Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 28 May 1996
Latest rail franchises start running in private sector

1996-05-28 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

London Regional Transport 2 July 1996
Exclusive Tube map sponsorship deal announced

1996-07-02 LRT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 26 July 1996
New ministerial responsibilities announced at Transport

1996-07-26 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department of Transport 22 August 1996
The transport strike London travel to work arrangements Friday 23 and Tuesday 27 August

1996-08-22 DoT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 27 August 1996
New Franchising Director appointed by Sir George Young

1996-08-27 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

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

1996-08-29 DoT-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

London Regional Transport 16 September 1996
Official London Transport World Wide Web site launched

1996-09-16 LRT-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 8 November 1996
Passengers up, subsidy down – Watts hails rail privatisation as a winner

1996-11-08 DoT-001 8

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Department of Transport 10 December 1996
Watts welcomes next BR Central Services sale

1996-12-10 DoT-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

BR Business Systems/Railtrack plc 6 January 1997
Keeping track of rail timetables on the net

1997-01-06 BRS-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 7 January 1997
Railtrack timetable on the internet

1997-01-07 RTK-001 11

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Railtrack plc 21 May 1997
Railtrack Regeneration on the Internet

1997-05-21 RTK-003 12

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Office of the Rail Regulator 4 June 1997
Rail Regulator sets out his agenda for rail freight growth

1997-06-04 ORR-001 13

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Railtrack plc 5 June 1997
Railtrack's first year...

1997-06-05 RTK-001 14

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London Regional Transport 20 June 1997
Double entendre?

1997-06-20 LRT-001 15

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 26 June 1997
DPTAC publishes tenth annual report

1997-06-26 DET-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 10 July 1997
Year of massive change and new challenges for the railway says Rail Regulator

1997-07-10 ORR-001 17

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Office of the Rail Regulator 29 July 1997
Railtrack investment programme: Regulator publishes proposed new powers

1997-07-29 ORR-001 18

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Railtrack plc 26 November 1997
Railtrack wants to work with government to increase rail usage Select Committee told

1997-11-26 RTK-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 6 March 1998
£75million of additional passenger benefits agreed with FirstGroup plc

1998-03-06 OPR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 26 March 1998
Thames Trains passengers to benefit from Go-Ahead Group offer

1998-03-26 OPR-002 21

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OPRAF 5 June 1998
Thames Trains deal approved

1998-06-05 OPR-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 20 July 1998
New deal for transport – better for everyone

1998-07-20 DET-001 23

Archive ::: Consultation

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 15 June 1999
Assessment of the type and level of services the network should provide

1999-06-15 SRA-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 8 October 1999
Utility regulators publish statement on joint working

1999-10-08 ORR-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

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 26

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 27

Archive ::: Press release 4

Virgin Trains 14 January 2000
First Class Lounge opened at Coventry

2000-01-14 VIR-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 17 February 2000
Study of Regional Eurostar services published

2000-02-17 DET-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 22 February 2000
Prescott takes safety regulation away from Railtrack

2000-02-22 DET-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Railway Safety 26 May 2000
Rail Safety goes on line

2000-05-26 RSA-001 31

Archive ::: Press release 4

ATOC 30 June 2000
Farewell to ticket queues: train tickets from your living room

2000-06-30 ATO-001 32

Archive ::: Press release 5

Virgin Trains 3 July 2000
Virgin East Coast Mainline bid

2000-07-03 VIR-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

c2c 19 July 2000
New website for new company c2c

2000-07-19 c2c-001 34

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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 35

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ATOC 12 October 2000
Pocket rockets to revolutionise fares and train information

2000-10-12 ATO-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Connex 23 October 2000
Rail retail revolution puts stations back into heart of community

2000-10-23 CON-001 37

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 9 November 2000
Rail industry brief Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister

2000-11-09 DET-001 38

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ATOC 15 December 2000
National Rail operators issue travel tips for Christmas and the New Year

2000-12-15 ATO-001 39

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Virgin Trains 2 April 2001
Virgin slashes ticket prices

2001-04-02 VIR-001 40

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 16 Jul 2001 00:00
Concentrate on early gains for passengers Byers spells out new franchising policy

2001-07-16 DTR-001 41

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ATOC 6 December 2001
National rail operators issue travel tips for Christmas and the New Year

2001-12-06 ATO-001 42

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Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 19 Dec 2001 00:00
Byers welcomes SRA franchising programme

2001-12-19 DTR-001 43

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 29 Jan 2002 00:00
New appointments to the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)

2002-01-29 DTR-001 44

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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 45

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ATOC 19 April 2002
WHSmith board the train for the great spring getaway

2002-04-19 ATO-001 46

Archive ::: Memorandum 2

Virgin Trains 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2002-06-10 VIR-001 47

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 6 June 2003
Liverpool Street station becomes the first in the country to benefit from web cams

2003-06-06 NET-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 13 August 2003
One in four rail enquiries made online

2003-08-13 ATO-001 49

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ATOC 19 August 2003
ATOC – adding value for rail passengers

2003-08-19 ATO-001 50

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ATOC 20 August 2003
“Forget directory enquiries, just call rail enquiries” says ATOC at launch of train-taxi information service

2003-08-20 ATO-001 51

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ATOC 29 September 2003
No grounds for complaint about National Rail website as it scoops more awards

2003-09-29 ATO-001 52

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Southern 14 May 2004
South Central to Southern – train operator names the changes

2004-05-14 SOU-001 53

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GNER 5 July 2004
GNER moves ahead with tomorrow's technology - today

2004-07-05 GNE-001 54

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GNER 6 October 2004
GNER – ready, willing & best able

2004-10-04 GNE-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 31 Dec 2004 00:00
Transport direct to your destination - new journey planner

2004-12-31 DfT-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 57

Archive ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 22 March 2005
Biggest deal in European rail history marks East Coast franchise announcement

2005-03-22 SRA-001 58

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GNER 19 February 2007
GNER selects Atos Origin to provide and support an internet retailing system for rail tickets

2007-02-19 GNE-001 59

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

2007-06-21 GOV-001 60

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

2007-06-21 LON-001 61

Archive ::: Press release 5

GNER 3 December 2007
New GNER website makes ticket buying easier for millions of rail passengers

2007-12-03 GNE-001 62

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Department for Transport 13 Jan 2009 11:38
Ministers protect ticket office hours

2009-01-13 DfT-001 63

Archive ::: Press release 2

South West Trains 20 January 2009
Proposed ticket office opening hours

2009-01-20 SWT-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

National Express Group 13 November 2009
A statement from the National Express Group - East Coast franchise handover

2009-11-13 NXG-001 65

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East Coast 11 December 2009
East Coast plans bigger and better First Class service

2009-12-11 EAS-001 66

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East Coast 3 March 2010
Train travel grows at airlines’ expense

2010-03-03 EAS-001 67

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East Coast 4 November 2010
Directly Operated Railways publishes first annual report

2010-11-04 EAS-001 68

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 26 January 2012
Making HS2 happen

2012-01-26 DfT-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

LOROL 23 March 2012
London Overground stations to offer Wi-Fi

2012-03-23 LOR-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Rail Group 15 August 2012
DfT announcement for new Intercity West Coast franchise

2012-08-15 VIR-001 71

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 September 2013
Passengers to benefit from high-speed mobile broadband on trains

2013-09-30 DfT-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 October 2013
Franchising deal to boost services on Great Western Main Line

2013-10-03 DfT-001 73

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 July 2014
Plans unveiled to boost wi-fi on trains

2014-07-07 DfT-003 74

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 7 Jul 2014
Network Rail responds to regulator’s performance report for 2009-14

2014-07-07 NET-001 75

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National Audit Office 29 October 2014
Lessons from major rail infrastructure programmes

2014-10-29 NAO-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport and HM Treasury 11 February 2015
Free wi-fi to help rail commuters stay connected

2015-02-11 DfT-003 77

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 20 March 2015
Turning to the future

2015-03-20 DfT-002 78

Archive ::: Speech (full)

HM Treasury 9 November 2015
George Osborne sets out his priorities for the Spending Review

2015-11-09 HMT-001 79

Archive ::: Written statement 4

Department for Transport 17 February 2016
GTR strikes £200m-plus deal for new train fleet serving City of London Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)

2016-02-17 GTR-001 80

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2016-03-03 DfT-001 81

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 September 2016
UK Transport Minister: “Britain represents a great opportunity for Japanese firms”

2016-09-28 DfT-001 82

Archive ::: Press release 3

Rail Delivery Group 1 February 2017
Rail companies to test radical fare changes for clearer, simpler ticket choices

2017-02-01 RDG-001 83

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 84

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 October 2019
Ministers highlight vital projects around the country as government drives infrastructure revolution

2019-10-10 DfT-001 85

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 86

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 24 July 2020
£200,000 boost for better mobile connections on rail network

2020-07-24 DfT-001 87

Archive ::: Guidance 2

Department for Transport 18 January 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers

2021-01-18 DfT-001 88

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