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

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

1997-05-09 ORR-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 20 May 1997
Railtrack invests over £16 million in local station regeneration programme

1997-05-20 RTK-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 20 May 1997
Railtrack invests over £16 million in local station regeneration programme

1997-05-20 RTK-002 4

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 1 July 1997
Railtrack investing £8 million in the Cardiff Valleys

1997-07-01 RTK-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 6 August 1997
Level crossing users put their safety at risk

1997-08-06 RTK-002 6

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 7

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 17 September 1997
Railtrack announces study into improving trans-Pennine rail freight routes

1997-09-17 RTK-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 12 November 1997
Railtrack gives South Wales stations facelift

1997-11-12 RTK-002 9

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 29 April 1999
Statement from Chris Bolt, the Rail Regulator, on safety concerns in the Severn Tunnel

1999-04-29 ORR-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 10 August 2000
First Voyager train nears completion

2000-08-10 VIR-001 11

Archive ::: Press release 4

ATOC 22 September 2000
Record number of winter train services

2000-09-22 ATO-003 12

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 15 January 2001
New timetables bring further rail improvement

2001-01-15 ATO-001 13

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 28 March 2001
Prescott delivers strategy for modern and sustainable transport system

2001-03-28 DET-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 14 January 2002
Building a better railway: SRA launches rail strategy delivering improvements for Wales' railway

2002-01-14 SRA-001 15

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2002-01-14 SRA-002 16

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 7 March 2002
SRA agrees terms for restructuring of Central Trains and ScotRail

2002-03-07 SRA-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Railway Forum 26 March 2002
The Virgin Voyager train fleet project wins the Railway Forum/Modern Railways innovation award for 2002

2002-03-26 RFO-001 18

Archive ::: Memorandum 2

Virgin Trains 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2002-06-10 VIR-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 3 October 2002
Immediate benefits for Central Trains passengers from improvements package

2002-10-03 SRA-001 20

Archive ::: Press release 4

Strategic Rail Authority 6 November 2002
SRA announces new franchise for the west

2002-11-06 SRA-003 21

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 Dec 2002 00:00
£5.5 billion package of transport improvements

2002-12-10 DfT-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

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

2003-05-12 WES-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 8 July 2003
SRA enter heads of terms on Central Trains two-year extension

2003-07-08 SRA-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 9 October 2003
Two year Central Trains extension

2003-10-09 SRA-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

John Laing 12 December 2003
John Laing announces joint venture with GNER

2003-12-12 JLA-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 Mar 2006 00:00
Central trains franchise extended to Autumn 2007

2006-03-31 DfT-002 27

Archive ::: Press release

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

2009-02-12 DfT-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 Apr 2009 10:57
Government backs improved Swindon-Gloucester rail line with £2.5m funding

2009-04-03 DfT-001 29

Archive ::: Press release 3

South West Trains 22 July 2009
New Managing Director at South West Trains

2009-07-22 SWT-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 Nov 2009 13:53
Disabled Persons' Transport Advisory Committee appointment

2009-11-20 DfT-001 31

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment

2010-11-25 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2010-11-25 DfT-002 33

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 1 March 2011
Intercity Express and rail electrification

2011-03-01 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

South West Trains 5 October 2011
South West Trains Managing Director to retire

2011-10-05 SWT-001 35

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 12 July 2012
Aviation Policy Framework

2012-07-12 DfT-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for bigger, better railway across the West of England

2013-01-08 NET-005 37

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for bigger, better railway in the Thames Valley

2013-01-08 NET-008 38

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 11 Jan 2013
Swindon to Kemble railway enhancement project begins

2013-01-11 NET-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 March 2013 07:00
Fresh start for franchising

2013-03-26 DfT-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 May 2013
New £1.44 million railway station to be built in Devon

2013-05-15 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 May 2013
New £3.5 million railway station to be built in the Ebbw Valley

2013-05-15 DfT-002 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 May 2013
New £6.5 million railway station to be built in Derbyshire

2013-05-15 DfT-003 43

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 May 2013
New £6.5 million railway station to be built in Waltham Forest

2013-05-15 DfT-004 44

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-10-03 DfT-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 May 2014
Have your say on the Great Western rail franchise

2014-05-27 DfT-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 July 2014
Green light for extra rail services between England and Wales

2014-07-16 DfT-002 47

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 29 December 2014 12.45
Media statement from Network Rail

2014-12-29 NET-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 2 March 2014
Preparation work begins to electrify South Wales railway and improve journeys

2015-03-02 NET-001 49

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 March 2015
Transport Secretary in Sheffield to receive northern electrification report

2015-03-05 DfT-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 6 March 2015
North South express train extended for another three years

2015-03-06 WGO-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 March 2015
New deal for rail passengers in west of England and Wales

2015-03-23 DfT-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

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 53

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 23 March 2015
Statement re: First Great Western franchise award

2015-03-23 FIR-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

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 55

Archive ::: Press release 4

Network Rail 22 May 2015
Passengers reminded to check before travelling over Bank Holiday weekend as Network Rail deploys 14,000-strong army to improve the railway

2015-05-22 NET-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-07-30 DfT-001 57

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-07-30 FGW-001 58

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 September 2015
Train manufacturing officially returns to the North East

2015-09-03 DfT-001 59

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 16 September 2015
HS2: from debate to delivery

2015-09-16 DfT-003 60

Archive ::: Speech (full) 5

Department for Transport 3 December 2015
Investing in Welsh transport

2015-12-03 DfT-004 61

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 June 2016
First of new generation of high-tech trains takes maiden voyage on Great Western Railway

2016-06-30 DfT-003 62

Archive ::: Press release 5

Freightliner 13 September 2016
Freightliner press release: Freightliner supports Department for Transport’s rail freight strategy

2016-09-13 FRE-001 63

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 8 November 2016
Rail update: rail investment in the Great Western route

2016-11-08 DfT-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 9 November 2016
Modernising the Great Western railway

2016-11-09 NAO-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 14 December 2016
Wales set for biggest investment in infrastructure since devolution

2016-12-14 WGO-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 28 February 2017
Have your say on a new rail service for wales

2017-02-28 WGO-001 67

Archive ::: Press release 4

Welsh Government 2 March 2017
Welsh Government sets out plans for a North East Wales Metro

2017-03-02 WGO-001 68

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 20 March 2017
New Transport for Wales headquarters part of wider work to unleash the potential of Welsh regions

2017-03-20 WGO-001 69

Archive ::: Oral statement 9

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

2017-07-18 DfT-001 70

Archive ::: Written statement 3

Department for Transport 20 July 2017
Rail update: bi-mode train technology

2017-07-20 DfT-001 71

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 20 July 2017
New improvements for rail passengers in Wales, the midlands and the north

2017-07-20 DfT-003 72

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 21 July 2017
Ken Skates demands £700m from UK Government for scrapping electrification across South Wales

2017-07-21 WGO-001 73

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 29 September 2017
Final tenders invited as Wales nears decision on next rail service

2017-09-29 WGO-001 74

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 29 September 2017
Welsh Government show commitment to Wales and Borders staff

2017-09-29 WGO-002 75

Archive ::: Press release 5

Abellio 17 October 2017
Abellio, JR East and Mitsui announce £680m new trains for the next West Midlands rail franchise

2017-10-17 ABB-001 76

Archive ::: Press release 3

CAF 17 October 2017
West Midlands Trains Ltd selects CAF for the provision of new rolling stock for the West Midlands franchise

2017-10-17 CAF-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

Abellio 23 February 2018
Abellio announces withdrawal of bid to run the next Wales & Borders franchise

2018-02-18 ABB-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 February 2018
Welsh rail services set to be devolved following historic agreement

2018-02-28 DfT-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 28 March 2018
Heathrow Express service confirmed to 2028

2018-03-28 FIR-001 80

Archive ::: Press release 2

CAF 8 June 2018
CAF preferred bidder to supply trains for Wales and Borders rail franchise

2018-06-08 CAF-001 81

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 15 May 2019
New trains to be rolled out across the country alongside £48 billion investment to upgrade tracks

2019-05-15 DfT-001 82

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Department for Transport 15 July 2019
Williams Rail Review: an update on progress

2019-07-15 DfT-001 83

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Safety and Standards Board 22 July 2019
UK government transforming South Wales rail network

2019-07-22 DfT-002 84

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 14 December 2019
Rail industry will add over 1,000 extra weekly services in Winter timetable

2019-12-14 RDG-001 85

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 30 March 2020
Critical rail services protected in new deals for GWR and Southeastern

2020-03-30 DfT-001 86

Archive ::: Guidance 5

Department for Transport 2 July 2020
Restoring Your Railway Fund

2020-07-02 DfT-001 87

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 21 August 2020
Multi-million boost from UK government for Welsh railways to level up infrastructure and improve journeys for passengers

2020-08-21 DfT-001 88

Archive ::: Press release 8

FirstGroup 1 September 2020
Extension of GWR Emergency Measures Agreement

2020-09-01 FIR-001 89

Archive ::: Publication

Department for Transport 10 March 2021
Strengthening the sinews of our transport network will make the road to recovery smoother

2021-03-10 DfT-002 90

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 July 2025
Green light for over 50 road and rail upgrades supporting over 39,000 new homes and 42,000 jobs

2025-07-08 DfT-001 91