Archive ::: Statement

Department of Transport 14 July 1992
British Rail (Privatisation)

1992-07-14 DoT-001 1

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 31 July 1995
Sir George rejects CRUCC scare stories – “rail investment at record levels”

1995-07-31 DoT-001 2

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 5 February 1996
Sir George Young hails launch of first privatised passenger rail services

1996-02-05 DoT-001 3

Archive ::: Publication

House of Commons Library 6 February 1996
Rail passenger franchises

1996-02-06 HoC-001 4

Archive ::: Press release

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

1996-05-28 DoT-001 5

Archive ::: Press release 4

National Audit Office 23 October 1996
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF): The award of the first three passenger rail franchises

1996-10-23 NAO-001 6

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 7

Archive ::: Press release

London Regional Transport 8 November 1996
Things you didn't know about London Transport

1996-11-08 LRT-001 8

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 19 November 1996
Private rail performance powers ahead – Watts

1996-11-19 DoT-001 9

Archive ::: Press release

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

1996-11-26 DoT-001 10

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport 8 May 1997
Strang sounds warning to private rail operators

1997-05-08 DoT-001 11

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

1997-06-04 ORR-002 12

Archive ::: Press release

London Regional Transport 19 June 1997
London Transport achieves higher profit margins with more services on the tubes and buses

1997-06-19 LRT-002 13

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 14

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 15

Archive ::: Press release 4

Office of the Rail Regulator 3 February 1998
Rail Regulator launches rolling stock review

1998-02-03 ORR-001 16

Archive ::: Press release

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

1998-03-06 OPR-001 17

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 3 June 1998
Channel Tunnel Rail Link

1998-06-03 DET-001 18

Archive ::: Report 2

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

1998-09-18 RFO-002 19

Archive ::: Press release

OPRAF 22 October 1998
Regulated rail fares to rise by less than inflation

1998-10-22 OPR-001 20

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 10 February 1999
Train operators working hard to cope with unprecedented growth

1999-02-10 ATO-001 21

Archive ::: Press release 4

ATOC 25 February 1999
Rail industry spells out progress on ten-point improvement plan and future goals

1999-02-25 ATO-001 22

Archive ::: Press release

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

1999-06-30 SRA-001 23

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 26 August 1999
Plans announced for new rail service for major UK city

1999-08-26 HUL-001 24

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 16 September 1999
SRA Chairman issues call to arms to train operators - new franchises to be negotiated

1999-09-16 SRA-001 25

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 17 September 1999
Sir Alastair Morton spells out plans for franchise replacement

1999-09-17 SRA-001 26

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 27

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 26 October 1999
Regulated rail fares to rise by less than inflation for second year running

1999-10-26 SRA-001 28

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 29

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 25 November 1999
Railtrack response to the Rail Regulator's stewardship of the network document

1999-11-25 RTK-001 30

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 31

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 18 February 2000
Change of control for MTL franchises

2000-02-18 SRA-001 32

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group 3 April 2000
Stagecoach to dispose of Porterbrook for £1.4 billion

2000-04-03 STG-001 33

Archive ::: Press release

Railtrack plc 1 June 2000
Final results - year ended 31 March 2000, part 1

2000-06-01 RTK-001 34

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 15 June 2000
New Prism deal brings £20.5 million boost for rail

2000-06-15 SRA-001 35

Archive ::: Press release 2

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 15 June 2000
New Prism deal paves way for Wales and Borders franchise

2000-06-15 SRA-002 36

Archive ::: Press release

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 20 July 2000
Government's £25bn boost for London's transport

2000-07-20 DET-001 37

Archive ::: Press release

Shadow Strategic Rail Authority 10 August 2000
£238 million additional investment for passengers on Midland Mainline

2000-08-10 SRA-003 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 ::: Press release 2

Strategic Rail Authority 2 April 2001
SRA acts to ensure early benefits for Chiltern

2001-04-02 SRA-001 40

Archive ::: Press release

Sea Containers 19 July 2001
British government defers award of new 20 year GNER franchise and indicates its intention to negotiate two year extension to existing GNER franchise to expire in 2005

2001-07-19 SEC-001 41

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 14 September 2001
SRA's TransPennine Express Moves Forward

2001-09-14 SRA-001 42

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 27 September 2001
Proposed new service for north Lincolnshire

2001-09-27 HUL-002 43

Archive ::: Press release 5

Strategic Rail Authority 28 September 2001
Rail Authority publishes strategic options for Isle of Wight services

2001-09-28 SRA-001 44

Archive ::: Press release

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 7 October 2001
Railtrack placed in administration

2001-10-07 DTR-001 45

Archive ::: Statement

Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 15 October 2001
Statement on Railtrack

2001-10-15 DTR-002 46

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 4 December 2001
Hull Trains - on the right track! Hull Civic Society - Good Mark Award

2001-12-04 HUL-001 47

Archive ::: Press release 3

ATOC 21 December 2001
ATOC announces new Chairman

2001-12-21 ATO-001 48

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 49

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 7 March 2002
SRA agrees terms for restructuring of Central Trains and ScotRail

2002-03-07 SRA-001 50

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 27 March 2002
SRA starts process to facilitate new Greater Anglia franchise

2002-03-27 SRA-001 51

Archive ::: Press release

Stagecoach Group 29 April 2002
Company statement

2002-04-29 STG-001 52

Archive ::: Press release

Hull Trains 18 June 2002
Ten year access granted

2002-06-18 HUL-001 53

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 29 Aug 2002 00:00
Appointments to the Commission for Integrated Transport

2002-08-29 DfT-001 54

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 12 November 2002
Future for Island Line announced

2002-11-12 SRA-001 55

Archive ::: Press release

GNER 19 June 2003
GNER pleased by omission from rail report

2003-06-19 GNE-001 56

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 27 June 2003
Strategic Rail Authority terminates Connex rail franchise

2003-06-27 SRA-001 57

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 11 July 2003
Three year South West Trains deal signed

2003-07-11 SRA-001 58

Archive ::: Speech

Personal statement 27 September 2003
Speech by Guillaume Pepy (excerpt). Paris, 27 September 2003

2003-09-27 EUR-001 59

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 9 October 2003
Two year Central Trains extension

2003-10-09 SRA-001 60

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 20 October 2003
Wales and Borders franchise signing

2003-10-20 SRA-001 61

Archive ::: Letter

Transport for London 28 October 2003
Letter to the Evening Standard

2003-10-28 TfL-001 62

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 10 December 2003
Island Line franchise signed

2003-12-10 SRA-001 63

Archive ::: Press release 3

Grand Central 18 December 2003
Passenger groups welcome Grand Central’s new cross-Pennine services

2003-12-18 GCR-001 64

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 13 February 2004
Franchising programme continues apace

2004-02-13 SRA-001 65

Archive ::: Press release 2

GNER 7 May 2004
Shortlist for new GNER rail franchise

2004-05-07 GNE-001 66

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 20 August 2004
New Scottish passenger rail franchise agreement signed

2004-08-20 SRA-001 67

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 17 September 2004
Two-year Silverlink trains deal signed

2004-09-17 SRA-001 68

Archive ::: Press release 5

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

2004-10-04 GNE-001 69

Archive ::: Press release

Strategic Rail Authority 19 October 2004
New Northern Rail Franchise Signed

2004-10-19 SRA-001 70

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 27 October 2004
New service proposals to introduce high speed trains from Sunderland and the Durham coast to London and improved Cross-Pennine services for the Calder Valley

2004-10-27 GCR-001 71

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 2 Dec 2004 00:00
1.6 billion investment in local transport

2004-12-02 DfT-001 72

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 30 November 2005 16:07
Department for Transport announces winner of Integrated Kent franchise

2005-11-30 DfT-001 73

Archive ::: Press release

Govia 30 November 2005
Department for Transport announces Integrated Kent franchise

2005-11-30 GOV-001 74

Archive ::: Written statement 3

Department for Transport 21 March 2006
[Northern Rail franchise review]

2006-03-21 DfT-001 75

Archive ::: Press release 3

Department for Transport 21 March 2006
RMT welcomes reprieve for Northern Rail services

2006-03-21 RMT-001 76

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 23 March 2006
Grand Central Railway Company

2006-03-23 GCR-001 77

Archive ::: Press release

Fraser Eagle Group 27 March 2006
Fraser Eagle backs Grand Central on East Coast Mainline

2006-03-27 FRA-001 78

Archive ::: Press release

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

2006-06-08 GCR-001 79

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 27 July 2006
Judicial Review rejects GNER claim against the Office of Rail Regulation

2006-07-27 GCR-001 80

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 13 Dec 2006 00:00
Franchise agreement reinstated for West Coast services

2006-12-13 DfT-001 81

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 82

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 21 June 2007
Department for Transport announces winner of West Midlands franchise

2007-06-21 DfT-001 83

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 84

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 85

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 10 Jul 2007 07:02
New rail franchise delivers big increase in capacity between major cities

2007-07-10 DfT-001 86

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 4 Oct 2007 12:40
Transport minister announces proposal to transform rail capacity across the north

2007-10-04 DfT-001 87

Archive ::: Press release 2

ATOC 1 January 2009
ATOC comments on rail improvements and January fares changes

2009-01-01 ATO-001 88

Archive ::: Press release 2

Wrexham & Shropshire 23 March 2009
Wrexham & Shropshire calls time on train fare chaos

2009-03-23 WRE-001 89

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 09 Jun 2009 07:02
More frequent and more secure rail services for London and the South East

2009-06-09 DfT-001 90

Archive ::: Press release 4

National Express Group 1 July 2009
National Express Group PLC Pre Close Statement

2009-07-01 NXG-002 91

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 8 August 2009
New ‘West Riding’ service

2009-08-15 GCR-001 92

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 31 October 2009
Reform of rail franchises needed to do more for passengers and taxpayers

2009-10-31 ATO-001 93

Archive ::: Press release 2

Wrexham & Shropshire 3 November 2010
Wrexham and Shropshire: changes to train services

2010-11-03 WRE-001 94

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 11 May 2011
Hammond welcomes rail value for money report

2011-05-11 DfT_001 95

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 19 May 2011
Sir Roy McNulty report on rail value for money/West Coast

2011-05-19 DfT-001 96

Archive ::: Press release

Arriva plc 4 November 2011
Arriva acquires open access operator Grand Central Railway

2011-11-04 ARR-001 97

Archive ::: Press release

Grand Central 9 December 2011
Mirfield gets direct rail services to and from London

2011-12-09 GCR-002 98

Archive ::: Press release

ATOC 2 March 2012
Proposals to extend the role of the rail regulator would not deliver for passengers or taxpayers

2012-03-02 ATO-001 99

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 8 March 2012
Ending inflation-busting rail fare rises

2012-03-08 DfT-001 100

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 8 March 2012
Rail Reform command paper oral statement

2012-03-08 DfT-002 101

Archive ::: Presentation

FirstGroup plc 15 August 2012
FirstGroup: Intercity West Coast presentation

2012-08-15 FIR-002 102

Archive ::: Letter

House of Commons Transport Committee 23 August 2012
West Coast rail franchise

2012-08-23 TCO-001 103

Archive ::: Letter

House of Commons Transport Committee 5 October 2012
[West Coast rail franchise]

2012-10-05 TCO-001 104

Archive ::: Hansard (debates) 9

House of Lords 10 October 2012 15.34
Railways: Franchises

2012-10-10 PAR-001 105

Archive ::: Press release

Transport Scotland 6 December 2012
Rail franchise on right track

2012-12-06 TSC-001 106

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 10 Dec 2012
Rail transparency

2012-12-10 DfT-001 107

Archive ::: Press release

Office of Rail Regulation 4 January 2013
Regulator welcomes Rail 2020 report

2013-01-04 ORR-001 108

Archive ::: Press release

House of Commons Transport Committee 4 January 2013
MPs call for an end to peak time fare rises and greater transparency about use of public subsidy

2013-01-04 TCO-001 109

Archive ::: Press release

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

2013-01-08 NET-001 110

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-002 111

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-003 112

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-005 113

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-001 114

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 12 November 2013
Rail growth through competition: the success of the UK model

2013-11-12 DfT-001 115

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 5 December 2013
Future of rail: setting out the strategic priorities for the rail sector

2013-12-05 DfT-001 116

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 12 February 2014
Further flood support from government

2014-02-12 DfT-001 117

Archive ::: Press release

Rail Delivery Group 21 August 2014
RDG comments on DfT rail subsidy per passenger mile figures

2014-08-21 RDG-002 118

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 11 September 2014
Rail franchising: South Eastern direct award

2014-09-11 DfT-002 119

Archive ::: Press release

FirstGroup 20 March 2015
Statement re: First Transpennine Express

2015-03-20 FIR-001 120

Archive ::: Press release

Network Rail 23 March 2014
Network Rail and Freedom of Information

2015-03-23 NET-001 121

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-001 122

Archive ::: Press release

Alliance Rail 2 April 2015
New direct rail services proposed between Blackpool and London

2015-04-02 ALL-001 123

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 25 November 2015
Department for Transport’s settlement at the Spending Review 2015

2015-11-25 DfT-001 124

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 3 December 2015
New contract to make journeys better for West Midlands rail passengers

2015-12-03 DfT-001 125

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Rail franchising: Northern and TransPennine Express franchises

2015-12-09 DfT-001 126

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-002 127

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Boost to rail services in Scotland as UK government awards next TransPennine Express franchise

2015-12-09 DfT-003 128

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services across Yorkshire and the Humber brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-004 129

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services in the north-west brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-005 130

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 9 December 2015
Massive boost to rail services in the north-east brings Northern Powerhouse to life

2015-12-09 DfT-006 131

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 23 December 2015
Better journeys for rail customers as new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises confirmed

2015-12-23 DfT-001 132

Archive ::: Press release

RMT 1 September 2016
RMT responds to announcement of £20 million taxpayer bail-out of Southern Rail

2016-09-01 RMT-001 133

Archive ::: Speech (full)

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

2016-12-06 DfT-003 134

Archive ::: Speech (full)

Department for Transport 13 September 2017
Rail renaissance: dealing with the consequences of success

2017-09-13 DfT-001 135

Archive ::: Oral statement

Department for Transport 5 February 2018
Update on the East Coast, West Coast and East Midlands rail franchises

2018-02-05 DfT-002 136

Archive ::: Blog

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

2018-12-03 ORR-001 137

Archive ::: Press release

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

2019-11-14 NEX-001 138

Archive ::: Press release 2

TSSA 15 November 2019
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has blasted privatised train operating companies as ‘vampires’.

2019-11-15 TSS-002 139

Archive ::: Written statement

Department for Transport 18 June 2020
Contingency fund

2020-06-18 DfT-001 140

Archive ::: Guidance 5

Department for Transport 2 July 2020
Restoring Your Railway Fund

2020-07-02 DfT-001 141

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 3 November 2020
Statement from Richard McClean, Managing Director, Grand Central

2020-11-03 GCR-001 142

Archive ::: Press release 2

Grand Central 3 November 2020
Statement from Richard McClean, Managing Director, Grand Central

2020-11-03 GCR-001 143

Archive ::: Press release

Department for Transport 18 June 2025
Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railway

2025-06-18 DfT-003 144