Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 29 May 1996
Freightliner sold as railfreight revolution nears completion

1996-05-29 DoT-001 1

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Department of Transport 6 June 1996
Final BR freight business to be sold

1996-06-06 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 29 August 1996
Watts launches prototype rail freight wagon

1996-08-29 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 19 September 1996
Watts announces major boost for rail freight

1996-09-19 DoT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 4 December 1996
Rail watchdog says complaints down nearly a third

1996-12-04 DoT-002 5

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

1997-09-17 RTK-001 6

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Railtrack plc 2 October 1997
Rail freight market grows after years of decline

1997-10-02 RTK-001 7

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Railtrack plc 9 October 1997
Railtrack welcomes regulator’s support for freight

1997-10-09 RTK-002 8

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Railtrack plc 27 November 1997
Railtrack welcomes new Tilbury riverside freight terminal

1997-11-27 RTK-002 9

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Office of the Rail Regulator 25 March 1999
Rail Regulator comments on Railtrack's latest investment plans

1999-03-25 ORR-001 10

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 24 November 1999
Building a better railway: Franchising Director invites replacement franchise proposals for Chiltern, Connex South Central and Great North Eastern franchises

1999-11-24 SRA-001 11

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 3 December 1999
Rail statistics 1999/2000 - second quarter

1999-12-03 DET-001 12

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Sea Containers 7 December 1999
Sea Containers' GNER subsidiary selected by UK's Strategic Rail Authority for 20-year franchise replacement negotiations

1999-12-07 SEC-001 13

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 22 December 1999
Building a better railway: first companies prequalify for franchise replacement

1999-12-22 SRA-002 14

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

2000-03-08 SRA-001 15

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

2000-03-14 SRA-001 16

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 19 April 2000
New entrants qualify for second franchise replacement round

2000-04-19 SRA-001 17

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Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 8 May 2000
SSRA moves towards high speed rail route to the north

2000-05-08 SRA-001 18

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Strategic Rail Authority 20 June 2000
Sir Alastair Morton sets out map for UK rail

2000-06-20 SRA-001 19

Archive ::: Press release 3

Sea Containers 17 August 2000
Sea Containers' GNER holdings subsidiary selected to bid for largest U.K. rail franchise, South West Trains

2000-08-17 SEC-001 20

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

2000-08-17 SRA-001 21

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Sea Containers 19 July 2001
British government defers award of new 20 year GNER franchise and indicates its intention to negotiate two year extension to existing GNER franchise to expire in 2005

2001-07-19 SEC-001 22

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 21 December 2001
ATOC announces new Chairman

2001-12-21 ATO-001 23

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2002-01-14 SRA-002 24

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GNER Holdings 16 January 2002
GNER franchise extended to 2005

2002-01-16 GNE-001 25

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Network Rail 23 June 2003
Summer 2004: Ipswich tunnel to close for 8 weeks

2003-06-23 NET-001 26

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Strategic Rail Authority 7 May 2004
Four pre-qualify for InterCity East Coast Franchise

2004-05-07 SRA-001 27

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Sea Containers 5 July 2004
Sea Containers announces settlement of dispute with U.K. Strategic Rail Authority; Deputy Chief Financial Officer appointed

2004-07-05 SEC-001 28

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Strategic Rail Authority 6 October 2004
Detailed bids invited for new InterCity East Coast franchise

2004-10-06 SRA-001 29

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GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 30

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Sea Containers 22 March 2005
GNER signs new 10 year franchise

2005-03-22 SEC-001 31

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Network Rail 21 March 2006
Proposals for railway growth unveiled

2006-03-21 NET-001 32

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Transport Scotland 10 May 2006
Major rail contract winner named

2006-05-10 TSC-001 33

Archive ::: Press release 5

GB Railfreight 26 May 2006
GBRf enters coal market

2006-05-26 GBR-001 34

Archive ::: Press release 3

Sea Containers 25 July 2006
Sea Containers announces management change: Christopher Garnett steps down as Senior Vice President - Rail and as CEO of GNER subsidiary

2006-07-25 SEC-001 35

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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 36

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GNER 27 July 2006
GNER disappointed by ruling in Judicial Review against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 GNE-001 37

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Sea Containers 27 July 2006
GNER disappointed by ruling in Judicial Review against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 SEC-001 38

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GNER 31 August 2006
New Chief Executive at GNER

2006-08-31 GNE-001 39

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GB Railfreight 18 October 2006
GB Railfreight signs Drax deal

2006-10-18 GBR-001 40

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Department for Transport 15 Dec 2006 00:00
Competition commences for operator of Intercity East Coast franchise

2006-12-15 DfT-001 41

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Sea Containers 15 December 2006
GNER enters into new management agreement with Department for Transport to operate Intercity East Coast Mainline

2006-12-15 SEC-001 42

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Stagecoach Group 6 April 2007
Virgin and Stagecoach team up with GNER for East Coast Rail bid

2007-04-06 STG-001 43

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Department for Transport 25 Jul 2007 09:30
Department for Transport delivers more funding to support freight

2007-07-25 DfT-001 44

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Department for Transport 14 Aug 2007 07:01
National Express awarded contract for growth on InterCity East Coast

2007-08-14 DfT-001 45

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GNER 14 August 2007
New East Coast rail franchise: GNER statement

2007-08-14 GNE-001 46

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Sea Containers 14 August 2007
Sea Containers disappointed by government decision on East Coast rail line

2007-08-14 SEC-001 47

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Department for Transport 5 Oct 2007 09:28
Crossrail gets go ahead as funding deal secured

2007-10-05 DfT-001 48

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Department for Transport 29 Oct 2007 13:04
Department for Transport delivers £132m more funding to support freight

2007-10-29 DfT-001 49

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Network Rail 8 Jan 2013
Network Rail sets out response to challenges of Britain’s growing railway

2013-01-08 NET-001 50

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Department for Transport 4 June 2013
Rail Freight conference 2013

2013-06-04 DfT-001 51

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HS1 Ltd 17 January 2014
HS1 Ltd DB Schenker Rail additional freight services High Speed 1

2014-01-17 HS1-001 52

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Department for Transport 2 April 2014
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Chambers of Commerce Annual Dinner

2014-04-02 DfT-003 53

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Rail Delivery Group 16 March 2015
Benefits of rail freight to GB economy continue to grow

2015-03-16 RDG-001 54

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Transport for the North 1 June 2015
Transport for the North drives forward its Northern Transport Strategy

2015-06-01 TfM-001 55

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Transport for the North 24 August 2015
Transport for the North paves the way for transformed northern freight and logistics sector

2015-08-24 TfM-001 56

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 13 September 2016
Rail freight: 13 September 2016

2016-09-13 DfT-001 57

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Freightliner 13 September 2016
Freightliner press release: Freightliner supports Department for Transport’s rail freight strategy

2016-09-13 FRE-001 58

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Rail Delivery Group 15 November 2016
RDG responds to HS2 route announcement

2016-11-15 RDG-001 59

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Department for Transport 13 October 2020
£17 million boost to Southampton’s rail freight capacity

2020-10-13 DfT-001 60