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RAILNEWS

18 March 2015
New Great Western franchise confirmed by Chancellor

Railnews report

20 March 2015
First wins TransPennine Express extension

Railnews report

24 March 2015
Derby to build new trains for First Great Western

Railnews report

21 September 2015
The Great Western Railway is back in business

Railnews report

27 January 2020
Northern franchise likely to end within days

Railnews report

KNOWLEDGE

Resurgence Railways

Knowledge 9619-5317

Business ::: franchises
Great Western Link

Press release
OPRAF ::: 6 March 1998
£75million of additional passenger benefits agreed with FirstGroup plc
1998-03-06 OPR-001

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

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Strategic Rail Authority ::: 10 April 2003
Go-Ahead and First to be invited to bid for Thames Trains franchise
2003-04-10 SRA-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 26 Feb 2008 07:39
Improving performance on First Great Western
2008-02-26 DfT-001

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

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 22 November 2011
Thames Valley and West Country Rail passengers in line for extra seat boost
2011-11-22 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 March 2012
Bidders to oversee improvements on rail franchises announced
2012-03-29 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 25 July 2012
£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs
2012-07-25 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 27 July 2012 11:00
New Great Western franchise to deliver new express trains
2012-07-27 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 31 January 2013
Announcing the decision about 3 live rail franchise competitions.
2013-01-31 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 31 January 2013
The government is announcing its plans for the 3 live competitions which were put on hold last October.
2013-01-31 DfT-002

Press release
Transport Scotland ::: 28 June 2013
Caledonian Sleeper franchise
2013-06-28 TSC-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 3 October 2013
Franchising deal to boost services on Great Western Main Line
2013-10-03 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 27 March 2014
Extension of Crossrail
2014-03-27 DfT-003

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 27 May 2014
Have your say on the Great Western rail franchise
2014-05-27 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 23 March 2015
New deal for rail passengers in west of England and Wales
2015-03-23 DfT-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 23 March 2015
Rail franchising: Great Western
2015-03-23 DfT-002

Press release
First Great Western ::: 23 March 2015
Largest train fleet upgrade in a generation drives more seats, faster services and greater connectivity for First Great Western customers
2015-03-23 FGW-001

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FirstGroup ::: 23 March 2015
Statement re: First Great Western franchise award
2015-03-23 FIR-001

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Hitachi Rail Europe ::: 23 March 2015
Hitachi Rail Europe named as FirstGroup's preferred supplier to provide fleet of new AT300 trains for the South West
2015-03-23 HIT-001

Press release
Eversholt Rail Group ::: 30 July 2015
Eversholt Rail to finance new trains for First Great Western
2015-07-30 EVE-001

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Porterbrook ::: 2 November 2015
Porterbrook invests in additional Class 387 emus
2015-11-02 POR-001

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National Audit Office ::: 24 November 2015
Reform of the rail franchising programme
2015-11-24 NAO-001

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Porterbrook ::: 9 June 2016
Porterbrook announces the purchase of additional Class 387s
2016-06-09 POR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 September 2016
Community rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury to go ahead
2016-09-29 DfT-002

Press release
National Audit Office ::: 9 November 2016
Modernising the Great Western railway
2016-11-09 NAO-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 November 2017
The future of the Great Western franchise
2017-11-29 DfT-002

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 29 November 2017
Strategic vision for rail, 29 November 2017
2017-11-29 DfT-003

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 November 2017
Strategic vision for rail
2017-11-29 DfT-004

Oral statement
Department for Transport ::: 29 November 2017
Rail update, 29 November 2017
2017-11-29 DfT-005

Press release
Great Western Railway ::: 29 November 2017
GWR responds to DfT announcement to extend GWR franchise
2017-11-29 GWR-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 28 December 2017
Better mobile and Wi-Fi connectivity for rail passengers
2017-12-28 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 4 January 2018
Stephen Glaister reappointed as chair of rail and road regulator ORR
2018-01-04 DfT-001

Press release
Labour Party ::: 7 August 2019
NEWS FROM LABOUR: Shapps continues disastrous Grayling policy: DfT cancels Southeastern franchise competition - Rachael Maskell responds
2019-08-07 LAB-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 30 March 2020
Critical rail services protected in new deals for GWR and Southeastern
2020-03-30 DfT-001

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