Archive ::: Statement

Department of Transport 14 July 1992
British Rail (Privatisation)

1992-07-14 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 30 March 1995
Passenger comes first on the new railway - Mawhinney

1995-03-30 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 30 March 1995
DPTAC welcomes accessibility powers to cover public transport modes

1995-03-30 DoT-002 3

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 4

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department of Transport 22 December 1995
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee annual report published

1995-12-22 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 18 July 1996
Railway Heritage Bill achieves Royal Assent

1996-07-18 DoT-001 6

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 26 November 1996
Sir George Young announces transport spending plans

1996-11-26 DoT-001 7

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 18 December 1996
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Bill receives Royal Assent

1996-12-18 DoT-001 8

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Office of the Rail Regulator 4 June 1997
Speech to the Rail Freight Conference ’97

1997-06-04 ORR-002 9

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 9 July 1997
Railtrack launches 'Partners in Giving' initiative

1997-07-09 RTK-003 10

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 6 November 1997
Rail Regulator and Government agree framework for cooperation and communication

1997-11-06 ORR-001 11

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 12

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 29 July 1998
Regulator optimistic for public/private partnership for rail

1998-07-29 ORR-001 13

Archive ::: Report 2

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

1998-09-18 RFO-002 14

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 7 June 1999
ATOC to expand communications into government and policy team

1999-06-07 ATO-002 15

Archive ::: Guidance note

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

1999-06-16 SRA-002 16

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 7 July 1999
Mission statement for the Strategic Rail Authority

1999-07-07 SRA-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 13 July 1999
New Rail Regulator voices concern over Railtrack’s plans for freight

1999-07-13 ORR-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 20 July 1999
SSRA Executive up and running

1999-07-20 SRA-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 12 August 1999
Rail Regulator demands action plan for broken rails

1999-08-12 ORR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 12 August 1999
SSRA appoints external advisers

1999-08-12 SRA-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 30 September 1999
Train operators are committed to reducing SPADs

1999-09-30 ATO-001 22

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 23

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 14 October 1999
Rail industry should be talking about unity rather than industrial action

1999-10-14 ATO-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 10 November 1999
ATOC welcomes Commons committee report on Railways bill

1999-11-10 ATO-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1 December 1999
Prescott publishes Transport Bill

1999-12-01 DET-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

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 16 December 1999
Transport Bill takes on board Select Committee recommendations on railways - Prescott

1999-12-16 DET-002 28

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 29

Archive ::: Press release

Railway Forum 22 February 2000
Railway Forum welcomes rail safety reviews

2000-02-22 RFO-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 24 February 2000
Prescott welcomes Southall report

2000-02-24 DET-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 12 April 2000
Regulator announces next stage of the new regulatory programme

2000-04-12 ORR-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 13 April 2000
Lord Macdonald brings the shadow Strategic Rail Authority to full strength

2000-04-13 DET-001 33

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-002 34

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2000-07-20 DET-003 35

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 2 October 2000
New rail regulations mean tougher safety checks - Prescott

2000-10-02 DET-001 36

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 9 November 2000
Broken rail report commissioned by Regulator & HSE shows way forward

2000-11-09 ORR-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 4 December 2000
Transport Bill receives Royal Assent - a better transport system for the new century

2000-12-04 DET-001 38

Archive ::: Press release

Railway Safety 1 January 2001
Railway Safety launches with £70 million research budget to help improve safety on the railways

2001-01-01 RSA-001 39

Archive ::: Press release

Railway Safety 1 January 2001
Q and A on Railway Safety

2001-01-01 RSA-002 40

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 22 March 2001
SRA acts to protect Croxley Link project

2001-03-22 SRA-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 5 June 2001
Voyager technical specifications

2001-05-06 VIR-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 5 June 2001
New dawn for Virgin Trains

2001-05-06 VIR-002 43

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 20 Sep 2001 00:00
Government acts on Lord Cullen's report

2001-09-20 DTR-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 17 Dec 2001 00:00
Faster, fairer decisions on national projects - Falconer

2001-12-17 DTR-001 45

Archive ::: Memorandum 2

Virgin Trains 10 June 2002
Virgin committed to CrossCountry franchise

2002-06-10 VIR-001 46

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 10 Sep 2002 00:00
Spellar to modernise British Transport Police

2002-09-10 DfT-001 47

Archive ::: Press release 2

Railtrack PLC 20 September 2002 : 07,00
Return of cash to Shareholders

2002-09-20 RTK-001 48

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack Group plc 20 September 2002
Return of cash to Shareholders

2002-09-20 RTK-002 49

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 Dec 2002 00:00
DfT seeks views on toughening discrimination laws for transport

2002-12-02 DfT-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 9 July 2003
Hatfield charges statement

2003-07-09 NET-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 14 July 2003
Hatfield charges statement

2003-07-14 NET-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 10 October 2003
Network Rail and Jarvis announce agreement on future of Jarvis’ rail maintenance contracts

2003-10-10 NET-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 24 October 2003
Network Rail to bring rail maintenance back in-house

2003-10-24 NET-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Dec 2003 00:00
Lessons learned from London's emergency exercise on Tube

2003-12-15 DfT-001 55

Archive ::: Press release 2

Office of the Rail Regulator 23 December 2003
Rail Regulator begins implementation of Network Rail funding decision

2003-12-23 ORR-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

National Audit Office 4 February 2004
Improving passenger rail services through new trains

2004-02-04 NAO-001 57

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 1 Apr 2004 00:00
Government aims to reduce bureaucracy on Network Rail

2004-04-01 DfT-001 58

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2004-06-29 SRA-001 59

Archive ::: Letter

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

2004-07-04 ORR-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Jul 2004 00:00
A new structure to deliver a better railway

2004-07-15 DfT-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

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

2004-07-15 DfT-002 62

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 15 Jul 2004 00:00
Scotland to get more powers over its railways

2004-07-15 DfT-003 63

Archive ::: Press release 3

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

2004-07-15 DfT-004 64

Archive ::: Press release

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

2004-07-15 DfT-005 65

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 15 Jul 2004 00:00
London commuters have greater say over their rail network

2004-07-15 DfT-006 66

Archive ::: Press release

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

2004-07-15 DfT-008 67

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for London 25 October 2004
Directions and Guidance to the Strategic Rail Authority 2004

2004-10-25 TfL-002 68

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 Jan 2005 00:00
Financial agreement sets Scotland's railways on track

2005-01-18 DfT-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 22 Feb 2005 00:00
Government delivers on pledge to introduce Crossrail bill

2005-02-22 DfT-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 Apr 2005 00:00
Alistair Darling strengthens ORR board

2005-04-01 DfT-001 71

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 7 Apr 2005 00:00
Royal Assent for Railways Act 2005

2005-04-07 DfT-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 18 May 2005
Crossrail Bill reintroduced to Parliament

2005-05-18 CRO-001 73

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 26 May 2005 00:00
Resignation of Chairman of Rail Passengers Council

2005-05-26 DfT-001 74

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 Jun 2005 00:00
Board members appointed to the new Rail Passengers Council

2005-06-13 DfT-001 75

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 28 Jun 2005 00:00
Acting chair appointed to the Rail Passengers Council

2005-06-28 DfT-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 Jun 2006 00:00
Members appointed to the Railway Heritage Committee

2006-06-01 DfT-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

Midland Mainline [[8 December 2006]]
QUIT IT Midland Mainline goes smoke free in the New Year

2006-12-08 MML-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 Jun 2007 10:20
Department for Transport makes new appointments to ORR Board

2007-06-25 DfT-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 Nov 2007 09:45
Members appointed to the Railway Heritage Committee

2007-11-20 DfT-001 80

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 20 Nov 2007 13:36
Research shows new routes to boosting public transport use

2007-11-20 DfT-002 81

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 14 December 2007
Crossrail Bill passes to the House of Lords

2007-12-14 CRO-001 82

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Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 23 July 2008
CROSSRAIL GIVEN GREEN LIGHT BY PARLIAMENT

2008-07-23 CRO-001 84

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 25 July 2008
Nominated undertaker order keeps Crossrail moving forward

2008-07-25 CRO-001 85

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 4 November 2008
Major boost for Crossrail as BAA agrees £230 million funding

2008-11-04 CRO-001 86

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Nov 2008 08:00
Major boost for Crossrail as BAA agree £230m funding

2008-11-04 DfT-001 87

Archive ::: Press release

Crossrail 4 December 2008
Full speed ahead for Crossrail

2008-12-04 CRO-002 88

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Dec 2008 09:49
Full speed ahead for Crossrail

2008-12-04 DfT-001 89

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 Jun 2009 14:27
Andrew Haines appointed new Chief Executive of the Civil Aviation Authority

2009-06-24 DfT-001 90

Archive ::: Press release 3

Rail Safety and Standards Board 01 October 2009
Rail industry safety performance ten years on from Ladbroke Grove

2009-10-01 RSS_001 91

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 14 Oct 2010 10:15
DfT announces reform of public bodies

2010-10-14 DfT-001 92

Archive ::: Press release

House of Commons Transport Committee 26 January 2012
MPs call for urgent action in report on cable theft on the rail network

2012-01-26 TCO-001 93

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Scotland 00:01 Sunday, June 17, 2012
UK legislation on Scotland's railways are not fit for purpose

2012-06-17 TSC-001 94

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup Friday 22 June 2012
ScotRail takes tough stance on alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour

2012-06-22 FIR-001 95

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 24 July 2013
Appeal court categorically rejects all legal challenges to HS2

2013-07-24 DfT-002 96

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 11 September 2013
High Speed Two

2013-09-11 DfT-002 97

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 5 November 2013
HS2 driving growth in the UK supply chain

2013-11-05 DfT-001 98

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 November 2013
Major milestone for HS2 as first piece of legislation receives go-ahead

2013-11-21 DfT-001 99

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 November 2013
Major step forward for HS2 as hybrid Bill published

2013-11-25 DfT-001 100

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 April 2014
New appointments for the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

2014-04-03 DfT-002 101

Archive ::: Commons speech (full)

Department for Transport 28 April 2014
HS2 opening speech

2014-04-28 DfT-003 102

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 15 May 2014
Rail Delivery Group launches review of track access charges

2014-05-15 RDG-001 103

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 6 November 2014
New chair to advise on enhancing access to transport for disabled people

2014-11-06 DfT-002 104

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 4 March 2015
Keeping our railways safe during a time of political change

2015-03-04 DfT-001 105

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 20 March 2015
Office of Rail Regulation to be re-named Office of Rail and Road

2015-03-20 ORR-001 106

Archive ::: Press release

House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee 25 March 2015
The Government has yet to make a convincing case for a £50 billion investment in HS2

2015-03-25 ECO-001 107

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 25 March 2015
New retail Code of Practice to help boost passengers’ confidence choosing, buying and using rail tickets

2015-03-25 RDG-002 108

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 1 June 2015
Transport has power to change the north

2015-06-01 DfT-001 109

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 June 2015
Transport Secretary confirms government is forging ahead on high-speed rail and a Northern Powerhouse

2015-06-01 DfT-002 110

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2015-06-15 DfT-001 111

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 June 2015
Update to legislation brings HS2 one step closer to construction

2015-06-17 DfT-001 112

Archive ::: Speech (full) 2

Department for Transport 6 August 2015
Three principles for designing HS2

2015-08-06 DfT-001 113

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 22 October 2015
New transport strategy to make Midlands an engine for growth

2015-10-22 DfT-001 114

Archive ::: Written statement 2

Department for Transport 1 December 2015
HS2 Phase Two: answer to urgent question regarding route and station choices

2015-12-01 DfT-001 115

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-001 116

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 24 February 2016
George Bradshaw address 2016

2016-02-24 DfT-001 117

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 10 March 2016
Government response to HS2 Phase One hybrid Bill Select Committee report

2016-03-10 DfT-001 118

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 March 2016
Rail reform: the Shaw Report

2016-03-17 DfT-001 119

Archive ::: Oral statement 2

Department for Transport 23 March 2016
HS2 opening speech for third reading

2016-03-23 DfT-002 120

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 March 2016
HS2 takes major step forward

2016-03-23 DfT-003 121

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

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

2016-05-19 DfT-002 122

Archive ::: Speech (full) 5

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

2016-05-19 HAN-001 123

Archive ::: Press release 5

Competition and Markets Authority 9 September 2016
CMA concerned about rail franchise’s impact on some local fares

2016-09-09 CMA-001 124

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 17 January 2017
HS2 Phase One: government response to the Lords Select Committee report

2017-01-17 DfT-001 125

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 February 2017
Full speed ahead as HS2 gets Royal Assent

2017-02-23 DfT-001 126

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 21 June 2017
Government to drive investment and innovation in transport for the future

2017-06-21 DfT-001 127

Archive ::: Press release

Welsh Government 29 September 2017
Welsh Government show commitment to Wales and Borders staff

2017-09-29 WGO-002 128

Archive ::: Press release 6

Department for Transport 16 November 2017
North set to become first region in country to get new transport powers from government

2017-11-16 DfT-002 129

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department for Transport 28 January 2018
Government acts to protect essential services from cyber attack

2018-01-28 DfT-001 130

Archive ::: Oral statement 8

Department for Transport 16 May 2018
East Coast rail update

2018-05-16 DfT-001 131

Archive ::: Blog

Office of Rail and Road 3 December 2018
The future for open access

2018-12-03 ORR-001 132

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 June 2019
Government plan to make private level crossings safer

2019-06-27 DfT-002 133

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2019-10-31 DfT-001 134

Archive ::: Press release

TSSA 23 November 2019
TSSA brands tory rail plans ‘direct attack on workers & public’

2019-11-23 TSS-001 135

Archive ::: Statement

Rail Delivery Group 19 December 2019
Accessibility letter

2019-12-19 RDG-001 136

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 11 February 2020
PM statement on transport infrastructure: 11 February 2020

2020-02-11 DfT-001 137

Archive ::: Speech (full) 3

Department for Transport 27 February 2020
Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2

2020-02-27 DfT-001 138

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 June 2020
Face coverings to become mandatory on public transport

2020-06-04 DfT-002 139

Archive ::: Letter

Department for Transport 24 June 2020
Letter from HS2 Minister to Transport Select Committee

2020-06-24 DfT-001 140

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 7 October 2020
HS2 Phase 2b update

2020-10-07 DfT-001 141

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 7 October 2020
Consultation to deliver stronger seamless links between HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail

2020-10-07 DfT-002 142

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2020-10-13 DfT-002 143

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 1 November 2020
Government bailout to keep London transport running

2020-11-01 DfT-001 144

Archive ::: Policy paper

Department for Transport 3 November 2020
The Inclusive Transport Strategy – summary of progress

2020-11-03 DfT-002 145

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 February 2021
Phase 2a Act to bring HS2 to the north

2021-02-11 DfT-001 146

Archive ::: Written statement

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

2021-03-22 DfT-001 147

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 13 May 2021
Draft legislation concerning bilateral arrangements to support the continuation of cross-border rail services between France and the UK has been published.

2021-05-13 DfT-002 148

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 10 May 2022
Rail Delivery Group welcomes the new legislation contained within the Queen's speech

2022-05-10 RDG-001 149

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 May 2025
New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands

2025-05-25 DfT-001 150

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 17 June 2025
Transport Secretary secures major rail supply deal to protect thousands of British Steel jobs

2025-06-17 DfT-001 151

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 July 2025
London to Essex c2c services return to public control in step towards Great British Railways

2025-07-18 DfT-001 152

Archive ::: Letter

Department for Transport 13 August 2025
ORR train operator revenue protection review: Transport Secretary accepts recommendations

2025-08-13 DfT-001 153

Archive ::: Press release 4

Department for Transport 26 September 2025
Next train services to return to public ownership revealed as government delivers railways reset

2025-09-26 DfT-001 154

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 October 2025
Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard

2025-10-10 DfT-001 155