Archive ::: Press release

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

2005-12-20 DfT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-03-31 DfT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-09-22 DfT-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 16 June 2016
FirstGroup statement re: South Western rail franchise competition

2016-06-16 FIR-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 October 2017
Government plans £80 million smart ticketing rail revolution

2017-10-05 DfT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release 6

Department for Transport 3 April 2019
Half of department’s rail operators now delivering improved delay repay compensation

2019-04-03 DfT-001 6

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 7

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 30 May 2019
Strategy update

2019-05-30 FIR-001 8

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 15 October 2019
Workforce and volunteers at heart of #StationsDay celebrations

2019-10-15 DfT-001 9

Archive ::: Press release 2

RMT 5 November 2019
RMT announces 27 days of strike action on SWR over guard guarantee

2019-11-05 RMT-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Focus 5 November 2019
Transport Focus comment on the RMT announcement of 27 days of strike action on South Western Railway.

2019-11-05 TRA-001 11

Archive ::: Statement

South Western Railway 6 November 2019
SWR statement [[RMT strikes]]

2019-11-06 SWR-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 14 November 2019
RMT accuses SWR of deceit over agreements on guard guarantee

2019-11-14 RMT-002 13

Archive ::: Press release

South Western Railway 20 November 2019
SWR promises to keep guards on trains and reveals plans to keep passengers moving during strikes

2019-11-20 SWR-001 14

Archive ::: Press release 6

South Western Railway 23 November 2019
SWR weekday strike timetable released: customers urged to check before they travel ahead of RMT strike action

2019-11-25 SWR-001 15

Archive ::: Press release 4

RMT 26 November 2019
RMT members vote overwhelmingly to press ahead with seeking a negotiated settlement to guards' safety dispute on Northern Rail

2019-11-26 RMT-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 26 November 2019
RMT and SWR agree to ACAS talks in guards' safety dispute tomorrow

2019-11-26 RMT-002 17

Archive ::: Press release 7

RMT 28 November 2019
SWR strike action on as company wreck ACAS talks

2019-11-28 RMT-001 18

Archive ::: Press release 8

South Western Railway 28 November 2019
SWR statement on RMT strike action

2019-11-28 SWR-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Focus 28 November 2019
Transport Focus comment - RMT confirms SWR month of strikes to go ahead

2019-11-28 TRA-001 20

Archive ::: Press release 3

FirstGroup 29 November 2019
Appointment of First Rail managing director, non-franchised businesses

2019-11-29 FIR-001 21

Archive ::: Press release 6

RMT 29 November 2019
Government £86 million of taxpayer’s money to bail out South Western Railway when not running trains on strike days proves dispute is politically motivated says RMT.

2019-11-29 RMT-001 22

Archive ::: Press release 3

Rail Delivery Group 30 November 2019
Rail fares for 2020 published – fares held below inflation for third year running as record investment continues

2019-11-30 RDG-001 23

Archive ::: Press release 7

Labour Party 1 December 2019
Labour announces biggest ever rail fares cut of 33% in a move that will save the average commuter over £1000 a year

2019-12-01 LAB-001 24

Archive ::: Press release 8

TSSA 1 December 2019
TSSA cheers biggest ever rail fares cut as ‘massive boost for millions’

2019-12-01 TSS-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 3 December 2019
RMT issues fresh call for talks as SWR members stand firm on second day of strike

2019-12-03 RMT-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 4 December 2019
RMT writes to company with framework for renewed talks as SWR members enter third day of strike

2019-12-04 RMT-001 27

Archive ::: Letter 2

South Western Railway 4 December 2019
Role of the guard & extension of DOO – South Western Railway

2019-12-04 SWR-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 6 December 2019
First Trenitalia chooses Hitachi Rail to build new InterCity trains for Avanti West Coast

2019-12-06 FIR-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 13 December 2019
As SWR strike action recommences with continuing rock solid support RMT begins sixth ballot of members under Tory anti-union laws

2019-12-13 RMT-001 30

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 22 January 2020
Rail update

2020-01-22 DfT-001 31

Archive ::: Letter

Department for Transport 31 January 2020
Rail replacement vehicles: extension of non-accessible period to 30 April 2020

2020-01-31 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

Eurostar 4 February 2020
Eurostar transforms link between London and Amsterdam with services now direct both to and from the Netherlands

2020-02-04 EUR-001 33

Archive ::: Press release 8

Department for Transport 26 February 2020
Rail stations across Great Britain receive £20 million funding boost for accessibility improvements

2020-02-26 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 June 2020
New tech to tackle leaves on the line and de-ice platforms set to revolutionise British rail travel

2020-06-17 DfT-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 February 2021
State-of-the-art £31 million Feltham station update complete

2021-02-05 DfT-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 May 2025
New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands

2025-05-25 DfT-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 6 June 2025
Your chance to try simpler train tickets in Yorkshire and the East Midlands this September

2025-06-06 DfT-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 June 2025
Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railway

2025-06-18 DfT-003 39

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 July 2025
London to Essex c2c services return to public control in step towards Great British Railways

2025-07-18 DfT-001 40

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 26 September 2025
Next train services to return to public ownership revealed as government delivers railways reset

2025-09-26 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 October 2025
Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard

2025-10-10 DfT-001 42