Archive ::: Press release

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

1997-05-20 RTK-005 1

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 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 13 December 1999
Prescott sets out ten-year plan for investment

1999-12-13 DET-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-001 4

Archive ::: Press release 3

Hull Trains 12 September 2000
Launch of new Hull Trains service - special preview train arranged for invited guests and the media on Tuesday 12 Sept

2000-09-12 HUL-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

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

2000-11-02 OPR-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 2 April 2001
Virgin slashes ticket prices

2001-04-02 VIR-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 9 July 2001
The Red Revolution – Pendolino launch

2001-07-09 VIR-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 19 September 2001
Update on the Voyager fleet

2001-09-19 VIR-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 24 Oct 2001 00:00
Byers outlines proposals for structure and funding of company limited by guarantee

2001-10-24 DTR-001 10

Archive ::: Memorandum 2

Virgin Trains 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2002-06-10 VIR-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 17 March 2003
£19 million for Longsight signalling

2003-03-17 NET-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 7 April 2003
I Thought You Said You Had the Tickets

2003-04-07 HUL-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 23 April 2003
Summer Timetable Raising Hull Trains' Profile in Doncaster

2003-04-23 HUL-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 16 June 2003
Pendolinos on track for delivery

2003-06-16 NET-002 15

Archive ::: Press release

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

2003-12-18 DfT-001 16

Archive ::: Press release 3

Grand Central 18 December 2003
Passenger groups welcome Grand Central’s new cross-Pennine services

2003-12-18 GCR-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 4 March 2004
Rail Regulator publishes Grand Central’s response to the comments of other rail industry parties on the proposal for a new passenger service between Newcastle and Preston

2004-03-04 GCR-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 4 March 2004
Rail Regulator publishes Grand Central’s response to the comments of other rail industry parties on the proposal for a new passenger service between Newcastle and Preston

2004-03-14 GCR-001 19

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 21 June 2004
Decision by Office of the Rail Regulator

2004-06-21 GCR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release 2

Network Rail 6 December 2005
Network Rail delivers 125mph railway for West Coast Main Line

2005-12-06 NET-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 6 December 2005
Virgin Trains tilting all the way to Scotland in new West Coast timetable

2005-12-06 VIR-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 32 January 2006
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2006-01-23 VIR-001 23

Archive ::: Press release 3

Wrexham & Shropshire 31 January 2006
The Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway proposes new train services to link North Wales, Shropshire and London

2006-01-31 WRE-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 May 2006 00:00
New benefits identified for passengers - upgrade of West Coast

2006-05-23 DfT-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Wrexham & Shropshire 11 October 2006
Wrexham & Shropshire runs first train

2006-10-11 WRE-001 26

Archive ::: Press release 5

Wrexham & Shropshire 21 November 2006
Wrexham and Shropshire welcomes announcement by Welsh Assembly Government on investment in facilities at Wrexham General station

2006-11-21 WRE-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 Dec 2006 00:00
Franchise agreement reinstated for West Coast services

2006-12-13 DfT-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Apr 2007 07:01
More trains arriving on busy rail routes

2007-04-04 DfT-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Apr 2007 08:37
More trains arriving on busy rail routes - Amended version

2007-04-04 DfT-002 30

Archive ::: Press release

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

2008-05-15 DfT-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

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

2008-11-10 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 Jul 2009 06:36
Major £1.1bn investment in electric rail boosts travel, the economy and the environment

2009-07-23 DfT-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 Nov 2009 07:00
£50m makeover launched as ‘Station Champions’ report calls for improvements for passengers

2009-11-17 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 Dec 2009 09:08
Passengers set to benefit from new £200m electrification programme for North West

2009-12-14 DfT-001 35

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment

2010-11-25 DfT-001 36

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment: plans for rail infrastructure and rolling stock

2010-11-25 DfT-002 37

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 Nov 2010 12:49
More than 2,100 new carriages for rail travellers as Government unveils rail investment package

2010-11-29 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

Grand Central 2 March 2011
Grand Central surprised and disappointed by ORR announcement

2011-03-02 GCR-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

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

2011-10-10 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 January 2012
Britain to have new national high-speed rail network

2012-01-10 DfT-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-01-18 DfT-001 43

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 4 April 2012
Network Rail fined £4 million for Grayrigg train derailment

2012-04-04 ORR-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-06-01 DfT-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 July 2012
Investing in rail, investing in jobs and growth

2012-07-16 DfT-002 46

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 August 2012
New operator for West Coast rail passengers

2012-08-15 DfT-001 47

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 48

Archive ::: Press release 2

Virgin Rail Group 30 August 2012
Virgin challenges First Group on West Coast Bid promises

2012-08-30 VIR-002 49

Archive ::: Press release 2

Virgin Rail Group 3 September 2012
Virgin Trains responds to FirstGroup’s proposals for West Coast

2012-09-03 VIR-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-09-28 DfT-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-10-22 DfT-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 January 2013
High speed rail for British jobs and prosperity

2013-01-28 DfT-001 53

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 54

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 July 2013
North west electrification on course to deliver boost to passenger services

2013-07-17 DfT-002 55

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-07-25 DfT-002 56

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 16 October 2013
Network Rail Operations Focus conference

2013-10-16 DfT-001 57

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-12-13 DfT-002 58

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 January 2014
HS2 Growth Taskforce comes to Liverpool to secure maximum boost for region's economy

2014-01-08 DfT-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 February 2014
Baroness Kramer and Pete Waterman visit Crewe to find out how HS2 could benefit the town

2014-02-27 DfT-001 60

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Department for Transport 20 June 2014
Baroness Kramer views rail improvements at Huyton and Roby

2014-06-20 DfT-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 July 2014
Ministers visit communities sharing in huge transport investment

2014-07-08 DfT-003 62

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 4 November 2014
HS2 route to Crewe: safeguarding consultation launched

2014-11-04 DfT-001 63

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 November 2014
Rail electrification plan for Lake District

2014-11-28 DfT-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail 7 January 2015
Office of Rail Regulation rejects competition on the West Coast Main Line

2015-01-07 ALL-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-01-08 DfT-002 66

Archive ::: Press release 5

Alliance Rail 7 August 2015
New direct rail services between Blackpool and London

2015-08-07 ALL-001 67

Archive ::: Statement 5

Office of Rail and Road 7 August 2015
ORR approval of new off-peak train services between Lancashire and London

2015-08-07 ORR-001 68

Archive ::: Letter 3

Office of Rail and Road 7 August 2015
Application for access to the West Coast Main Line (WCML)

2015-08-07 ORR-002 69

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 11 August 2015
Government boost for Northern Powerhouse

2015-08-11 DfT-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 August 2015
Government boost for Northern Powerhouse: Farnworth Tunnel

2015-08-11 DfT-002 71

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2015-10-06 DfT-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services in the north-west brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-005 73

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 74

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 75

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 20 January 2017
Search underway for company to build HS2 trains in £2.75 billion government rail investment

2017-01-20 DfT-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

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

2017-02-23 DfT-001 77

Archive ::: Press release 5

HS2 Ltd 2 -- 20 April 2017
HS2 opens procurement for world class train manufacturer

2017-04-20 HS2-001 78

Archive ::: Oral statement 9

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

2017-07-18 DfT-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 6 Sep 2017
Preston to Blackpool railway upgrade is the biggest since 1800s

2017-09-06 NET-001 80

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 November 2017
HS2 train building to pave way for new era of British jobs

2017-11-01 DfT-001 81

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 1 December 2017
Transport investment in the north

2017-12-01 DfT-001 82

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 1 November 2018
Virgin Trains scraps Friday afternoon peak restrictions

2018-11-01 VIR-001 83

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 June 2019
£6.8 million boost to help thousands more rail commuters travel by bike

2019-06-14 DfT-001 84

Archive ::: Speech (full) 8

Department for Transport 11 July 2019
Competition opens to create community facilities as Pacer trains retire from passenger service

2019-07-11 DfT-001 85

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2019-10-31 DfT-001 86

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 27 February 2020
Grand Central announces traincrew hub in Blackpool

2020-02-27 GCR-001 87

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 10 September 2020
Grand Central’s planned Blackpool to London route falls victim to COVID-19

2020-09-10 GCR-001 88