Archive ::: Press release

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

1997-09-17 RTK-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 8 March 2000
Areas defined for second franchise replacement round

2000-03-08 SRA-001 2

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2000-03-14 SRA-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 19 May 2000
More seats for more passengers in summer timetable

2000-05-19 ATO-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 17 August 2000
Three parties shortlisted for South West Trains franchise

2000-08-17 SRA-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

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

2000-11-02 OPR-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 8 February 2001
New trains for Yorkshire commuters: roll over terms agreed for Northern Spirit and MerseyRail franchises

2001-02-08 SRA-001 7

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Strategic Rail Authority 26 June 2001
Coming out of the Shadow

2001-06-26 SRA-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 14 Sep 2001 00:00
Byers invites SRA to progress new Transpennine Express franchise

2001-09-14 DTR-001 9

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Strategic Rail Authority 14 September 2001
SRA's TransPennine Express Moves Forward

2001-09-14 SRA-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Connex 21 September 2001
Connex strengthens UK franchise bid development team

2001-09-21 CON-001 11

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 5 Oct 2001 00:00
Paddington to be protected by new train safety systems - Byers

2001-10-05 DTR-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 19 December 2001
Franchise list

2001-12-19 SRA-001 13

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2002-01-14 SRA-002 14

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 6 November 2002
Preferred bidders announced for Transpennine Express

2002-11-06 SRA-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 Dec 2002 00:00
Ten year plan for transport - progress being made

2002-12-17 DfT-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 28 July 2003
SRA Announce Preferred Bidder For TransPennine Express

2003-07-28 SRA-001 17

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 4 Sep 2003 00:00
Cornish transport schemes win £800,000 funding boost

2003-09-04 DfT-001 18

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Grand Central 13 February 2004
Rail Regulator includes provisions for Grand Central's planned services in new Trans-Pennine track access contract

2004-02-13 GCR-001 19

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FirstGroup 20 August 2004
ScotRail franchise signed

2004-08-20 FIR_001 20

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 19 October 2004
New Northern Rail Franchise Signed

2004-10-19 SRA-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

First ScotRail 7 October 2005
Smoke free zone as First ScotRail introduces no smoking policy on Caledonian Sleeper

2005-10-07 FSC-001 22

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First ScotRail 17 October 2005
First ScotRail celebrates birthday with cut in train delays in Fife

2005-10-17 FSC_001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 October 2005 00.00
Central Trains franchise remapping

2005-10-18 DfT-001 24

Archive ::: Press release 2

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

2006-03-24 FSC_001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 Jul 2006 00:00
Funding to improve access at stations announced

2006-07-26 DfT-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 Oct 2006 00:00
Invitations to tender issued for three new rail franchises

2006-10-31 DfT-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 Nov 2006 00:00
More stations benefit from funding to improve access

2006-11-09 DfT-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Oct 2007 12:40
Transport minister announces proposal to transform rail capacity across the north

2007-10-04 DfT-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 Dec 2007 14:37
Ruth Kelly urges more stations to join Secure Stations Scheme

2007-12-05 DfT-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 Jan 2008 10:24
More rail stations to be made accessible

2008-01-31 DfT-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 Jan 2009 12:46
Manchester Airport rail upgrade brings business benefits

2009-01-08 DfT-001 32

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Express Rail Alliance 12 February 2009
Statement from Express Rail Alliance

2009-02-12 ERA-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 May 2009
Transport Direct welcomes 50 millionth user

2009-05-26 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 26 May 2009 14.00
Blackfriars station re-development worth a bundle

2009-05-26 NET-001 35

Archive ::: Press release 3

Amey 4 July 2014
Keolis and Amey partnership wins Docklands Light Railway franchise

2009-07-04 AME-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-01-21 DfT-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

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 38

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 5 August 2011
New franchising programme

2011-08-05 DfT-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 February 2012
Extra trains and faster journey times will boost capacity

2012-02-29 DfT-001 40

Archive ::: Written answer

Department for Transport 6 March 2012
Railways: Electrification

2012-03-06 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 12 April 2012
National train performance for Period 13 is 93.4%

2012-04-12 NET-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 June 2012
Rail passengers in the north west set for bigger say

2012-06-01 DfT-001 43

Archive ::: Press release

South Yorkshire ITA 7 June 2012
Call for rail devolution in the north

2012-06-07 SYP-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 December 2012
New train carriages procured by Southern Railway

2012-12-21 DfT-001 45

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 26 March 2013
Rail franchising

2013-03-26 DfT-002 46

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 July 2013
North west electrification on course to deliver boost to passenger services

2013-07-17 DfT-002 47

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 17 December 2013
Rail industry works together to deliver better services with new winter/sping timetable

2013-12-17 RDG-002 48

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 24 January 2014
HS2 Manchester Civic Society address

2014-01-24 DfT-001 49

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 9 June 2014
Rail franchising: Northern and Transpennine Express

2014-06-09 DfT-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 June 2014
Government consults on the future of rail services in the north

2014-06-09 DfT-002 51

Archive ::: Press release

Keolis Group 4 July 2014
Keolis and Amey partnership wins Docklands Light Railway franchise

2014-07-04 KEO-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 August 2014
Shortlist for Northern and TransPennine Express rail operators revealed

2014-08-19 DfT-002 53

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 September 2014
Train operators urged to tackle overcrowding

2014-09-10 DfT-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 22 September 2014
Exhibition charting the railway’s role in World War I arrives at Leeds station

2014-09-22 RDG-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 27 November 2014
Intercity East Coast franchise competition

2014-11-27 FIR-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 November 2014
Rail electrification plan for Lake District

2014-11-28 DfT-001 57

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 8 January 2015
Rail in the north: rolling stock

2015-01-08 DfT-001 58

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 January 2015
New plan to secure rail services for the north

2015-01-08 DfT-002 59

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 9 January 2015
RMT exposes truth behind “new” trains for the North as the union ramps up campaigning and two other big local authorities oppose the franchise cuts plans

2015-01-09 RMT-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 February 2015
Transformation of rail travel in the north

2015-02-27 DfT-001 61

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 27 February 2015
Transforming the north’s railway

2015-02-27 DfT-002 62

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 17 March 2015
Future Railway: launch of the Train Operator Competition

2015-03-17 DfT-002 63

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 March 2015
Better journeys for passengers on TransPennine Express

2015-03-20 DfT-003 64

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 March 2015
Rail franchising 20 March 2015

2015-03-20 DfT-004 65

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 20 March 2015
More powers for northern authorities to manage rail services

2015-03-20 DfT-006 66

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 20 March 2015
Statement re: First Transpennine Express

2015-03-20 FIR-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 20 March 2015
“Rail is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the North of England’s transport needs”

2015-03-20 RDG-001 68

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Rail Delivery Group 27 April 2015
Rail workers remembered as new World War I exhibition launches at Edinburgh Waverley station

2015-04-27 RDG-001 69

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Department for Transport 21 May 2015
Rail strike, May 2015

2015-05-21 DfT-001 70

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 28 May 2015
Rail strike, June 2015

2015-05-28 DfT-003 71

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 25 June 2015
Network Rail’s performance

2015-06-25 DfT-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group 7 July 2015
South West Trains franchise

2015-07-07 STG-001 73

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 11 August 2015
Government boost for Northern Powerhouse

2015-08-11 DfT-001 74

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Department for Transport 11 August 2015
Government boost for Northern Powerhouse: Farnworth Tunnel

2015-08-11 DfT-002 75

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Transport Scotland 3 September 2015 10.00
Cabinet Secretary Keith Brown announces step forward for High Speed Rail in Scotland

2015-09-03 TSC-001 76

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Department for Transport 9 September 2015
Rail Minister renews pledge to tackle overcrowding on trains

2015-09-09 DfT-001 77

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Campaign for Better Transport 30 September 2015
Campaigners welcome ‘unpausing’ of rail electrification

2015-09-30 CBT-001 78

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 30 September 2015
TransPennine and Midland Mainline electrification works to resume

2015-09-30 DfT-001 79

Archive ::: Press release 5

East Midlands Trains 30 September 2015
East Midlands Trains respond to today's announcement by the Department for Transport regarding the Midland Mainline electrification scheme

2015-09-30 EMT-001 80

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Rail Delivery Group 30 September 2015
Electrification projects to be restarted

2015-09-30 RDG-001 81

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Rail Freight Group 30 September 2015
Government must ‘unpause’ rail freight enhancements

2015-09-30 RFG-001 82

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Railway Industry Association 30 September 2015
Suppliers welcome restart of electrification work

2015-09-30 RIA-001 83

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RMT 30 September 2015
[RMT statement: electrification]

2015-09-30 RMT-001 84

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Network Rail 1 October 2015
TransPennine and Midland Mainline electrification works to resume

2015-10-01 NET-001 85

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 6 October 2015
Manchester Victoria station re-opening

2015-10-06 DfT-001 86

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 6 October 2015
Transport Secretary unveils £44 million revamp of Manchester Victoria station

2015-10-06 DfT-002 87

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Network Rail 6 October 2015
Manchester Victoria opened after £44 million upgrade

2015-10-06 NET-001 88

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ScotRail 6 October 2015
Over 125,000 passenger journeys on new Borders Railway in first month

2015-10-06 SC2-001 89

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Transport Scotland 6 October 2015
Over 125,000 passenger journeys on new Borders Railway in first month

2015-10-06 TSC-001 90

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 12 October 2015
Rail investment

2015-10-12 DfT-001 91

Archive ::: Press release 3

Public Accounts Committee 13 October 2015
Evidence session: Network Rail – 2014-2019 rail investment programme

2015-10-13 PAC-001 92

Archive ::: Speech (full) 4

Department for Transport 21 October 2015
Skills challenge in the new infrastructure age

2015-10-21 DfT-001 93

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 22 October 2015
New transport strategy to make Midlands an engine for growth

2015-10-22 DfT-001 94

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 11 November 2015
Regions to be offered legal powers to transform transport

2015-11-11 DfT-001 95

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 18 November 2015
Women in rail

2015-11-18 DfT-001 96

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 26 November 2015
Future of rail

2015-11-26 DfT-001 97

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 27 November 2015
We are making the Midlands an engine for growth

2015-11-27 DfT-001 98

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 December 2015
Government’s rail investment plan forges ahead

2015-12-07 DfT-001 99

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Rail franchising: Northern and TransPennine Express franchises

2015-12-09 DfT-001 100

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-002 101

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Boost to rail services in Scotland as UK government awards next TransPennine Express franchise

2015-12-09 DfT-003 102

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Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services across Yorkshire and the Humber brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-004 103

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

2015-12-09 DfT-005 104

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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-006 105

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Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Ministerial appointment: Robert Goodwill

2015-12-09 DfT-007 106

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Department for Transport 10 December 2015
Milestone for Northern Powerhouse as UK’s first tram train unveiled in Sheffield

2015-12-10 DfT-001 107

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Department for Transport 23 December 2015
Better journeys for rail customers as new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises confirmed

2015-12-23 DfT-001 108

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Department for Transport 4 January 2016
£20 million Leeds station entrance opens up access to city’s development

2016-01-04 DfT-001 109

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 2 February 2016
Leading change in the rail industry

2016-02-02 DfT-001 110

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 24 February 2016
George Bradshaw address 2016

2016-02-24 DfT-001 111

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 27 April 2016
Network Rail sets up new property company to maximise value from its estate

2016-04-27 NET-001 112

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 10 May 2016
InterCity West Coast franchise

2016-05-10 DfT-001 113

Archive ::: Press release 4

FirstGroup 12 May 2016
New London-Edinburgh low fares rail service given green light

2016-05-12 FIR-001 114

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 26 May 2016
Rail franchising 26 May 2016

2016-05-26 DfT-003 115

Archive ::: Press release

High Speed UK (HSUK) 7 July 2016
HS2 shows its true colours with Sheffield route change

2016-07-07 HSU-001 116

Archive ::: Press release 5

Competition and Markets Authority 9 September 2016
CMA concerned about rail franchise’s impact on some local fares

2016-09-09 CMA-001 117

Archive ::: Press release 3

Rail Delivery Group 13 September 2016
‘Rail freight is crucial to Britain’ – RDG response to government strategy

2016-09-13 RDG-001 118

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 7 November 2016
The train now arriving is faster, smarter and better connected

2016-11-07 RDG-001 119

Archive ::: Press release 2

Trenitalia/FirstGroup 24 January 2017
Statement re: East Midlands and West Coast Partnership rail franchise competitions

2017-01-24 TRE-001 120

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 13 September 2017
Rail renaissance: dealing with the consequences of success

2017-09-13 DfT-001 121

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 September 2017
Government invests in northern digital railway plans to improve trans-Pennine journeys

2017-09-22 DfT-001 122

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 22 September 2017
Government invests in northern transport infrastructure

2017-09-22 DfT-002 123

Archive ::: Press release

Campaign for Better Transport 12 October 2017
New rail funding welcome but real improvements needed on the ground, say campaigners

2017-10-12 CBT-001 124

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Railway Industry Association 12 October 2017
Rail industry welcomes increased funding for improvements to rail network

2017-10-12 RIA-001 125

Archive ::: Press release 8

Hitachi Rail Europe 17 October 2017
British-built Hitachi trains enter service on Great Western route today

2017-10-16 HIT-001 126

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-001 127

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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-001 128

Archive ::: Press release 6

Department for Transport 16 November 2017
North set to become first region in country to get new transport powers from government

2017-11-16 DfT-002 129

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 November 2017
Strategic vision for rail

2017-11-29 DfT-004 130

Archive ::: Oral statement 2

Department for Transport 29 November 2017
Rail update, 29 November 2017

2017-11-29 DfT-005 131

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 1 December 2017
Transport investment in the north

2017-12-01 DfT-001 132

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 March 2018
Grayling: progress on Transpennine route upgrade and Crossrail 2 to advance in lockstep

2018-03-02 DfT-001 133

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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-001 134

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FirstGroup 30 May 2019
Strategy update

2019-05-30 FIR-001 135

Archive ::: Speech (full) 8

Department for Transport 11 July 2019
Competition opens to create community facilities as Pacer trains retire from passenger service

2019-07-11 DfT-001 136

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 2 September 2019
Judging panel for Transform a Pacer competition announced

2019-09-02 DfT-001 137

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

2019-11-28 TRA-001 138

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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-001 139

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

2019-12-06 FIR-001 140

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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-001 141

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-001 142

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 23 July 2020
£589 million to kickstart rail upgrades across the north

2020-07-23 DfT-001 143

Archive ::: Press release 3

Transport for the North 8 January 2021
North’s Leaders to discuss rail reform

2021-01-08 TfN-001 144

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Department for Transport 14 January 2021
Consultation launched to improve Manchester’s railways

2021-01-14 DfT-001 145

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Transport for the North 14 January 2021
Transport for the North supports consultation launched to improve Manchester’s railways

2021-01-14 TfN-002 146

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 May 2021
Government calls on industry for action to resolve rail disruption

2021-05-09 DfT-001 147

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 May 2021
£401 million investment into upgrades to deliver brighter rail future

2021-05-26 DfT-001 148

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Delivered on: 27 May 2021 (Original script; may differ from delivered version) 149

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Department for Transport 14 March 2024
Further plans unveiled to improve rail journeys in the North

2024-03-14 DfT-001 150

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-001 151

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 8 July 2025
Transforming the UK's road and rail networks

2025-07-08 DfT-002 152

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-001 153

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 July 2025
Rail passengers in the North to benefit from simpler fares and cheaper tickets thanks to public ownership

2025-07-24 DfT-001 154

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 August 2025
Rail boost for the North: Transpennine upgrade one step closer

2025-08-05 DfT-001 155

Archive ::: Press release

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

2025-10-10 DfT-001 156

Archive ::: Case study

Department for Transport/DfT Operator Ltd 8 December 2025
GBR: improvements train operators in public ownership are making for customers

2025-12-08 DfT-001 157

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 January 2026
North West to benefit from multi-billion-pound rail investment

2026-01-14 DfT-001 158

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 14 January 2026
Delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail

2026-01-14 DfT-002 159