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Department of Transport 22 April 1996
Disabled passengers enjoy more widespread access to trains

1996-04-22 DoT-001 1

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Department of Transport 12 September 1996
John Watts announces public inquiry into Leeds Supertram extension

1996-09-12 DoT-001 2

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Department of Transport 23 December 1996
Date set for public inquiry into Leeds Supertram extension

1996-12-23 DoT-001 3

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Railtrack plc 19 May 1997
Multi-million pound regeneration bonanza for Yorkshire and Humberside stations

1997-05-19 RTK-001 4

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OPRAF 29 October 1998
Service levels restored on North Western Trains under recovery plan

1998-10-29 OPR-001 5

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 8th December 1999
£3.5 million Boost for New Rail Services Signals Start of Multi £ Million Programme

1999-12-08 SRA-001 6

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 18 February 2000
Change of control for MTL franchises

2000-02-18 SRA-001 7

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 11 April 2000
Prescott hails year of achievement

2000-04-11 DET-001 8

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

2000-11-02 OPR-001 9

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 20 December 2000
Leeds Supertram proposals granted TWA powers

2000-12-20 DET-001 10

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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 11

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 11 Jul 2001 00:00
£311 million boost for local transport and leisure facilities

2001-07-11 DTR-001 12

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 17 Aug 2001 00:00
All aboard - DPTAC welcomes accessible trains

2001-08-17 DTR-001 13

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Strategic Rail Authority 7 December 2001
£400 Million for Local Rail Projects

2001-12-07 SRA-001 14

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Railway Forum 26 March 2002
The Virgin Voyager train fleet project wins the Railway Forum/Modern Railways innovation award for 2002

2002-03-26 RFO-001 15

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

2002-11-06 SRA-001 16

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

2003-07-28 SRA-001 17

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Department for Transport 18 Dec 2003 00:00
£1.9 billion boost for local transport

2003-12-18 DfT-001 18

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Department for Transport 15 Jul 2004 00:00
Yorkshire to get more say in how it runs its railways

2004-07-15 DfT-008 19

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Strategic Rail Authority 19 October 2004
New Northern Rail Franchise Signed

2004-10-19 SRA-001 20

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GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 21

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Hull Trains 14 September 2005
Godber named as fourth pioneer to complete fleet naming ceremonies

2005-09-14 HUL-001 22

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GNER 13 February 2006
GNER challenges draft ORR ruling

2006-02-13 GNE-001 23

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Grand Central 23 March 2006
Grand Central Railway Company

2006-03-23 GCR-001 24

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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 25

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Department for Transport 1 Feb 2007 00:00
Community rail - new life for local lines

2007-02-01 DfT-001 26

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Department for Transport 1 Feb 2007 00:00
Community rail - new life for local lines

2007-02-01 DfT-002 27

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Department for Transport 28 Mar 2007 09:16
Community rail - new life for local lines

2007-03-28 DfT-001 28

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

2007-08-08 GNE-001 29

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Department for Transport 15 May 2008 10:01
Extra funding for rural stations

2008-05-15 DfT-001 30

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Department for Transport 18 Aug 2009 09:38
Most commuter fares set to drop next year

2009-08-18 DfT-001 31

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Department for Transport 15 Dec 2009 10:06
£20m for smart ticketing in our cities within five years

2009-12-15 DfT-001 32

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Department for Transport 31 Dec 2009 11:04
New Year heralds lower fares for many rail passengers

2009-12-31 DfT-001 33

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East Coast 19 September 2011
DOR publishes second annual report and financial results

2011-09-19 EAS-001 34

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

2011-12-09 GCR-002 35

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

2012-06-07 SYP-001 36

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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 37

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Department for Transport 27 November 2012
Widespread support for greater rail devolution

2012-11-27 DfT-001 38

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Department for Transport 20 November 2013
HS2 Growth Taskforce comes to Yorkshire to secure maximum boost for region's economy

2013-11-20 DfT-001 39

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Alliance Rail 27 February 2014
New GNER proposed services between West Yorkshire, Cleethorpes and London King’s Cross

2014-02-27 ALL-001 40

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Department for Transport 28 March 2014
Baroness Kramer visits Yorkshire to see how HS2 could benefit the region

2014-03-28 DfT-001 41

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Department for Transport 28 May 2014
Two new rail stations for West Yorkshire

2014-05-28 DfT-001 42

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Department for Transport 9 July 2014
Smartcards to arrive at Huddersfield Station

2014-07-09 DfT-001 43

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

2014-10-06 GCR-001 44

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Department for Transport 17 November 2014
Transport Secretary visits West Yorkshire transport projects

2014-11-17 DfT-001 45

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

2015-01-08 DfT-002 46

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

2015-02-27 DfT-002 47

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

2015-03-20 DfT-003 48

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Alliance Rail 2 April 2015
New direct rail services proposed between Blackpool and London

2015-04-02 ALL-001 49

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Alliance Rail 7 August 2015
New direct rail services between Blackpool and London

2015-08-07 ALL-001 50

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Department for Transport 14 September 2015
Transport Minister opens Wakefield Kirkgate station

2015-09-14 DfT-001 51

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

2015-12-07 DfT-001 52

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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 53

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Department for Transport 12 January 2016
Roll-out of smart ticketing will improve bus, rail and tram journeys for millions

2016-01-12 DfT-001 54

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Alliance Rail Holdings 12 May 2016
ORR turns down GNER’s long standing applications for new services

2016-05-12 ALL-001 55

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Department for Transport 15 November 2016
HS2 route to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester set out by the government

2016-11-15 DfT-001 56

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Department for Transport 15 November 2016
High Speed Two update

2016-11-15 DfT-002 57

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HS2 Ltd 15 November 2016
HS2 route to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester set out by the government

2016-11-15 HS2-002 58

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Department for Transport 3 February 2018
New study into revival of Skipton to Colne rail link

2018-02-03 DfT-001 59

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Rail Safety and Standards Board 19 July 2019
Improved governance of future decision-making across rail in the north

2019-07-19 DfT-001 60

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Department for Transport 21 October 2019
Rolling stock: Sheffield City Region

2019-10-21 DfT-001 61

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Department for Transport 15 March 2021
DfT announces 650 roles to be created in Birmingham and Leeds

2021-03-15 DfT-001 62

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Northern 20 May 2022
The north’s biggest train operator given special recognition for improving gender balance, equality, diversity and inclusion

2022-05-20 NOR-001 63

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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 64

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

2025-08-05 DfT-001 65

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Department for Transport 29 September 2025
Cutting-edge rail ticket technology trials launch in the North

2025-09-29 DfT-001 66