Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 28 March 1995
National transport policy should not ignore individual choice – Mawhinney

1995-03-28 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 10 April 1995
Local authorities must play leading part in developing transport solutions says Mawhinney

1995-04-10 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 25 April 1996
Transport: the way forward – Sir George Young sets out a vision for the future

1996-04-25 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Report 2

Railway Forum 18 September 1998
The government white paper on the future of transport

1998-09-18 RFO-002 4

Archive ::: Guidance note

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 16 June 1999
Planning criteria - a guide to the appraisal of support for passenger rail services

1999-06-16 SRA-001 5

Archive ::: Guidance note

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 16 June 1999
Rail passenger partnership - bidding guidance

1999-06-16 SRA-002 6

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 13 December 1999
Prescott sets out ten-year plan for investment

1999-12-13 DET-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 20 July 2000
£180bn Ten year investment plan to deliver top class transport system

2000-07-20 DET-002 8

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 20 July 2000
Transport (ten year plan)

2000-07-20 DET-003 9

Archive ::: Press release

Eurostar 14 November 2006
Eurostar to launch passenger services at St Pancras International on Wednesday 14 November 2007

2006-11-14 EUR-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

First Capital Connect 14 December 2006
First Capital Connect opens new sidings at Cricklewood

2006-12-14 FCC-001 11

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 8 Mar 2007 09:30
New trains programme begins

2007-03-08 DfT-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 Jun 2007 09:30
Rail Minister announces £44m to transport freight by rail

2007-06-05 DfT-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Govia 21 June 2007
Improvements on the way for passengers as Govia wins the West Midlands rail franchise

2007-06-21 GOV-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Govia 21 June 2007
Improvements on the way for passengers as Govia wins the West Midlands rail franchise

2007-06-21 LON-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

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

2007-07-25 DfT-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 Aug 2007 07:01
Department for Transport announces shortlist for Intercity Express Programme

2007-08-16 DfT-001 17

Archive ::: Letter

ATOC and Network Rail 23 October 2007
White Paper and the case for electrification

2007-10-23 ATO-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

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

2007-10-29 DfT-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Eurostar 14 November 2007
Eurostar opens for business at St Pancras International station

2007-11-14 EUR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 Nov 2007 14:28
Department for Transport sets standards for new intercity trains

2007-11-16 DfT-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

HS1 Ltd 10 February 2008
Wallinger's white horse wins Ebbsfleet landmark race

2008-02-10 HS1-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Oct 2008 09:26
Adonis sets out more cautious approach to Biofuels

2008-10-15 DfT-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 Nov 2008 13:11
£1bn to accelerate key transport projects

2008-11-25 DfT-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 Dec 2008 10:21
Transport Secretary renews focus on freight

2008-12-16 DfT-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 5 January 2009
Crossrail appoints DHL to minimise impact of construction on central London

2009-01-05 CRO-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Jan 2009 12:37
Hoon outlines air, road and rail improvements to boost economy and jobs

2009-01-15 DfT-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 Jan 2009 00:05
Solihull drives change with £11m transport scheme

2009-01-28 DfT-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 15 May 2009
Train companies call for early commitment on electrification

2009-05-15 ATO-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 28 May 2009
Start planning early for increased demand says rail industry

2009-05-28 ATO-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

DB Schenker 28 May 2009 09.00
20% of all British freight targeted to go by rail

2009-05-28 DSB-001 31

Archive ::: Press release 5

Network Rail 28 May 2009 09.00
Start planning early for increased demand says rail industry

2009-05-28 NET-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Jul 2009 09:19
A greener future for transport

2009-07-15 DfT-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 Jul 2009 06:36
Major £1.1bn investment in electric rail boosts travel, the economy and the environment

2009-07-23 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 Dec 2009 09:08
Passengers set to benefit from new £200m electrification programme for North West

2009-12-14 DfT-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 Jan 2010 09:26
Better services planned for Greater Anglia rail users

2010-01-21 DfT-002 36

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 Jan 2010 09:28
Better services planned for Essex Thameside rail users

2010-01-21 DfT-003 37

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 2 March 2010
Angel Trains in HST lease-back deal with Grand Central

2010-03-02 GCR-001 38

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 20 July 2010
Local Transport Today conference

2010-07-20 DfT-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

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

2011-03-01 DfT-002 40

Archive ::: Report

Freshfield Foundation 7 October 2011
Report on the “HS2 process” 07/10/11

2011-10-07 FRE-001 41

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 31 January 2012
Consultation on devolving local major transport schemes for the next Spending Review period

2012-01-31 DfT-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 January 2012
Devolution of local transport

2012-01-31 DfT-002 43

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 July 2012
Investing in rail, investing in jobs and growth

2012-07-16 DfT-002 44

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 August 2012
Helping train operators improve services for cyclists

2012-08-22 DfT-001 45

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-01-08 NET-001 46

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for a better railway in the south east of England

2013-01-08 NET-002 47

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for a better railway in south and south west England

2013-01-08 NET-003 48

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out response to challenges of Scotland's growing railway

2013-01-08 NET-004 49

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 50

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Rail industry plan lays foundations for the future

2013-01-08 NET-007 51

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for bigger, better railway in the Thames Valley

2013-01-08 NET-008 52

Archive ::: Press release

South West Trains 8 January 2013
Network Rail sets out plans for a better railway in south and south west England

2013-01-08 SWT-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 February 2013
Funding boost for Tyne and Wear Metro

2013-02-08 DfT-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 July 2013
Government gives green light for more state-of-the-art intercity trains

2013-07-18 DfT-001 55

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 29 October 2013
The strategic case for HS2

2013-10-29 DfT-001 56

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2014-04-02 DfT-003 57

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 14 May 2014
Rail freight delivering £1.5 billion a year benefit to Britain

2014-05-14 RDG-001 58

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 June 2014
Transport Secretary tours East Coast Main Line

2014-06-26 DfT-002 59

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 June 2014
Transport schemes helping Oxfordshire commuters and environment

2014-06-30 DfT-003 60

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 9 July 2014
Rail sector contributes billions to UK economy – new report

2014-07-09 RDG-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 July 2014
£440 million to be spent on green transport

2014-07-11 DfT-001 62

Archive ::: Press release

Directly Operated Railways 9 September 2014
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2013/14

2014-09-09 DOR-001 63

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 9 September 2014
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2013/14

2014-09-09 EAS-001 64

Archive ::: Press release 3

Inter City Railways 13 November 2014
Transport: the driver of Birmingham's success

2014-11-13 DfT-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

Inter City Railways 27 November 2014
Stagecoach-Virgin company awarded Intercity East Coast rail franchise

2014-11-27 ICR-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 3 March 2015
Rail industry confirms future potential demand for new trains and carriages

2015-03-03 RDG-002 67

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 5 March 2015
National vision, local solutions

2015-03-05 DfT-002 68

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-03-16 RDG-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook 11 May 2015
Rail industry confirms future potential demand for new trains and carriages

2015-05-11 POR-001 70

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Rail Supply Group 13 May 2015
Terence Watson’s keynote speech at Railtex ’15

2015-05-13 RSG-001 71

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 15 June 2015
The remarkable rise of rail freight

2015-06-15 DfT-001 72

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 4 November 2015
The skills challenge

2015-11-04 DfT-001 73

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for London 23 November 2015
Course set for extension of the Metropolitan line as funding package now complete

2015-11-23 TfL-001 74

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 January 2016
Transport Secretary tours £700 million Victoria tube station upgrade

2016-01-07 DfT-001 75

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 3 March 2016
Managing transport in an uncertain world

2016-03-03 DfT-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 14 March 2016
Rail’s £670m contribution to Scotland’s economy

2016-03-14 RDG-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 March 2016
Three-hour Scotland to London rail journeys on track

2016-03-21 DfT-002 78

Archive ::: Speech (full) 4

Department for Transport 19 May 2016
We need a sustainable railway

2016-05-19 DfT-001 79

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 19 May 2016
Queen’s Speech debate: transport and infrastructure (edited version)

2016-05-19 DfT-002 80

Archive ::: Speech (full) 5

Hansard (Commons) 19 May 2016
Queen’s Speech debate: transport and infrastructure

2016-05-19 HAN-001 81

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2016-09-13 DfT-001 82

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2016-09-13 FRE-001 83

Archive ::: Speech (full)

HM Treasury 23 November 2016
Autumn Statement 2016: some of the things we’ve announced

2016-11-23 HMT-001 84

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Scotland 1 March 2017
Transport Minister urges DfT to rethink investment in freight

2017-03-01 TSC-001 85

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 21 July 2017
Ken Skates demands £700m from UK Government for scrapping electrification across South Wales

2017-07-21 WGO-001 86

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Department for Transport 12 February 2018
Let’s raise our ambitions for a cleaner, greener railway

2018-02-12 DfT-001 87

Archive ::: Organisations can apply for a share of £5.5 million to integrate proven technologies into the UK rail industry.

The UK rail industry transported 1.7 billion passengers and 110 billion tonnes of freight between 2017 and 2018.

New technologies are needed to help meet passenger needs, offer better journeys and increase sustainability in rail services.

£5.5 million is available from the Department for Transport for organisations to develop ‘first of a kind’ demonstrators. These should use existing technologies and develop these further for the rail industry.

This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition.

[Find out more about Innovate UK’s SBRI programme and how it works.]

Rail Minister Andrew Jones said:

We have already seen some truly innovative projects developed for the benefit of passengers in these competitions, helping to drive forward a greener, cleaner and more reliable rail network.

This additional funding will spark even more innovation and ideas that deliver for commuters.

We are also investing £48 billion to modernise our railways over the next 5 years, ensuring people have the safe, frequent and punctual journeys they deserve.

Improving resilience

The competition aims to reduce costs, double capacity, lower carbon emissions and improve customer experiences.

It is across 4 themes:

o infrastructure resilience, including protection against adverse weather conditions
o operational resilience, such as using data to inform train maintenance activities
o freight, including improved routing and tracking capabilities
o noise and environment, including innovations mitigating engine noise

16 projects are expected to be funded across all 4 themes.

Projects should produce an interactive and innovative demonstrator that shows rail industry stakeholders and customers how a technology will work in a real-world rail environment. This can be:

o within a railway station
o in rolling stock
o on railway infrastructure
o in the environment close to the railway

Competition information

o the competition opens on 25 February 2019 and the deadline for registration is at midday on 17 April 2019
o organisations of any size are eligible to apply, working alone or collaborating with others as subcontractors
o total eligible costs can be between £250,000 and £350,000 including VAT
o projects will be 100% funded
o briefing events will be held in London on 26 February 2019, Manchester on 28 February 2019 and Cardiff on 7 March 2019, where organisations can find out more about making an application

[Find out more about this competition and apply.]

Resilient technologies to improve UK railways: apply for funding

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Archive ::: Press release 5

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 89

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 June 2019
£6.8 million boost to help thousands more rail commuters travel by bike

2019-06-14 DfT-001 90

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Safety and Standards Board 20 July 2019
Decarbonisation – Our final report to the Rail Minister

2019-07-20 RSS-001 91

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 July 2019
Rail Minister visits zero-emission technology driving the future of railways

2019-07-22 DfT-001 92

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Safety and Standards Board 22 July 2019
Railways can boost UK becoming net zero-carbon by 2050

2019-07-22 RSS-001 93

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 August 2019
West Coast marks new partnership model for rail

2019-08-14 DfT-001 94

Archive ::: Statement 2

FirstGroup/Trenitalia 14 August 2019
Firstgroup and Trenitalia welcome West Coast Partnership award

2019-08-14 FIR-001 95

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 31 October 2019
Department for Transport: departmental update, 31 October 2019

2019-10-31 DfT-001 96

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 8 November 2019
New record set by Virgin Trains as passengers opt for rail over air

2019-11-08 VIR-001 97

Archive ::: Press release 7

Labour Party 1 December 2019
Labour announces biggest ever rail fares cut of 33% in a move that will save the average commuter over £1000 a year

2019-12-01 LAB-001 98

Archive ::: Press release

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

2019-12-06 FIR-001 99

Archive ::: Press release

ScotRail 15 December 2019
Official opening for Robroyston station

2019-12-15 SCO-001 100

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 February 2020
Transport Secretary hails new horizons for rail travel across Europe

2020-02-04 DfT-001 101

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 June 2020
New rules on face coverings coming in on Monday will help keep passengers safe

2020-06-12 DfT-001 102

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 12 June 2020
Transport Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 12 June 2020

2020-06-12 DfT-002 103

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 June 2020
New tech to tackle leaves on the line and de-ice platforms set to revolutionise British rail travel

2020-06-17 DfT-001 104

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 July 2020
New Eurostar treaties open up direct travel from Amsterdam to London

2020-07-07 DfT-001 105

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 September 2020
UK embraces hydrogen-fuelled future as transport hub and train announced

2020-09-30 DfT-001 106

Archive ::: Press release

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

2020-10-13 DfT-001 107

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 13 October 2020
HS2 6 monthly report to Parliament: October 2020

2020-10-13 DfT-002 108

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 16 October 2020
Vital rail services protected through new deal with Arriva CrossCountry

2020-10-16 DfT-001 109

Archive ::: Written statement 5

Department for Transport 16 October 2020
Rail update: 16 October 2020

2020-10-16 DfT-002 110

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 December 2020
£29 million to be invested in Stoke-on-Trent’s transport network

2020-12-02 DfT-001 111

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 March 2021
Move to boost transport connections across the whole of the UK

2021-03-10 DfT-001 112

Archive ::: Press release

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

2021-03-15 DfT-001 113

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 March 2021
Oxford to Cambridge expressway project cancelled as Transport Secretary looks to alternative plans for improving transport in the region

2021-03-18 DfT-001 114

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 23 March 2021
HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament: March 2021

2021-03-22 DfT-001 115

Archive ::: Press release

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

2021-05-26 DfT-001 116

Archive ::: Press release

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

2024-03-14 DfT-001 117

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 March 2024
Self-driving delivery boats to benefit from £1.8 million future transport fund

2024-03-21 DfT-001 118

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 March 2024
£50 million boost to transform public transport in Cornwall

2024-03-28 DfT-001 119

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 April 2024
£1.3 million to back cutting-edge transport projects

2024-04-17 DfT-001 120

Archive ::: Written statement 6

Department for Transport 17 July 2025
HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament: July 2025

2025-07-17 DfT-001 121

Archive ::: Press release

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

2025-08-05 DfT-001 122

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 December 2025
All aboard for savings: the Great British Rail Sale returns!

2025-12-31 DfT-001 123