DfT - Page 14

News

Invitation to Tenders for Northern Rail and TransPennine early next year

ITTs for two northern franchises published early next year

8 Dec

News

Oxenholme to Windermere electrification

Baroness Kramer confirms the £16 million electrification of the Windermere branch.

28 Nov

News

Stagecoach and Virgin awarded East Coast franchise

Eight-year deal for Inter City Railways, a joint venture of Stagecoach Transport Holdings Ltd and Virgin Holdings Ltd. New franchise begins March 1 2015.

27 Nov

News

Pacers - the debate continues

Transport Minister says Department for Transport yet to assess feasibility of modernising Pacers

20 Nov

News

Rail minister hints at new build DMUs

The Government considers an order for new DMUs to ease the short-term capacity crunch

7 Nov

News

Osborne: Rail fares for 2015 to rise by inflation only

Rail fares for 2015 have been frozen in real terms, following an announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer George

17 Sept

News

Crossrail tunnelling two-thirds complete

By January 9, Crossrail tunnel boring machines had dug a total of 28km (171/2 miles), making almost two-thirds of the total tunnelling now complete

22 Jan

Feature

Shadowing the Transport Secretary

NIGEL HARRIS tagged along on a political away day with Secretary of State for Transport PATRICK MCLOUGHLIN

Legislation 4 Sept

Feature

"We can't afford to be left behind and play catch-up"

NIGEL HARRIS meets current Rail Minister SIMON BURNS

Legislation 29 May

News

Hitachi set to clinch £7.5bn DfT Super Express contract

JAPANESE train builder Hitachi is to design, build and maintain up to 1,400 coaches in a £7.5 billion deal with the Department for Transport.

25 Feb

News

IEP becomes key to Great Western ‘sparks effect’

The government’s much-criticised Intercity Express Programme (IEP) of new long-distance trains is emerging as the key to electrifying lines.

28 Jan

DfT - Page 14

Invitation to Tenders for Northern Rail and TransPennine early next year

Oxenholme to Windermere electrification

Stagecoach and Virgin awarded East Coast franchise

Pacers - the debate continues

Rail minister hints at new build DMUs

Osborne: Rail fares for 2015 to rise by inflation only

Crossrail tunnelling two-thirds complete

Shadowing the Transport Secretary

"We can't afford to be left behind and play catch-up"

Hitachi set to clinch £7.5bn DfT Super Express contract

IEP becomes key to Great Western ‘sparks effect’

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

DfT - Page 14

Invitation to Tenders for Northern Rail and TransPennine early next year

Oxenholme to Windermere electrification

Stagecoach and Virgin awarded East Coast franchise

Pacers - the debate continues

Rail minister hints at new build DMUs

Osborne: Rail fares for 2015 to rise by inflation only

Crossrail tunnelling two-thirds complete

Shadowing the Transport Secretary

"We can't afford to be left behind and play catch-up"

Hitachi set to clinch £7.5bn DfT Super Express contract

IEP becomes key to Great Western ‘sparks effect’

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains