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24 March 2015
Lords Committee gives thumbs down to HS2

Railnews report

3 April 2015
West Coast ban after serious SPAD near Swindon

Railnews report

8 May 2015
West Coast Railways is back on track

Railnews report

20 May 2015
Train companies publish national strike plans

Railnews report

9 December 2015
Steam operator prosecuted over Great Western SPAD

Railnews report

12 January 2016
West Coast Railways prosecution delayed

Railnews report

27 January 2016
West Coast prosecution moves to Crown Court

Railnews report

18 February 2016
Confusion grows over Bombardier job cuts

Railnews report

18 February 2016
Heritage operator off the rails over safety fears

Railnews report

25 February 2016
Flying Scotsman trespassers block East Coast Main Line

Railnews report

21 March 2016
West Coast prosecution delayed again

Railnews report

24 March 2016
West Coast returns to the rails after safety shake-up

Railnews report

28 June 2016
Jail sentence for West Coast SPAD driver

Railnews report

12 September 2016
Warnings as Severn Tunnel closes for electrification

Railnews report

11 July 2017
August rail upgrade programme will be biggest yet

Railnews report

14 June 2019
14 June: news in brief

Railnews report

17 June 2019
17 June: news in brief

Railnews report

16 December 2019
First day of new timetables marred by staff shortages

Railnews report

3 December 2020
New managing director at SWR: Hopwood returns to GWR

Railnews report

13 May 2021
Industry reveals Intercity Express recovery plan

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320 Stations: Swindon

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Press release
Department of Transport ::: 26 July 1995
BR sells first civil engineering design office
1995-07-26 DoT-001

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Department of Transport ::: 10 January 1996
Rail privatisation “just the ticket” for passengers and taxpayers – Watts
1996-01-10 DoT-001

Press release
Department of Transport ::: 24 July 1996
Last BR maintenance business sold
1996-07-24 DoT-001

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Railtrack plc ::: 15 October 1996
Railtrack launches awareness campaign to stop “bridge bashing”
1996-10-15 RTK-001

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Department of Transport ::: 10 December 1996
Watts welcomes next BR Central Services sale
1996-12-10 DoT-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 29 May 1997
East-West Rail link study published
1997-05-29 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 1 August 1997
Railtrack plc appoints two new directors
1997-08-01 RTK-001

Press release
Railtrack plc ::: 11 November 1997
Swindon station gets regeneration boost
1997-11-11 RTK-006

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

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OPRAF ::: 26 March 1998
Thames Trains passengers to benefit from Go-Ahead Group offer
1998-03-26 OPR-002

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

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ::: 9 November 2000
Rail industry brief Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
2000-11-09 DET-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 10 Dec 2002 00:00
£5.5 billion package of transport improvements
2002-12-10 DfT-001

Press release
Wessex Trains ::: 12 May 2003
Summer brings improvement to South West region’s rail services
2003-05-12 WES-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 24 June 2003
Network Rail takes direct responsibility for maintenance in the Reading area
2003-06-24 NET-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 27 August 2003
Network Rail brings signalling design ‘in-house’.
2003-08-27 NET-001

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Department for Transport ::: 18 Nov 2003 00:00
Minister meets the people making a difference
2003-11-18 DfT-001

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Strategic Rail Authority ::: 9 January 2004
£14.3 million West Country rail investment underway
2004-01-09 SRA-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 13 Dec 2005 00:00
Announcement of the winner of Greater Western franchise
2005-12-13 DfT-002

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 3 Apr 2009 10:57
Government backs improved Swindon-Gloucester rail line with £2.5m funding
2009-04-03 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 1 March 2011
Green light for new trains and rail electrification
2011-03-01 DfT-002

Oral statement
Department for Transport ::: 19 May 2011
Sir Roy McNulty report on rail value for money/West Coast
2011-05-19 DfT-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 14 Nov 2011 09:00
Network Rail devolution marks next stage of industry reform
2011-11-14 NET-001

Written statement
Department for Transport ::: 12 July 2012
Aviation Policy Framework
2012-07-12 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

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 28 September 2012
Rail passengers in the south west set for bigger say
2012-09-28 DfT-001

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

Press release
Network Rail ::: 11 Jan 2013
Swindon to Kemble railway enhancement project begins
2013-01-11 NET-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 29 July 2013
Five new members appointed to the board of the British Transport Police Authority
2013-07-29 DfT-001

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

Speech (full)
Department for Transport ::: 16 October 2013
Network Rail Operations Focus conference
2013-10-16 DfT-001

Press release
Rail Delivery Group ::: 26 November 2014
Cycle-rail awards 2014 winners announced
2014-11-26 RDG-001

Press release
Network Rail ::: 22 May 2015
Passengers reminded to check before travelling over Bank Holiday weekend as Network Rail deploys 14,000-strong army to improve the railway
2015-05-22 NET-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 21 August 2015
Building apprenticeships in transport sector at heart of government infrastructure investment plans
2015-08-21 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 18 September 2015
Rail minister celebrates improvements at Trowbridge station
2015-09-18 DfT-003

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 10 February 2016
Community rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury
2016-02-10 DfT-001

Press release
Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Transport, Homes and Communities Agency ::: 10 April 2016
Regeneration of stations set to deliver thousands of new properties and jobs
2016-04-10 DfC-001

Press release
Department for Transport ::: 30 June 2016
First of new generation of high-tech trains takes maiden voyage on Great Western Railway
2016-06-30 DfT-003

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
Great Western Railway ::: 8 November 2016
Great Western electrification: customer improvements will go ahead
2016-11-08 GWR-001

Press release
GO-OP ::: 12 March 2019
Community owned rail operator plans new services to connect market towns to the rail network
2019-03-12 GOO-001

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