Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 28 May 1996
Latest rail franchises start running in private sector

1996-05-28 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 13 August 1996
Penalty fares: Rail Regulator promises greater safeguards for passengers

1996-08-13 ORR-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 19 November 1996
Private rail performance powers ahead – Watts

1996-11-19 DoT-001 3

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Railtrack plc 30 May 1997
Historic railway bridge receives refurbishment

1997-05-30 RTK-001 4

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Railtrack plc 31 July 1997
Multi million pound works start on Brighton station

1997-07-31 RTK-001 5

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

1997-08-15 ORR-001 6

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Railtrack plc 11 November 1997
Railtrack puts £2.5 million into station security on Connex South Central

1997-11-11 RTK-001 7

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Railtrack plc 11 November 1997
Railtrack puts £2.5 million into station security on Connex South Eastern

1997-11-11 RTK-002 8

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Railtrack plc 11 December 1997
Plans to rebuild Epsom station revealed

1997-12-11 RTK-004 9

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

1998-03-26 OPR-001 10

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

1998-07-17 OPR-001 11

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OPRAF 29 March 1999
Sustained passenger growth in London

1999-03-29 OPR-001 12

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Office of the Rail Regulator 12 July 1999
Rail Industry Year 2000 compliance rating 70% Blue – Independent assessment shows substantial progress

1999-07-12 ORR-001 13

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 2 September 1999
New moves to ease Thameslink overcrowding

1999-09-02 SRA-001 14

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 26 October 1999
Regulated rail fares to rise by less than inflation for second year running

1999-10-26 SRA-001 15

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 24 November 1999
Building a better railway: Franchising Director invites replacement franchise proposals for Chiltern, Connex South Central and Great North Eastern franchises

1999-11-24 SRA-001 16

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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 17

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 9 December 1999
Building a better railway: proposals invited for second round of franchise replacements

1999-12-09 SRA-001 18

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 22 December 1999
Building a better railway: first companies prequalify for franchise replacement

1999-12-22 SRA-002 19

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 15 February 2000
Proposals invited for second round of franchise replacement

2000-02-15 SRA-001 20

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ATOC 14 March 2000
Passengers will be the winners from franchise announcement

2000-03-14 ATO-001 21

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 14 March 2000
Six companies shortlisted for first franchise replacement round

2000-03-14 SRA-001 22

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ATOC 23 March 2000
Rail ticket selling accuracy reaches highest ever peak

2000-03-23 ATO-001 23

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 19 April 2000
New entrants qualify for second franchise replacement round

2000-04-19 SRA-001 24

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Strategic Rail Authority 20 June 2000
Sir Alastair Morton sets out map for UK rail

2000-06-20 SRA-001 25

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The Go-Ahead Group 10 August 2000
Chiltern Railways franchise

2000-08-10 GOA-001 26

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 10 August 2000
New Chiltern agreement brings £370 million investment

2000-08-10 SRA-002 27

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Connex 17 September 2000
Connex improves month on month performance

2000-09-17 CON-001 28

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Connex 23 October 2000
Rail retail revolution puts stations back into heart of community

2000-10-23 CON-001 29

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Connex 24 October 2000
Connex sets out its position on South Central franchise

2000-10-24 CON-001 30

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Railway Forum 24 October 2000
With new investment we can now see the shape of a better railway

2000-10-24 RFO-001 31

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 24 October 2000
Building a better railway: £1.5 billion investment for new South Central franchise

2000-10-24 SRA-001 32

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

2000-11-02 OPR-001 33

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

2000-11-22 ATO-001 34

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ATOC 1 December 2000
Train information ready for Christmas

2000-12-01 ATO-001 35

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 12 December 2000
Birmingham tram extensions one step closer - Prescott

2000-12-12 DET-001 36

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ATOC 15 December 2000
National Rail operators issue travel tips for Christmas and the New Year

2000-12-15 ATO-001 37

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 21 December 2000
National Rail operators announce further rail compensation

2000-12-21 ATO-001 38

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ATOC 15 January 2001
New timetables bring further rail improvement

2001-01-15 ATO-001 39

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Strategic Rail Authority 15 February 2001
Building a better railway: SRA shortlists four for Wales and Borders franchise

2001-02-15 SRA-001 40

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Railtrack Group plc 13 March 2001
Railtrack' s response to the SRA strategic agenda

2001-03-13 RTK-001 41

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Strategic Rail Authority 22 March 2001
SRA acts to protect Croxley Link project

2001-03-22 SRA-001 42

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Railtrack plc 2 April 2001
Railtrack secures £1.5 bn funding settlement and details final quarter business progress

2001-04-02 RTK-001 43

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Connex 29 May 2001
Connex Transport UK Limited sale of Connex South Central Limited to Govia Limited

2001-05-29 CON-001 44

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The Go-Ahead Group 30 May 2001
Acquisition of Connex South Central Limited by Govia Limited ('Govia')

2001-05-30 GOA-001 45

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Govia 30 May 2001
Acquisition of Connex South Central Limited by Govia Limited ('Govia')

2001-05-30 GOV-001 46

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ATOC 12 June 2001
Rail strike not justified - ATOC

2001-06-12 ATO-001 47

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 19 Jun 2001 00:00
Government responds to Lord Cullen's report

2001-06-19 DTR-001 48

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ATOC 22 June 2001
Mass strike action averted by operators

2001-06-22 ATO-001 49

Archive ::: Press release 2

Railtrack plc 9 July 2001
Railtrack announces compensation review

2001-07-09 RTK-001 50

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Strategic Rail Authority 24 August 2001
South Central franchise transferred - £1.5 billion investment boost moves into gear

2001-08-24 SRA-001 51

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Connex 25 August 2001
South Central transfer

2001-08-25 CON-001 52

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The Go-Ahead Group 28 August 2001
Completion of acquisition of South Central franchise

2001-08-28 GOA-001 53

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ATOC 6 December 2001
National rail operators issue travel tips for Christmas and the New Year

2001-12-06 ATO-001 54

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Strategic Rail Authority 19 December 2001
Franchise list

2001-12-19 SRA-001 55

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 21 December 2001
ATOC announces new Chairman

2001-12-21 ATO-001 56

Archive ::: Press release 5

Strategic Rail Authority 14 January 2002
Building a better railway: SRA launches strategic plan

2002-01-14 SRA-002 57

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 18 Feb 2002 00:00
Byers publishes rail performance indicators

2002-02-18 DTR-001 58

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ATOC 1 March 2002
Train companies announce minimum fare for Network railcard

2002-03-01 ATO-001 59

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ATOC 11 March 2002
New train orders near 4,000

2002-03-11 ATO-001 60

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The Go-Ahead Group 11 March 2002
South Central franchise to get 700 new carriages

2002-03-11 GOA-001 61

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ATOC 18 March 2002
Train performance late last year was poor: ATOC

2002-03-18 ATO-001 62

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 18 Mar 2002 00:00
Byers publishes latest rail performance indicators

2002-03-18 DTR-001 63

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ATOC 25 March 2002
Network railcard changes will go ahead

2002-03-25 ATO-001 64

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

2002-04-19 ATO-001 65

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Railtrack plc 24 June 2002
Statement by Railtrack Group

2002-06-24 RTK-001 66

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The Go-Ahead Group 9 August 2002
Rail franchise replacement

2002-08-09 GOA-001 67

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 23 January 2003
London train companies’ biggest promotion for 20 years

2003-01-23 ATO-001 68

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RMT 22 April 2003
New strike dates set in guard dispute

2003-04-22 RMT-001 69

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Network Rail 26 November 2003
Network Rail brings over 1,000 maintenance staff ‘back home’

2003-11-26 NET-002 70

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ATOC 8 December 2003
ATOC outlines rail fare rises

2003-12-08 ATO-001 71

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Southern 14 May 2004
South Central to Southern – train operator names the changes

2004-05-14 SOU-001 72

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First ScotRail 24 March 2006
Celebrations mark 20th anniversary of reopening of Edinburgh to Bathgate line

2006-03-24 FSC_001 73

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Department for Transport 22 May 2008 11:09
More capacity and better services for passengers on South Central franchise

2008-05-22 DfT-001 74

Archive ::: Press release/Stock exchange announcement

Department for Transport 20 August 2008
[[South Central franchise]]

2008-08-20 DfT-001 75

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Department for Transport 12 February 2009
Passengers and economy to benefit from biggest investment in trains for a generation

2009-02-12 DfT-001 76

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Department for Transport 18 Feb 2009 10:27
Tackling fare dodgers and making stations in South London safer

2009-02-18 DfT-001 77

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Department for Transport 09 Jun 2009 07:02
More frequent and more secure rail services for London and the South East

2009-06-09 DfT-001 78

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

2009-06-09 RMT-001 79

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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 80

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Southern Railway 28 December 2011
Southern’s £188 million train order

2011-12-28 SOU-001 81

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Govia 29 March 2012
Govia shortlisted to bid for Thameslink franchise

2012-03-29 GOV-001 82

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

2013-07-29 DfT-001 83

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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 84

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 15 September 2014
New rail franchise to transform London’s busiest routes

2014-09-15 DfT-001 85

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Mayor of London 3 November 2016
Sadiq Khan calls on the Government to match his fares freeze, as rail passengers face ‘unacceptable’ 5% fares hike in January

2016-11-03 MAY-001 86

Archive ::: Press release 2

Aslef 5 April 2017
ASLEF on rail regulator's 'principles for DCO'

2017-04-05 ASL-001 87

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 18 April 2017
New Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport

2017-04-18 DfT-001 88