Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 14 July 1995
Rail strike unnecessary says Young

1995-07-14 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 25 July 1995
Young welcomes lifting of rail strike threat

1995-07-25 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 24 August 1995
Norris publishes new proposals to curb ‘bridge bashing’

1995-08-24 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Press release 2

Department of Transport 31 August 1995
The transport strike Friday 1 and Monday 4 September

1995-08-31 DoT-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 2 July 1996
London travel to work arrangements Wednesday, 3 July

1996-07-02 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 17 July 1996
The transport strike London travel to work arrangements Thursday, 18 July

1996-07-17 DoT-001 6

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 7

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 22 August 1996
From Sir George Young Secretary of State for Transport commenting on the RMT's announcement to call off the tube strike action.

1996-08-22 DoT-002 8

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 10 September 1996
Suspension of industrial action on the railways statement by Transport Secretary, Sir George Young

1996-09-10 DoT-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 15 October 1996
Railtrack launches awareness campaign to stop “bridge bashing”

1996-10-15 RTK-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 11 June 1997
Ely bridge bash could be history

1997-06-11 RTK-002 11

Archive ::: Press release

Office of the Rail Regulator 10 December 1997
Rail Regulator launches review of Railtrack's access charges

1997-12-10 ORR-001 12

Archive ::: Press release

Virgin Trains 10 August 2000
First Voyager train nears completion

2000-08-10 VIR-001 13

Archive ::: Press release

Anglia Railways 28 March 2001
London Underground 24 hour RMT Strike - affecting London Crosslink services

2001-03-28 ANG-001 14

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 12 June 2001
Rail strike not justified - ATOC

2001-06-12 ATO-001 15

Archive ::: Press release

ScotRail 12 June 2001
Threatened strike action by guards

2001-06-12 SCO-001 16

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 21 June 2001
Possible strike action by the RMT union - Monday 25 June & Wednesday 4 July

2001-06-21 ANG-001 17

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 22 June 2001
Anglia Railways to run normal service on 25 June and 4 July as strikes called off

2001-06-22 ANG-001 18

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 22 June 2001
Mass strike action averted by operators

2001-06-22 ATO-001 19

Archive ::: Press release

ScotRail 22 June 2001
Monday’s train strike is off

2001-06-22 SCO-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

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

2001-12-19 DTR-001 21

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 11 January 2002
National pay

2002-01-11 ATO-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 14 January 2002
Building a better railway: SRA launches rail strategy delivering improvements for Wales' railway

2002-01-14 SRA-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

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 23 January 2002
Train operators will not submit to unreasonable union demands: ATOC

2002-01-23 ATO-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

ScotRail 27 February 2002
Industrial action by ScotRail drivers

2002-02-27 SCO-001 26

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 15 January 2003
Owen Williams win two Network Rail contracts

2003-01-15 NET-001 27

Archive ::: Press release

Connex 1 April 2003
RMT strike action update

2003-04-01 CON-001 28

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 11 March 2004
Network Rail reduces delay minutes - best third quarter performance for four years

2004-03-11 NET-001 29

Archive ::: Press release

Transport for London 5 December 2005
LU responds to threat of industrial action

2005-12-05 TfL-001 30

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 January 2012
Britain to have new national high-speed rail network

2012-01-10 DfT-001 31

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 27 June 2013
Olympics chief to ensure HS2 strikes gold for GB growth

2013-06-27 DfT-001 32

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 23 March 2015
HS2 update

2015-03-23 DfT-003 33

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 May 2015
Rail strike, May 2015

2015-05-21 DfT-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 May 2015
Transport Secretary welcomes suspension of rail strikes

2015-05-21 DfT-002 35

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 21 May 2015
Rail strike off as RMT suspend industrial action

2015-05-21 NET-002 36

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 28 May 2015
Rail strike, June 2015

2015-05-28 DfT-003 37

Archive ::: Press release 3

Network Rail 1 June 2015
RMT agrees to suspend industrial action

2015-06-01 NET-001 38

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 17 September 2015
We are building a world class transport system for London

2015-09-17 DfT-003 39

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 40

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 1 September 2016
Package of measures announced to help improve resilience of Southern network

2016-09-01 DfT-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Govia Thameslink Railway 2 December 2016
Union industrial action to cause “severe and significant” disruption to services

2016-12-02 GTR-001 42

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2016-12-06 DfT-003 43

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 December 2016
Southern Rail: Transport Secretary message to passengers

2016-12-12 DfT-001 44

Archive ::: Press release 3

Rail Delivery Group 13 December 2016
Strike by train drivers on Southern - Rail Delivery Group comment

2016-12-13 RDG-001 45

Archive ::: Speech (full) 4

Department for Transport 18 July 2017
Transport Minister speaks at the Backing Beauty Reception

2017-07-18 DfT-002 46

Archive ::: Press release 5

Department for Transport 20 July 2017
ASLEF meeting constructive, strikes remain suspended

2017-07-20 DfT-005 47

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 6 October 2017
RMT demands urgent action from rail regulator over latest Greater Anglia strike-breaking safety failures

2017-10-06 RMT-001 48

Archive ::: Letter

RMT 11 October 2019
Role of the guard & introduction of DOO – Merseyrail

2019-10-11 RMT-001 49

Archive ::: Press release 2

RMT 5 November 2019
RMT announces 27 days of strike action on SWR over guard guarantee

2019-11-05 RMT-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Focus 5 November 2019
Transport Focus comment on the RMT announcement of 27 days of strike action on South Western Railway.

2019-11-05 TRA-001 51

Archive ::: Statement

South Western Railway 6 November 2019
SWR statement [[RMT strikes]]

2019-11-06 SWR-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 13 November 2019
RMT strike action goes ahead this weekend on West Midlands Trains in defence of the guard and passenger safety

2019-11-13 RMT-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

West Midlands Combined Authority 13 November 2019
Travel advice ahead of industrial action on West Midlands rail network

2019-11-13 WMC-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

West Midlands Trains 13 November 2019
WMT statement : Industrial action by RMT union

2019-11-13 WMT-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

Nexus 14 November 2019
Nexus astonished as Metro drivers reject a 15% pay rise

2019-11-14 NEX-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 14 November 2019
Victoria Line tube drivers to strike as LU renege on pledges to resolve dispute

2019-11-14 RMT-001 57

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 14 November 2019
RMT accuses SWR of deceit over agreements on guard guarantee

2019-11-14 RMT-002 58

Archive ::: Press release 2

RMT 15 November 2019
On eve of strike action on West Midlands Trains RMT says ‘Scrap Driver Only Operation’ after government report reveals it’s worse for disabled people

2019-11-15 RMT-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

South Western Railway 20 November 2019
SWR promises to keep guards on trains and reveals plans to keep passengers moving during strikes

2019-11-20 SWR-001 60

Archive ::: Press release 2

RMT 22 November 2019
West Midlands strikes set to go ahead as RMT reveals company has no incentive to negotiate

2019-11-22 RMT-001 61

Archive ::: Press release

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

2019-11-23 TSS-001 62

Archive ::: Press release 5

West Midlands Trains 23 November 2019
Trains run despite second day of industrial action

2019-11-23 WMT-001 63

Archive ::: Press release 6

South Western Railway 23 November 2019
SWR weekday strike timetable released: customers urged to check before they travel ahead of RMT strike action

2019-11-25 SWR-001 64

Archive ::: Press release 4

RMT 26 November 2019
RMT members vote overwhelmingly to press ahead with seeking a negotiated settlement to guards' safety dispute on Northern Rail

2019-11-26 RMT-001 65

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 26 November 2019
RMT and SWR agree to ACAS talks in guards' safety dispute tomorrow

2019-11-26 RMT-002 66

Archive ::: Press release 5

Avanti West Coast 27 November 2019
Avanti West Coast unveiled as name for new partnership railway

2019-11-27 AWC-001 67

Archive ::: Press release 6

TSSA 27 November 2019
Avanti West Coast ‘ironic and retrograde’ after Virgin failures

2019-11-27 TSS-001 68

Archive ::: Press release 7

RMT 28 November 2019
SWR strike action on as company wreck ACAS talks

2019-11-28 RMT-001 69

Archive ::: Press release 8

South Western Railway 28 November 2019
SWR statement on RMT strike action

2019-11-28 SWR-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Focus 28 November 2019
Transport Focus comment - RMT confirms SWR month of strikes to go ahead

2019-11-28 TRA-001 71

Archive ::: Press release 6

RMT 29 November 2019
Government £86 million of taxpayer’s money to bail out South Western Railway when not running trains on strike days proves dispute is politically motivated says RMT.

2019-11-29 RMT-001 72

Archive ::: Press release 4

Campaign for Better Transport 30 November 2019
RDG rail fares announcement: Campaign for Better Transport reacts

2019-11-30 CBT-001 73

Archive ::: Press release

West Midlands Trains 30 November 2019
Industrial Action: Travel early advice from London Northwestern Railway

2019-11-30 WMT-001 74

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 75

Archive ::: Press release 8

TSSA 1 December 2019
TSSA cheers biggest ever rail fares cut as ‘massive boost for millions’

2019-12-01 TSS-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 3 December 2019
RMT issues fresh call for talks as SWR members stand firm on second day of strike

2019-12-03 RMT-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 4 December 2019
RMT writes to company with framework for renewed talks as SWR members enter third day of strike

2019-12-04 RMT-001 78

Archive ::: Letter 2

South Western Railway 4 December 2019
Role of the guard & extension of DOO – South Western Railway

2019-12-04 SWR-001 79

Archive ::: Press release 2

RMT 5 December 2019
RMT suspends strike action on West Midlands Trains to allow for referendum on new offer

2019-12-05 RMT-002 80

Archive ::: Press release 2

West Midlands Trains 5 December 2019
West Midlands Trains reaches agreement with RMT union

2019-12-05 WMT-001 81

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 13 December 2019
As SWR strike action recommences with continuing rock solid support RMT begins sixth ballot of members under Tory anti-union laws

2019-12-13 RMT-001 82

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 22 January 2020
Rail update

2020-01-22 DfT-001 83

Archive ::: Press release 8

Department for Transport 26 February 2020
Rail stations across Great Britain receive £20 million funding boost for accessibility improvements

2020-02-26 DfT-001 84

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 7 June 2022
RMT urged to call off strikes and stay at the table

2022-06-07 RDG-001 85

Archive ::: Press release

Northern 13 June 2022
Northern advises customers DO NOT TRAVEL during the week of RMT industrial action

2022-06-13 NOR-001 86

Archive ::: Press release

Chiltern Railways 21 June 2022
Chiltern Railways reminds customers to only travel if absolutely essential over week affected by RMT strike

2022-06-21 CHI-001 87

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Scotland 21 June 2022
UK Government should do more to settle rail dispute

2022-06-21 TSC-001 88

Archive ::: Press release

Govia Thameslink Railway 22 June 2022
Reminder to all rail passengers: essential travel only until Sunday 26 June

2022-06-22 GTR-001 89

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 22 June 2022
RMT strike action to go ahead on Thursday after talks breakdown without agreement

2022-06-22 RMT-001 90

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 24 June 2022
Passengers reminded if travelling this weekend to only travel by rail if necessary and plan ahead

2022-06-24 RDG-001 91

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 11 July 2022
Rail Delivery Group urges ASLEF to remain at the table, rather than further disruption

2022-07-11 RDG-001 92

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 13 July 2022
Rail Delivery Group comments on the latest RMT rail strike

2022-07-13 RDG-001 93

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 14 July 2022
Rail Delivery Group responds to further RMT strikes set for August

2022-07-14 RDG-001 94

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 14 July 2022
Rail Delivery Group comments on the latest Aslef rail strike

2022-07-14 RDG-002 95

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Department for Transport 2 September 2025
£5 million of government funding for 26 innovative rail projects to boost passenger experience

2025-09-02 DfT-001 96