Commuters to benefit from state-of-the-art electric trains
30 July 2013 | By Department for Transport
Southern signs £180 million deal for additional 116 train carriages with Bombardier...
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Green light for Crossrail station at Woolwich
25 July 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
TfL and DfT, sponsors of Crossrail, have confirmed that Crossrail services will call at Woolwich...
Appeal Court categorically rejects all legal challenges to HS2
24 July 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Work on a new high speed railway will continue after the Court of Appeal rejected further attempts to derail the scheme...
Government gives green light for more state-of-the-art intercity trains
18 July 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
£1.2 billion deal to transform rail travel on East Coast Main Line...
High speed rail update on phase two
17 July 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Phase two public consultation on the proposed high speed 2 route and exceptional hardship scheme decision released...
Department for Transport and Siemens seal Thameslink deal
27 June 2013 | By Siemens
The Department for Transport has awarded a contract worth circa £1.6 billion for 1,140 new Desiro City commuter rail carriages...
Siemens Thameslink deal to create up to 2,000 new jobs
27 June 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Siemens Plc with Cross London Trains have been awarded the £1.6 billion deal to build carriages for the Thameslink rail line...
Thameslink deal close to completion
14 June 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
DfT has decided to award the £1.6 billion Thameslink rolling stock contract to a consortium led by Siemens...
Kenilworth new station
3 June 2013 | By Department for Transport
A new station in Kenilworth will benefit from the biggest single allocation of investment from the government’s New Stations Fund...
HS2 moves a step closer
16 May 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
HS2 moves a step closer with publication of draft 'Environmental statement' and design refinements consultations...
Longer HS2 tunnel could help developer create over 7,000 jobs in East Midlands
13 May 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Government has now developed a revised option involving extending a proposed tunnel under the East Midlands Airport...
Fresh start for franchising
26 March 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today unveiled long-term plans designed to drive improvements to rail services...
High court rejects legal challenges to HS2 in landmark victory for the government
15 March 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Government wins HS2 phase one judicial review...
New stations fund proves popular
11 March 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has welcomed the interest shown in the government’s new stations fund following the launch of the £20 million scheme...
High speed rail a catalyst for high speed Britain
28 January 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
The construction of a network of high speed rail links is the biggest single infrastructure investment of our lifetime...