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  • Baroness Kramer views rail improvements at Huyton and Roby

    Transport minister sees how improvements will transform rail travel and boost economic growth across the north of England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Channel Tunnel: non-compliance by the UK and France with provisions of the First Railway Package

    Correspondence between the Minister of State for Transport and the European Commission concerning a Channel Tunnel infraction.

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  • New stations for Coventry to Nuneaton rail line

    £4.75 million investment will build two brand new stations and upgrade another.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Baroness Kramer visits Waterloo to see funding plans

    £300 million investment will add capacity and improve journeys on south west rail route.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail Minister sees investment in action in Manchester

    £44 million is being invested to make Manchester Victoria station safer, brighter and more spacious for passengers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Plans for £38 billion investment in railways unveiled

    Millions of passengers across the country will benefit from the £38 billion 5-year plan to transform the railways.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transport Secretary inspects regional rail and road links

    Work on the country's newest railway link to London officially started by Patrick McLoughlin

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ONS decision on the classification of Network Rail

    Network Rail to be classified as central government body in the public sector.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail investment driving forward economy

    Patrick McLoughlin visits major rail investments for Crossrail and East Midlands Trains plus the Doncaster Sleeper factory.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tech connected

    Core tech clusters and the wider community are going to be linked by a fully integrated transport network.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Woodhead tunnels

    Woodhead tunnels will not be purchased by the government.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Electric route for Lake District

    Plans unveiled to allow electric trains to run on 10 miles of route between Oxenholme Lake District station and Windermere station.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Virgin Trains to run improved west coast services

    Virgin Trains to continue operating rail services on the West Coast Main Line for up to 23 months.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Air-Rail Conference

    The economic importance of air-rail connections, and the government’s record of investment and modernisation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Widespread support for greater rail devolution

    Consultation responses reveal widespread support for rail devolution.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Passengers to benefit from Olympic boost to services

    Announcing plans to make it easier for train operators to adjust timetables when dealing with music and sporting events.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister views multi-billion pound plans for the north-west

    Major upgrades to rail links in the north west are progressing well.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nuneaton North Chord event

    Speech by the Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Additional service from Uckfield to London Bridge for commuters

    Additional morning service set to be introduced from December 2012 between Uckfield and London Bridge.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail investment: High Level Output Specification announcement 15 July 2012

    High Level Output Specification vision released.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government