Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 26 July 1995
BR sells first civil engineering design office

1995-07-26 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 10 January 1996
Rail privatisation “just the ticket” for passengers and taxpayers – Watts

1996-01-10 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 24 July 1996
Last BR maintenance business sold

1996-07-24 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 15 October 1996
Railtrack launches awareness campaign to stop “bridge bashing”

1996-10-15 RTK-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 10 December 1996
Watts welcomes next BR Central Services sale

1996-12-10 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 29 May 1997
East-West Rail link study published

1997-05-29 RTK-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 1 August 1997
Railtrack plc appoints two new directors

1997-08-01 RTK-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 11 November 1997
Swindon station gets regeneration boost

1997-11-11 RTK-006 8

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 6 March 1998
£75million of additional passenger benefits agreed with FirstGroup plc

1998-03-06 OPR-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 26 March 1998
Thames Trains passengers to benefit from Go-Ahead Group offer

1998-03-26 OPR-002 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 13 April 2000
Lord Macdonald brings the shadow Strategic Rail Authority to full strength

2000-04-13 DET-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 9 November 2000
Rail industry brief Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister

2000-11-09 DET-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

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

2002-12-10 DfT-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

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

2003-05-12 WES-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 24 June 2003
Network Rail takes direct responsibility for maintenance in the Reading area

2003-06-24 NET-001 15

Archive ::: Press release 2

Network Rail 27 August 2003
Network Rail brings signalling design ‘in-house’.

2003-08-27 NET-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 Nov 2003 00:00
Minister meets the people making a difference

2003-11-18 DfT-001 17

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 9 January 2004
£14.3 million West Country rail investment underway

2004-01-09 SRA-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 Dec 2005 00:00
Announcement of the winner of Greater Western franchise

2005-12-13 DfT-002 19

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 20

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 March 2011
Green light for new trains and rail electrification

2011-03-01 DfT-002 21

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 19 May 2011
Sir Roy McNulty report on rail value for money/West Coast

2011-05-19 DfT-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 14 Nov 2011 09:00
Network Rail devolution marks next stage of industry reform

2011-11-14 NET-001 23

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 12 July 2012
Aviation Policy Framework

2012-07-12 DfT-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 July 2012 11:00
New Great Western franchise to deliver new express trains

2012-07-27 DfT-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

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

2012-09-28 DfT-001 26

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 27

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-01-11 NET-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-07-29 DfT-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-10-03 DfT-001 30

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 16 October 2013
Network Rail Operations Focus conference

2013-10-16 DfT-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 26 November 2014
Cycle-rail awards 2014 winners announced

2014-11-26 RDG-001 32

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 33

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 August 2015
Building apprenticeships in transport sector at heart of government infrastructure investment plans

2015-08-21 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 September 2015
Rail minister celebrates improvements at Trowbridge station

2015-09-18 DfT-003 35

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 10 February 2016
Community rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury

2016-02-10 DfT-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Transport, Homes and Communities Agency 10 April 2016
Regeneration of stations set to deliver thousands of new properties and jobs

2016-04-10 DfC-001 37

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 38

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 September 2016
Community rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury to go ahead

2016-09-29 DfT-002 39

Archive ::: Press release 3

Great Western Railway 8 November 2016
Great Western electrification: customer improvements will go ahead

2016-11-08 GWR-001 40

Archive ::: Press release 3

GO-OP 12 March 2019
Community owned rail operator plans new services to connect market towns to the rail network

2019-03-12 GOO-001 41