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Rail electrification plan for Lake District

28 November 2014 | By Department for Transport

Government to confirm £16m funding to electrify 10-mile route between Oxenholme and Windermere...

More seats, more services and new trains for east coast passengers

27 November 2014 | By Department for Transport

Rail journeys between London and Edinburgh will be transformed by more seats, more services and new trains after the government announced its intention to award the new East Coast franchise to Inter City Railways, a consortium of Stagecoach and Virgin...

Government confirms step-free access funding for Crossrail

18 November 2014 | By Department for Transport

All of the stations on the Crossrail project will now offer step-free access thanks to £14 million of investment announced by Transport Minister Baroness Kramer...

Government gives green light to level crossing reform

6 November 2014 | By The Law Commission

The Government has accepted the majority of the reforms to level crossing law recommended by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission, and has committed to review the remainder...

More seats for London Midland passengers as extra trains delivered early

3 October 2014 | By Department for Transport

£62 million government investment will see a ‘next generation’ train fleet operating between London and West Midlands...

Passengers to benefit from investment in Nottingham to Lincoln rail service

29 September 2014 | By Department for Transport

A package of improvements to improve rail services for thousands of passengers commuting between Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln...

New rail franchise to transform London’s busiest routes

15 September 2014 | By Department for Transport

A brand new rail franchise that will deliver new trains, more seats and faster journeys on some of London’s busiest routes was launched by Rail Minister Claire Perry...

New deal to boost rail services in London and the South East

11 September 2014 | By Department for Transport

Tough performance targets to ensure rail passengers see real improvements to their journeys have been agreed as part of a new franchise deal between the government and Southeastern...

Southeastern awarded new contract to continue operation of train services

11 September 2014 | By Go-Ahead Group

The Go-Ahead Group welcomes the announcement by the Department for Transport that its 65% owned train operating company, Southeastern, will continue to run the South Eastern franchise until June 2018...

Train operators urged to tackle overcrowding

10 September 2014 | By Department for Transport

Transport Minister Claire Perry challenged the rail industry to find new ways to give commuters more seats on busy trains following publication of the latest crowding statistics...

Passengers to benefit from £210 million boost to UK’s busiest commuter network

8 September 2014 | By Department for Transport

150 new carriages will increase capacity, create jobs and boost economic growth...

Shortlist for Northern and TransPennine Express rail operators revealed

19 August 2014 | By Department for Transport

Train companies that are in the running to transform rail services across the north have been announced by the government...

FirstGroup shortlisted for TransPennine Express franchise competition

19 August 2014 | By FirstGroup

FirstGroup has been shortlisted for the TransPennine Express franchise competition by the Department for Transport...

Government signs deal to improve rail services across London and Essex

16 July 2014 | By Department for Transport

The Department for Transport has confirmed it has officially signed the contract for the new Essex Thameside franchise with NXET Trains Limited...

Green light for extra rail services between England and Wales

16 July 2014 | By Department for Transport

Rail passengers in England and Wales will benefit from thousands more seats on services across the border thanks to a £1.2 million deal between the Department for Transport and Arriva Train Wales...

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