Lord Peter Hendy

Oxford Botley Road bridge works -Network Rail

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Compensation to be paid to Botley Road businesses

Network Rail will pay up to £850,000 to compensate businesses disrupted by the prolonged closure of the main road next to Oxford station.

Network Rail 16 Jun

The scene on Botley Road, Oxford, in July 2024. NETWORK RAIL.

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Lord Hendy and Network Rail CEO to provide Botley Road update for Oxford locals

Lord Hendy and Sir Andrew Haines will return to Oxford to speak to locals angered by the three-year project to replace a bridge.

Oxford 12 Jun

South Western's 701046 at London Waterloo before the first nationalised service to Shepperton on May 25. DFTO.

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Lord Hendy outlines work to do to improve renationalised South Western operation

South Western Railway became the first of ten operators to be nationalised as part of Labour's rail reform plans.

South Western Railway 29 May

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DfT denies suggestions it could override open access approvals

Newspaper report had suggested Transport Secretary could reverse decisions deemed to be “at the expense of the taxpayer”.

Open access 27 May

Rail Minister, Lord Peter Hendy, and new HS2 CEO Mark Wild at Old Oak Common East box where the Euston TBMs are being prepared. HS2 LTD

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Rail Minister outlines support for HS2 CEO as he carries out 'reset'

Lord Hendy said the government was "looking" at Mark Wild to get HS2 "back on track".

HS2 21 May

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Rail Live 2025: the speakers confirmed for the UK's largest rail exhibition

Speakers including Lord Hendy and Sir Andrew Haines are set to speak at this year's Rail Live.

Rail Live 9 May

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Freight paths exist on East West Rail, Rail Minister confirms

Lord Hendy responds to question asking about pathing for freight on the route

East West Rail 23 Apr

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"Credible rail package" put forward for government's Spending Review, says Rail Minister

Government departments are widely expected to face budget cuts from June.

Department for Transport 11 Apr

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Lord Hendy responds to MPs over rail reform consultation after they ask for clarity

Transport Select Committee had asked Rail Minister for clarity on part of the consultation.

Lord Peter Hendy 9 Apr

Freightliner 66620 passes Stonehouse on July 16. JACK BOSKETT.

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Lord Hendy: freight "will continue to have a role" in reformed railway

Rail Minister makes comments at Rail Partners' parliamentary reception for rail freight.

Rail freight 19 Mar

Freightliner 70011 negotiates Eastleigh station with the 0641 Crewe Basford Hall to Southampton Maritime on April 30, as GB Railfreight 66728 Institution of Railway Operators works the 1147 Southampton Western Docks to East Midlands Gateway. The two companies hold the biggest share of UK freight operations, with intermodal a growth area. MARK PIKE.

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GBR: MPs ask Lord Hendy for clarity on key point in rail reform consultation

Transport Select Committee asks Rail Minister to confirm issue in rail reform document.

Great British Railways 14 Mar

Around 100 protestors greet Rail Minister Lord Hendy in his visit to Oxford's Botley Road on January 24. JONO EDEN.

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Rail minister and Network Rail CEO visit Oxford to apologise over three-and-a-half-year bridge closure

Angry residents greeted the pair as Network Rail confirmed road closed in April 2023 will be shut until August 2026

Network Rail 7 Feb

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New Oxford Botley Road completion date given after “shambolic delays”

Network Rail has produced a new timeline for the reopening of Botley Road in Oxford complex works on the railway bridge have shut the road for nearly two years. The bridge is now estimated to open in August 2026 – Just over three years since the first closure.

Network Rail 24 Jan

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HS2 Phase 1 takes priority to leave uncertainty over HS2-lite’ timescales

Uncertainty remains over the future of the high-speed line north of Birmingham

HS2 13 Jan

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. BUSINESS BISCUIT.

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RIA makes three requests of Transport Secretary for 2025

Chief Executive Darren Caplan outlines the Railway Industry Association's requests and commitments for 2025

Railway Industry Association 6 Jan

The HS2 site at London Euston in September 2023, shortly before the previous government decided it not want to pay for HS2’s station. Work at the site had been paused six months earlier. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget gave the go-ahead for Euston as London’s HS2 terminus. HS2.

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HS2: Capacity concerns raised again after Lord Hendy says Euston station will have six platforms

Lord Hendy said the HS2 Euston station will still have just six platforms, a decision made by the previous Conservative government

HS2 18 Dec

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Lord Hendy gives update on long-awaited new East Coast Main Line timetable

Rail minister tells Transport Select Committee he's 'optimistic of a conclusion that will benefit all ECML users'

Lord Peter Hendy 13 Dec

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Network Rail to switch on Euston station’s big screen for passenger updates

Network Rail is set to re-activate the large screen at London Euston station as part of a trial to provide clearer and more visible travel information for passengers.

Network Rail 10 Dec

A DB Cargo Class 66 tows three Royal Mail '325' units through Shrewsbury en-route to Newport for scrapping

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Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

Andrea Rossi, DB Cargo's Chief Executive, wrote to Louise Haigh and Peter Hendy after Royal Mail ended its contract with the operator

DB Cargo UK 27 Nov

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No plans for LNER to keep King's Cross-Sunderland service after mid-December

LNER's direct service linking London King's Cross and Sunderland is due to stop at the December timetable change

LNER 20 Nov

Lord Peter Hendy

Compensation to be paid to Botley Road businesses

Lord Hendy and Network Rail CEO to provide Botley Road update for Oxford locals

Lord Hendy outlines work to do to improve renationalised South Western operation

DfT denies suggestions it could override open access approvals

Rail Minister outlines support for HS2 CEO as he carries out 'reset'

Rail Live 2025: the speakers confirmed for the UK's largest rail exhibition

Freight paths exist on East West Rail, Rail Minister confirms

"Credible rail package" put forward for government's Spending Review, says Rail Minister

Lord Hendy responds to MPs over rail reform consultation after they ask for clarity

Lord Hendy: freight "will continue to have a role" in reformed railway

GBR: MPs ask Lord Hendy for clarity on key point in rail reform consultation

Rail minister and Network Rail CEO visit Oxford to apologise over three-and-a-half-year bridge closure

New Oxford Botley Road completion date given after “shambolic delays”

HS2 Phase 1 takes priority to leave uncertainty over HS2-lite’ timescales

RIA makes three requests of Transport Secretary for 2025

HS2: Capacity concerns raised again after Lord Hendy says Euston station will have six platforms

Lord Hendy gives update on long-awaited new East Coast Main Line timetable

Network Rail to switch on Euston station’s big screen for passenger updates

Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

No plans for LNER to keep King's Cross-Sunderland service after mid-December

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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

Lord Peter Hendy

Compensation to be paid to Botley Road businesses

Lord Hendy and Network Rail CEO to provide Botley Road update for Oxford locals

Lord Hendy outlines work to do to improve renationalised South Western operation

DfT denies suggestions it could override open access approvals

Rail Minister outlines support for HS2 CEO as he carries out 'reset'

Rail Live 2025: the speakers confirmed for the UK's largest rail exhibition

Freight paths exist on East West Rail, Rail Minister confirms

"Credible rail package" put forward for government's Spending Review, says Rail Minister

Lord Hendy responds to MPs over rail reform consultation after they ask for clarity

Lord Hendy: freight "will continue to have a role" in reformed railway

GBR: MPs ask Lord Hendy for clarity on key point in rail reform consultation

Rail minister and Network Rail CEO visit Oxford to apologise over three-and-a-half-year bridge closure

New Oxford Botley Road completion date given after “shambolic delays”

HS2 Phase 1 takes priority to leave uncertainty over HS2-lite’ timescales

RIA makes three requests of Transport Secretary for 2025

HS2: Capacity concerns raised again after Lord Hendy says Euston station will have six platforms

Lord Hendy gives update on long-awaited new East Coast Main Line timetable

Network Rail to switch on Euston station’s big screen for passenger updates

Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

No plans for LNER to keep King's Cross-Sunderland service after mid-December

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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

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