07-25 DfT-002 34

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Department for Transport 3 October 2013
Franchising deal to boost services on Great Western Main Line

2013-10-03 DfT-001 35

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Department for Transport 7 February 2014
Transport Secretary visits Dawlish in south-west

2014-02-07 DfT-002 36

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

2014-04-28 DfT-004 37

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Rail Delivery Group 29 July 2014
Rail industry marks World War One Centenary

2014-07-29 RDG-001 38

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Department for Transport 7 August 2014
Rail Minister sees south-west improvement schemes

2014-08-07 DfT-002 39

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Rail Delivery Group 27 October 2014
Railway supports Poppy Day with free travel for volunteer collectors

2014-10-27 RDG-001 40

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HM Treasury 2 March 2015
Infrastructure package for the south-west announced by Danny Alexander

2015-03-02 HMT-001 41

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Department for Transport 23 March 2015
Rail franchising: Great Western

2015-03-23 DfT-002 42

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Department for Transport 23 March 2015
Transport Secretary sees plans for investment in Cornwall

2015-03-23 DfT-004 43

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First Great Western 23 March 2015
Largest train fleet upgrade in a generation drives more seats, faster services and greater connectivity for First Great Western customers

2015-03-23 FGW-001 44

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First Great Western 23 March 2015
New and more frequent trains for Thames Valley customers deliver more seats, as First Great Western agrees 3.5 year franchise deal

2015-03-23 FIR-002 45

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Hitachi Rail Europe 23 March 2015
Hitachi Rail Europe named as FirstGroup's preferred supplier to provide fleet of new AT300 trains for the South West

2015-03-23 HIT-001 46

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Department for Transport 30 July 2015
New fleet of trains to bring better journeys to the south west

2015-07-30 DfT-001 47

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Eversholt Rail Group 30 July 2015
Eversholt Rail to finance new trains for First Great Western

2015-07-30 EVE-001 48

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First Great Western 30 July 2015
New fleet of trains to bring better journeys to the south west

2015-07-30 FGW-001 49

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Hitachi Rail Group 30 July 2015
New high speed trains confirmed for the South West

2015-07-30 HIT-001 50

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Peninsula Rail Task Force 30 July 2015
New train services in South West

2015-07-30 PEN-001 51

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Hitachi Ltd 1 September 2015
Hitachi Information Control Systems Europe formed

2015-09-01 HIT-001 52

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Department for Transport 9 February 2016
New funding for south west rail study

2016-02-09 DfT-001 53

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Hansard (Commons) 19 May 2016
Queen’s Speech debate: transport and infrastructure

2016-05-19 HAN-001 54

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Department for Transport 29 September 2016
Better journeys for passengers on the Cross Country network

2016-09-29 DfT-001 55

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Rail Delivery Group 1 November 2016
Free rail travel gives fundraising boost to Royal British Legion Poppy Day volunteers

2016-11-01 RDG-001 56

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Department for Transport 17 November 2016
Government announces £10 million funding for rail resilience in the South West

2016-11-17 DfT-002 57

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HM Treasury 23 November 2016
Autumn Statement 2016: some of the things we’ve announced

2016-11-23 HMT-001 58

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Department for Transport 28 February 2018
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling commits to delivering a modern railway in the south-west resilient to extreme weather

2018-02-28 DfT-002 59

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Department for Transport 31 October 2019
Department for Transport: departmental update, 31 October 2019

2019-10-31 DfT-001 60

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Department for Transport 19 March 2021
Dartmoor line rail services will be restored for first time in half a century

2021-03-19 DfT-001 61