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  • Built Environment Networking event

    Explaining how DfT is is supporting investment in rail.

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

  • Community designation gives passengers a say on rail line

    Preston and Ormskirk line designated a community rail line giving passengers a greater say on how services are run.

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

  • Informal EU Transport Council 15 September 2011

    Issues and questions regarding the use of public-private partnerships.

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

  • Bank holiday rail services

    Transport Secretary welcomes industry work on bank holiday rail services

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

  • 8,800 extra spaces for busy trains on key routes

    Commuter services in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle to get greater seats and carriages.

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

  • New franchising programme

    Timetable for the re-letting of rail franchises released.

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

  • Government urges commuters and businesses to travel differently during London 2012

    Londoners urged to think differently about how they travel during Olympic Games.

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

  • High Speed rail consultation draws to a close

    The public consultation on High Speed 2 is closing.

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

  • Transport statistics 28 July 2011

    National travel survey 2010 statistics published.

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

  • Thameslink rail franchise 2011 preferred bidder announcement: response to letters received

    Response to letters sent to the Department for Transport in 2011 following a Thameslink rail franchise preferred bidder announcement.

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  • Crossrail - annual update

    Progress on the creation of Crossrail.

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

  • National Rail conference

    Speech by the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport to the National Rail Conference.

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

  • Chiltern Railway: penalty under S57A of the Railways Act 1993 as amended

    Explains a decision to impose a penalty on Chiltern Railways following a statutory consultation process.

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

  • Thameslink rolling stock

    Announcing that the preferred bidder for the supply of the new Thameslink trains will be Siemens Plc with Cross London Trains.

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

  • Rail passengers to benefit from 1,200 new carriages

    Thameslink rail route to get new rail carriages doubling peak-time capacity.

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

  • Provision of armed capability for the British Transport Police

    British Transport Police to have armed capability in response to terrorism threats.

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

  • Your chance to cut motoring red tape

    Your chance to reduce the number of badly thought out and obsolete motoring regulations.

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

  • Sir Roy McNulty report on rail value for money and the West Coast franchise process

    Announcing the publication of Sir Roy McNulty’s study into value for money in the rail industry and update about the West Coast franchise process.

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

  • Hammond welcomes rail value for money report

    Reducing fares and costs on Britain's railways report released.

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

  • Written Parliamentary question (correction)

    Explains that the European Commission carried out an assessment of the Deutsche Bahn acquisition of Arriva plc in 2010.

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