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 1

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Railtrack plc 17 February 2000
Railtrack board agree biggest ever investment plan for 2000/01

2000-02-17 RTK-001 2

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Railtrack plc 30 March 2000
Railtrack publishes Network Management Statement

2000-03-30 RTK-001 3

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 6 April 2000
Prescott - Trams not jams

2000-04-06 DET-001 4

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Office of the Rail Regulator 28 July 2000
Rail Regulator demonstrates year of action in Annual Report 2000

2000-07-28 ORR-001 5

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Railtrack Group PLC 9 October 2000
Railtrack announces half year operating performance

2000-10-09 RTK-002 6

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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 7

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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 8

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 17 Sep 2001 00:00
Keeble welcomes 27 per cent rise in tram usage

2001-09-17 DTR-002 9

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Department for Transport 15 Aug 2002 00:00
Light rail passenger journeys: England 2001/02

2002-08-15 DfT-001 10

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Department for Transport 21 Aug 2003 00:00
Light rail passenger journeys: England 2002/03

2003-08-21 DfT-002 11

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Grand Central 2 February 2004
New service promises more trains & cheaper fares

2004-02-02 GCR-001 12

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Department for Transport 26 Aug 2004 00:00
Light rail passenger journeys: England 2003/04

2004-08-26 DfT-001 13

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Office of Rail Regulation 27 October 2004
New service proposals to introduce high speed trains from Sunderland and the Durham coast to London and improved Cross-Pennine services for the Calder Valley

2004-10-27 GCR-001 14

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GNER 27 January 2006
GNER statement on proposal by Office of Rail Regulation

2006-01-27 GNE-001 15

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Office of Rail Regulation 27 January 2006
New intercity services proposed for Sunderland and Teesside

2006-01-27 ORR-001 16

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GNER 13 February 2006
GNER challenges draft ORR ruling

2006-02-13 GNE-001 17

Archive ::: Written statement 3

Department for Transport 21 March 2006
[Northern Rail franchise review]

2006-03-21 DfT-001 18

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Grand Central 23 March 2006
Grand Central Railway Company

2006-03-23 GCR-001 19

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GNER 23 March 2006
Statement on rejection of extra services

2006-03-23 GNE-001 20

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Office of Rail Regulation 23 March 2006
ORR announces decision on additional services between London and Yorkshire and the North East

2006-03-23 ORR-001 21

Archive ::: Statement

Office of Rail Regulation 23 March 2006
Office of Rail Regulation’s decision on applications for Track Access Rights necessary to operate additional passenger services on the East Coast Main Line

2006-03-23 ORR-002 22

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Fraser Eagle Group 27 March 2006
Fraser Eagle backs Grand Central on East Coast Mainline

2006-03-27 FRA-001 23

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GNER 22 May 2006
GNER takes Office of Rail Regulation to court

2006-05-22 GNE-001 24

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Grand Central/Fraser Eagle Group 8 June 2006
Grand Central targets early-December start date

2006-06-08 GCR-001 25

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Grand Central 27 July 2006
Judicial Review rejects GNER claim against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 GCR-001 26

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GNER 8 August 2007
GNER “bowled over” by success of Leeds-London half-hourly service

2007-08-08 GNE-001 27

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Department for Transport 31 Jul 2008 11:31
£400m Government investment in North East transport

2008-07-31 DfT-002 28

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Grand Central 18 December 2008
Grand Central - the first 365 days!

2008-12-18 GCR-001 29

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Grand Central 31 March 2009
New trains for new services

2009-03-31 GCR-001 30

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Department for Transport 19 Aug 2009 11:09
New members appointed to British Transport Police Authority

2009-08-19 DfT-001 31

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Grand Central 21 August 2009
Grand Central Signs up 3 additional trains for new 'West Riding' Service

2009-08-21 GCR-001 32

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Department for Transport 28 Sep 2009 08:57
Rail passengers encouraged to get on their bike

2009-09-28 DfT-001 33

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Grand Central 5 January 2010
Mad Hatter Tea on track for success with railway contract

2010-01-05 GCR-001 34

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Department for Transport 21 Jan 2010 09:25
Faster, more frequent journeys for East Coast Main Line

2010-01-21 DfT-001 35

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Grand Central 2 March 2010
Angel Trains in HST lease-back deal with Grand Central

2010-03-02 GCR-001 36

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Grand Central 30 April 2010
Direct London trains restored to Halifax after 32 years

2010-04-30 GCR-001 37

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Grand Central 30 April 2010
Bradford gets three new London trains from 23 May

2010-04-30 GCR-002 38

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Grand Central 3 May 2010
Direct London trains restored to Wakefield Kirkgate after 32 years

2010-05-03 GCR-001 39

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Alliance Rail 12 August 2010
Development team assembled

2010-08-12 ALL-001 40

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Arriva plc 4 November 2011
Arriva acquires open access operator Grand Central Railway

2011-11-04 ARR-001 41

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Grand Central 9 December 2011
Mirfield gets direct rail services to and from London

2011-12-09 GCR-002 42

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Department for Transport 14 December 2011
21 local transport schemes get the go-ahead

2011-12-14 DfT-001 43

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Department for Transport 25 July 2012
£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs

2012-07-25 DfT-001 44

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Grand Central 24 October 2012
Extra daily train service to and from London Kings Cross from December

2012-10-24 GCR-001 45

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 30 April 2013
Speech for Railtex exhibition

2013-04-30 DfT-001 46

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Grand Central 26 September 2013
Grand Central on track to deliver extra service in Yorkshire

2013-09-26 GCR-001 47

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Alliance Rail 12 February 2014
Press Release – New Edinburgh – London rail services

2014-02-12 ALL-001 48

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 24 March 2014
Rail franchise: Intercity East Coast

2014-03-24 DfT-001 49

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Alliance Rail 14 June 2014
Blackpool to London and Huddersfield to London direct rail services move a step closer

2014-06-14 ALL-001 50

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Grand Central 5 August 2014
10 year contract extension

2014-08-05 GCR-001 51

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Grand Central 6 October 2014
£7.8m investments are just the ticket

2014-10-06 GCR-001 52

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Department for Transport 27 November 2014
More seats, more services and new trains for East Coast passengers

2014-11-27 DfT-001 53

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 27 November 2014
Rail franchising 27 November 2014

2014-11-27 DfT-002 54

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Inter City Railways 27 November 2014
Stagecoach-Virgin company awarded Intercity East Coast rail franchise

2014-11-27 ICR-001 55

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Department for Transport 10 December 2014
New East Coast Mainline franchise confirmed

2014-12-10 DfT-001 56

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 10 December 2014
Rail franchising: InterCity East Coast

2014-12-10 DfT-002 57

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Department for Transport 4 February 2015
Transport Secretary celebrates improvements to Eaglescliffe Station

2015-02-04 DfT-001 58

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Department for Transport 5 February 2015
Port set for growth after regaining rail link

2015-02-05 DfT-002 59

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Department for Transport 2 March 2015
New East Coast franchise starts

2015-03-02 DfT-001 60

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Virgin Trains East Coast 25 September 2015 : 14.39
Virgin Trains to launch new service from Sunderland

2015-09-25 VTE-001 61

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Department for Transport 19 November 2015
New Chair of the British Transport Police Authority announced

2015-11-19 DfT-001 62

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

2015-12-09 DfT-006 63

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Public Accounts Committee 14 September 2016
HS2: government must act now to clarify schedule, costs and impact

2016-09-14 PAC-001 64

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Department for Transport 2 November 2016
The journey to beauty

2016-11-02 DfT-001 65

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Labour Party 15 November 2016
This is just another example of Government dithering and delaying on a key infrastructure decision - McDonald

2016-11-15 LAB-001 66

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TUC 15 November 2016
HS2 announcement could be “shot in the arm” for UK economy, says TUC

2016-11-15 TUC-001 67

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Department for Transport 1 December 2017
Transport investment in the north

2017-12-01 DfT-001 68

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Department for Transport 15 February 2018
Future railways: £3.6 million invested in rail improvements

2018-02-15 DfT-001 69

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Department for Transport 26 February 2018
New chair appointed to British Transport Police Authority board

2018-02-26 DfT-001 70

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Department for Transport 10 October 2019
Ministers highlight vital projects around the country as government drives infrastructure revolution

2019-10-10 DfT-001 71

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

2020-02-27 GCR-001 72

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Grand Central 3 April 2020
Grand Central announces temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions

2020-04-03 GCR-001 73

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Grand Central 3 April 2020
Grand Central extends temporary suspension of train services during COVID-19 restrictions

2020-05-20 GCR-001 74

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Grand Central 30 June 2020
Light at end of lockdown tunnel as Grand Central offers tickets for summer return

2020-06-30 GCR-001 75

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Grand Central 24 July 2020
Extra passenger services announced as Grand Central readies for weekend relaunch

2020-07-24 GCR-001 76

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

2020-09-10 GCR-001 77

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Department for Transport 22 October 2020
Government announces further cash boost for trams

2020-10-22 DfT-001 78

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Grand Central 3 December 2020
Grand Central celebrates December return and urges passengers to reserve festive travel now

2020-12-03 GCR-001 79

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Northern 25 April 2022
Northern asks customers to plan ahead for May bank holiday travel

2022-04-25 NOR-001 81

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Department for Transport 10 April 2024
Revealed: the roads being resurfaced in your area thanks to reallocated HS2 funding

2024-04-10 DfT-001 82