Archive ::: Statement

Department of Transport 24 November 1994
Railtrack

1994-11-24 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 24 April 1995
Rail privatisation timetable “on track” – Watts

1995-04-24 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 5 June 1995
Mawhinney welcomes sale of major rail businesses

1995-06-05 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 4 October 1995
Rail privatisation “real and happening now” – John Watts

1995-10-04 DoT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department of Transport 9 November 1995
Britain creates new train leasing market with #1.8 billion sale

1995-11-09 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 13 November 1995
BR’s Quality & Safety Services business sold to MBO team

1995-11-13 DoT-002 6

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 1 December 1995
Watts welcomes new investors in the railways

1995-12-01 DoT-001 7

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department of Transport 4 December 1995
“Rail sale signals success of privatisation” – Watts

1995-12-04 DoT-002 8

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 5 December 1995
Telecom sale rings up another rail privatisation success

1995-12-05 DoT-001 9

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department of Transport 6 December 1995
Sir George Young welcomes real benefits of new rail era

1995-12-06 DoT-001 10

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department of Transport 8 December 1995
Transport secretary Sir George Young - statement on OPRAF judicial review

1995-12-08 DoT-001 11

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department of Transport 9 December 1995
Wisconsin next stop for Rail Express Systems

1995-12-09 DoT-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 18 December 1995
Final BR design office and specialist engineering business sold

1995-12-18 DoT-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 9 January 1996
Sale of first rolling stock leasing company completed

1996-01-09 DoT-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 10 January 1996
Rail privatisation “just the ticket” for passengers and taxpayers – Watts

1996-01-10 DoT-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 2 February 1996
Sale of final rolling stock leasing company completed

1996-02-02 DoT-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 23 February 1996
Watts welcomes halfway point in rail franchising sell off

1996-02-23 DoT-002 17

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 24 February 1996
Privatisation is the key in rail's fight for freight with roads – Sir George Young

1996-02-24 DoT-001 18

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department of Transport 1 April 1996
Watts welcomes college sale

1996-04-01 DoT-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 4 June 1996
John Watts unveils technology to help solve wheel slip on trains

1996-06-04 DoT-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 31 July 1996
Rail Regulator to consult on proposed merger

1996-07-31 ORR-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

London Regional Transport 26 November 1996
Red Letter Day for London Underground staff

1996-11-26 LRT-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 6 March 1997
Railtrack Southern wins tidy Britain Group National Award

1997-03-06 RTK-001 23

Archive ::: Press release 4

Office of the Rail Regulator 15 May 1998
Regulator recommends programme of regulatory action for rolling stock companies

1998-05-15 ORR-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 15 June 1999
“Make or break year” for railways warns Regulator

1999-06-15 ORR-001 25

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 26

Archive ::: Guidance note

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

1999-06-16 SRA-002 27

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 30 June 1999
Sir Alastair Morton sets out priorities for the SRA

1999-06-30 SRA-001 28

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 23 September 1999
The 2nd UK Local Authority Chairs of Transport Conference, - Sir Alastair Morton

1999-09-23 SRA-001 29

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 6 October 1999
The Strategic Rail Authority's challenge to the British rail industry

1999-10-06 SRA-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 25 October 1999
'Safety will always come first'- Rail industry summit pledge

1999-10-25 ATO-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

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 32

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 30 November 1999
Prescott drives up rail safety standards

1999-11-30 DET-001 33

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 34

Archive ::: Press release 4

Office of the Rail Regulator 10 February 2000
Cautious welcome for rolling stock companies’ codes of practice

2000-02-10 ORR-001 35

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 10 February 2000
Rail Regulator publishes draft Competition Act guidelines for the railway industry

2000-02-10 ORR-002 36

Archive ::: Press release

Prism Rail PLC 18 July 2000
National Express Group plc ('National Express') recommended offer for Prism Rail PLC ('Prism Rail')

2000-07-18 PRI-001 37

Archive ::: Press release 4

Office of the Rail Regulator 28 July 2000
Rail Regulator demonstrates year of action in Annual Report 2000

2000-07-28 ORR-001 38

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 39

Archive ::: Speech (excerpt) 2

Stagecoach Group 8 September 2000
Extract of speech by Brian Souter chairman of Stagecoach Group plc

2000-09-08 STG-001 40

Archive ::: Press release 5

ATOC 25 October 2000
“The rail industry will work together”

2000-10-25 ATO-002 41

Archive ::: Press release 2

Office of the Rail Regulator 20 March 2001
Regulator's acts to improve Railtrack's weak network knowledge

2001-03-20 ORR-002 42

Archive ::: Press release 4

Office of the Rail Regulator 22 March 2001
Regulator acts to help bring new trains into service more quickly

2001-03-22 ORR-001 43

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 30 March 2001
Regulator takes action on train manufacturers' complaint

2001-03-30 ORR-001 44

Archive ::: Press release 4

ATOC 19 June 2001
Cullen report: a blueprint for a safer railway

2001-06-19 ATO-002 45

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 28 June 2001
Train operators committed to improving safety

2001-06-28 ATO-001 46

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 21 December 2001
ATOC announces new Chairman

2001-12-21 ATO-001 47

Archive ::: Press release 3

Strategic Rail Authority 16 January 2002
Two-year GNER extension agreed - £100m private sector investment committed

2002-01-16 SRA-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

The Go-Ahead Group 11 March 2002
South Central franchise to get 700 new carriages

2002-03-11 GOA-001 49

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 19 Mar 2002 00:00
Byers responds to report on the rail industry

2002-03-19 DTR-002 50

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 25 March 2002
Network Rail launches proposal for early exit from administration for Railtrack plc

2002-03-25 NET-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 1 July 2002
£29m benefits package secured for South West Trains passengers

2002-07-01 SRA-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Anglia Railways 28 January 2003
Installation of new safety warning system for Anglia fleet

2003-01-28 ANG-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 20 September 2002
New trains for Hull Trains as company announces £36 million investment

2003-09-20 HUL-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 20 November 2003
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited interim results for the six months to 30 September 2003

2003-11-20 NET-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

Midland Mainline 6 January 2004
Performance

2004-01-06 MML-001 56

Archive ::: Statement

Network Rail 19 January 2004
Network Rail gives warm welcome to DfT review

2004-01-19 NET-001 57

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Strategic Rail Authority 29 June 2004
Richard Bowker speech: Railway Forum annual conference

2004-06-29 SRA-001 58

Archive ::: Letter

Office of the Rail Regulator 4 July 2004
Letter from Tom Winsor

2004-07-04 ORR-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 30 November 2004
Minister declares £14 million West Country rail improvement complete

2004-11-30 SRA-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 22 March 2005
GNER signs new East Coast franchise

2005-03-22 GNE-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central/Fraser Eagle Group 8 June 2006
Grand Central targets early-December start date

2006-06-08 GCR-001 62

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 Jun 2006 00:00
Government seeks action on leasing costs for rail rolling stock

2006-06-28 DfT-001 63

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 22 January 2007
1.6 million extra seats on GNER as Leeds-London goes half-hourly

2007-01-22 GNE-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Apr 2007 07:01
More trains arriving on busy rail routes

2007-04-04 DfT-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Apr 2007 08:37
More trains arriving on busy rail routes - Amended version

2007-04-04 DfT-002 66

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 19 Jun 2007 07:03
Agreement signed to amend Gatwick Express and Southern franchises

2007-06-19 DfT-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for London 20 February 2008
Transport for London signs new train leasing contract

2008-02-20 TfL-001 68

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 24 December 2008
Canary Wharf group contributes £150m to Crossrail and will design and build Isle of Dogs station

2008-12-24 CRO-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ BTMU Capital Corporation 14 January 2009
BTMU Capital Corporation Announces Launch of UK based Rolling Stock Lessor BEACON RAIL LEASING LIMITED and adds new Locomotives to its Portfolio

2009-01-14 BTM-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 5 Mar 2009 10:05
Delivery of new trains to be speeded up by new company

2009-03-05 DfT-002 71

Archive ::: Press release

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ BTMU Capital Corporation 24 March 2009
BEACON RAIL LEASING LIMITED adds new Locomotives to its Portfolio

2009-03-24 BTM-001 72

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 73

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 21 August 2009
Grand Central Signs up 3 additional trains for new 'West Riding' Service

2009-08-21 GCR-001 74

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 Nov 2009 13:53
Disabled Persons' Transport Advisory Committee appointment

2009-11-20 DfT-001 75

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 Nov 2009 09:49
New hourly train to help reunite Cumbrian community

2009-11-29 DfT-001 76

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 1 Dec 2009 10:03
New hourly train to help reunite Cumbrian community

2009-12-01 DfT-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-03-02 GCR-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 Jun 2010 10:25
Transport Secretary visits future Crossrail Station at Canary Wharf

2010-06-18 DfT-001 79

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 7 July 2010
Speech for Rail Freight Group annual conference

2010-07-07 DfT-001 80

Archive ::: Press release

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

2010-11-04 EAS-001 81

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment

2010-11-25 DfT-001 82

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 25 November 2010
Rail investment: plans for rail infrastructure and rolling stock

2010-11-25 DfT-002 83

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 Nov 2010 12:49
More than 2,100 new carriages for rail travellers as Government unveils rail investment package

2010-11-29 DfT-001 84

Archive ::: Press release

Wabtec Corporation 28 February 2011
Wabtec Acquires Brush Traction, a UK-Based Provider of Locomotive Overhauls, Services

2011-02-28 WAB-001 85

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 16 June 2011
Rail passengers to benefit from 1,200 new carriages

2011-06-16 DfT-001 86

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 16 June 2011
Thameslink rolling stock

2011-06-16 DfT-003 87

Archive ::: Press release

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

2011-09-19 EAS-001 88

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 February 2012
Extra trains and faster journey times will boost capacity

2012-02-29 DfT-001 89

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 27 March 2012
High Speed Rail

2012-03-27 DfT-001 90

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 28 June 2012
Opening up: Network Rail's transparency programme

2012-06-28 NET-001 91

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 10 Dec 2012
Rail transparency

2012-12-10 DfT-001 92

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for London 6 February 2013
London Overground introduces five-car trains to meet increasing demand

2013-02-06 TfL-001 93

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 2 Apr 2013
Rail Delivery Group invites applications for Associate Membership of the Rail Delivery Group

2013-04-02 RDG-001 94

Archive ::: Press release

East Coast 8 October 2013
Directly Operated Railways publishes financial results for 2012/13

2013-10-08 EAS-001 95

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 21 October 2013
Railway Engineers Forum

2013-10-21 DfT-001 96

Archive ::: Press release

London Midland 25 October 2013
Reliability of trains set to improve

2013-10-25 LON-001 97

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 30 October 2013
Proposal for a Council decision on the approval of the Luxembourg rail protocol

2013-10-30 DfT-001 98

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 27 February 2014
Rail industry reiterates future potential demand for trains and carriages

2014-02-27 RDG-001 99

Archive ::: Press release

Serco Group 28 May 2014
Serco selected to run new Caledonian Sleeper franchise

2014-05-28 SER-001 100

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 6 August 2014
Rail: long term economic plan

2014-08-06 DfT-001 101

Archive ::: Press release

South West Trains 3 September 2014
Passengers to benefit from £210m train order for UK's busiest commuter network

2014-09-03 SWT-001 102

Archive ::: Press release

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

2014-09-09 DOR-001 103

Archive ::: Press release

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

2014-09-09 EAS-001 104

Archive ::: Press release

HS1 Ltd 6 October 2014
HS1 Environment Manager Rachel Starling receives MBE

2014-10-06 HS1-001 105

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook 10 October 2014
AIMCo, Allianz, EDF Invest and Hastings successful bidders for 100% stake in Porterbrook

2014-10-10 POR-001 106

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook 24 November 2014
New train fleets for Thameslink and Gatwick Express

2014-11-24 POR-001 107

Archive ::: Press release

Labour Party 30 December 2014
Rail chaos -- letter from Michael Dugher to Patrick McLoughlin

2014-12-30 LAB-001 108

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 8 January 2015
Rail in the north: rolling stock

2015-01-08 DfT-001 109

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-01-08 DfT-002 110

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 16 February 2015
Rail regulator publishes industry financials report for 2013-14

2015-02-16 ORR-001 111

Archive ::: Press release

Eversholt Rail Group 2 March 2015
Eversholt Rail sells freight wagon fleet

2015-03-02 EVE-001 112

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-03-03 RDG-002 113

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 March 2015
Rail franchising 20 March 2015

2015-03-20 DfT-004 114

Archive ::: Press release

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

2015-05-11 POR-001 115

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook 12 May 2015
Porterbrook signs agreement for Class 387s

2015-05-12 POR-001 116

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 September 2015
New proposals for Isle of Wight rail services announced

2015-09-11 DfT-001 117

Archive ::: Press release 5

Porterbrook 2 November 2015
Porterbrook invests in additional Class 387 emus

2015-11-02 POR-001 118

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 30 November 2015
HS2 and the Northern Powerhouse

2015-11-30 DfT-002 119

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 3 December 2015
Transport Secretary pledges to build a new transport legacy for Wales

2015-12-03 DfT-003 120

Archive ::: Press release

Merseytravel 11 January 2016
Another step towards new Merseyrail trains as bidder shortlist announced

2016-01-11 MER-001 121

Archive ::: Press release

UK Cards Association 12 January 2016
Contactless transport moves a step closer

2016-01-12 UKC-001 122

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook Leasing 7 March 2016
Porterbrook appoints new chairman

2016-03-07 POR-001 123

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 21 March 2016
Rail industry forecasts growth of new generation of trains

2016-03-21 RDG-001 124

Archive ::: Press release 5

Porterbrook 9 June 2016
Porterbrook announces the purchase of additional Class 387s

2016-06-09 POR-001 125

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 7 November 2016
The train now arriving is faster, smarter and better connected

2016-11-07 RDG-001 126

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 9 November 2016
Modernising the Great Western railway

2016-11-09 NAO-001 127

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 6 December 2016
An innovative, modern, passenger focused railway network

2016-12-06 DfT-003 128

Archive ::: Speech (full) 7

Department for Transport 26 February 2019
The Bradshaw Address by Keith Williams

2019-02-26 DfT-001 129

Archive ::: Statement 2

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

2019-08-14 FIR-001 130

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 2 September 2019
Judging panel for Transform a Pacer competition announced

2019-09-02 DfT-001 131

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 5 November 2019
Contingent liability: Northern Powerhouse rail accommodation

2019-11-05 DfT-001 132

Archive ::: Press release

Northern 3 December 2019
First Pacers leave Northern

2019-12-03 NOR-001 133

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook Leasing 31 January 2020
Porterbrook to expand into Long Marston

2020-01-31 POR-001 134

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-001 135

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2021-03-22 DfT-001 136

Archive ::: Press release

Porterbrook Leasing 30 April 2024
Porterbrook to electrify Long Marston test track

2024-04-30 POR-001 137