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Eurostar 06 November 2007
Royal opening of St Pancras International will herald one week to go until start of Eurostar services

2007-11-06 EUR-001 1

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Department for Transport 7 April 2016
Three companies shortlisted to compete for the next West Midlands franchise

2016-04-07 DfT-001 2

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Department for Transport 30 August 2016
Better journeys on the way for rail passengers across the West Midlands

2016-08-30 DfT-001 3

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Department for Transport 17 July 2017
Main civil engineering works contracts for Stage 1 of HS2 Phase One

2017-07-17 DfT-003 4

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Department for Transport 17 July 2017
Huge economic boost for Scotland as Transport Secretary confirms new HS2 routes

2017-07-17 DfT-005 5

Archive ::: Oral statement 9

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

2017-07-18 DfT-001 6

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Department for Transport 18 July 2017
Transport Minister speaks at the Backing Beauty Reception

2017-07-18 DfT-002 7

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

2017-07-20 DfT-001 8

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Department for Transport 20 July 2017
Rail infrastructure funding: 2019 to 2024

2017-07-20 DfT-002 9

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

2017-07-20 DfT-003 10

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Department for Transport 10 August 2017
More seats for rail passengers as nearly £1bn is invested in Midlands services

2017-08-10 DfT-001 11

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London Midland 10 August 2017
London Midland statement on next West Midlands franchise

2017-08-10 LON-001 12

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West Midlands Rail 10 August 2017
Near £1 billion investment to bring new trains, extra seats and more frequent services

2017-08-10 WMR-001 13

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West Midlands Trains Ltd 10 August 2017
West Midlands Trains Ltd announced as winning bidder for the West Midlands franchise

2017-08-10 WMT-001 14

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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 15

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Department for Transport 20 October 2017
Challenges and opportunities facing the UK rail supply chain

2017-10-20 DfT-001 16

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Abellio 9 May 2019
£600 million improvements for East Midlands Railway by Abellio confirmed

2019-05-09 ABB-001 17

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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 18

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RMT 13 November 2019
RMT strike action goes ahead this weekend on West Midlands Trains in defence of the guard and passenger safety

2019-11-13 RMT-001 19

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West Midlands Combined Authority 13 November 2019
Travel advice ahead of industrial action on West Midlands rail network

2019-11-13 WMC-001 20

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West Midlands Trains 13 November 2019
WMT statement : Industrial action by RMT union

2019-11-13 WMT-001 21

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RMT 15 November 2019
On eve of strike action on West Midlands Trains RMT says ‘Scrap Driver Only Operation’ after government report reveals it’s worse for disabled people

2019-11-15 RMT-001 22

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TSSA 15 November 2019
Tory plan to reverse Beeching – parody and sham says Cortes

2019-11-15 TSS-001 23

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TSSA 15 November 2019
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has blasted privatised train operating companies as ‘vampires’.

2019-11-15 TSS-002 24

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RMT 19 November 2019
RMT to protest outside London’s City Hall tomorrow over planned Overground ticket office cuts

2019-11-19 RMT-002 25

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RMT 22 November 2019
West Midlands strikes set to go ahead as RMT reveals company has no incentive to negotiate

2019-11-22 RMT-001 26

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West Midlands Trains 23 November 2019
Trains run despite second day of industrial action

2019-11-23 WMT-001 27

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Avanti West Coast 27 November 2019
Avanti West Coast unveiled as name for new partnership railway

2019-11-27 AWC-001 28

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TSSA 27 November 2019
Avanti West Coast ‘ironic and retrograde’ after Virgin failures

2019-11-27 TSS-001 29

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Campaign for Better Transport 30 November 2019
RDG rail fares announcement: Campaign for Better Transport reacts

2019-11-30 CBT-001 30

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West Midlands Trains 30 November 2019
Industrial Action: Travel early advice from London Northwestern Railway

2019-11-30 WMT-001 31

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RMT 5 December 2019
RMT suspends strike action on West Midlands Trains to allow for referendum on new offer

2019-12-05 RMT-002 32

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West Midlands Trains 5 December 2019
West Midlands Trains reaches agreement with RMT union

2019-12-05 WMT-001 33

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Department for Transport 22 July 2020
Major Birmingham University station upgrade will boost economy and improve journeys for passengers

2020-07-22 DfT-001 34

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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 35

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

2025-10-10 DfT-001 36