Reduced cap on rail fare rises
7 October 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Passengers will benefit from a cut of up to 2% to the planned rises in the cost of nationwide train travel and travel on London buses and tubes...
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West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled
3 October 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced that the competition to run trains on the West Coast Main Line has been cancelled...
High Speed Rail: Phase 1 Consultation Update
18 September 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
The decision to take forward proposals for a national high speed rail network followed a major public consultation exercise...
Railway Stations statement from Transport Secretary Norman Baker
17 September 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Statement regarding London Midland’s application to change Schedule 17 of the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA)...
Rail Franchising
3 September 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
On the 15 August 2012 the DfT announced to the London Stock Exchange that it intended to award the InterCity West Coast franchise to First West Coast Limited...
FirstGroup welcomes £9bn investment in rail network
16 August 2012 | By FirstGroup
FirstGroup welcomes today's announcement by the Department for Transport of its future investment plans for the rail network...
New operator for West Coast rail passengers
15 August 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Rail passengers from London to Scotland will benefit from a package of improvements including more trains and more seats...
Virgin loses West Coast Intercity franchise
15 August 2012 | By Virgin Trains
Following a bidding competition, Virgin Rail Group will not be operating the new Intercity West Coast franchise...
£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs
25 July 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
More than 900 jobs will be created and thousands more secured after Transport Secretary approved a £4.5bn contract...
£1M for Manchester Victoria access improvement
20 July 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Rail Passengers using Manchester Victoria are to benefit from a new lift and other facilities that will help increase access to the station...
Go-Ahead welcomes £9 billion investment in rail network
17 July 2012 | By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead welcomed the announcement by the Department for Transport of its future investment plans for the rail network...
Investing in rail, investing in jobs and growth
16 July 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
More than £9 billion of growth-boosting railway upgrades across England and Wales have been announced by Transport Secretary...
New rail franchise to deliver smart card tickets and encourage investment in better stations
2 July 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
“A more flexible franchise will encourage private sector investment..."
Government agrees station funding
14 May 2012 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Ministers have approved £10m of Government funding for the redevelopment of Northampton station...
Greater Manchester passengers benefit from station improvements
23 March 2012 | By Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
The latest stage in a programme of railway station improvements in Greater Manchester is now complete – with still more to come...
