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  • Transport schemes helping to stoke engine for growth

    Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visits initiatives helping boost growth and securing jobs.

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

  • Commuters to benefit from state-of-the-art electric trains

    Southern signs £180 million deal for additional 116 train carriages with Bombardier.

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

  • Intercity Express Programme

    New faster, reliable trains to transform rail travel.

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

  • Government gives green light for more state-of-the-art intercity trains

    £1.2 billion deal to transform rail travel on East Coast Main Line.

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

  • Thameslink

    Thameslink carriage contract awarded to Siemens Plc and Cross London Trains.

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

  • Siemens Thameslink deal to create up to 2,000 new jobs

    Siemens Plc with Cross London Trains have been awarded the circa £1.6 billion deal to build carriages for the Thameslink rail line.

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

  • Thameslink deal close to completion

    DfT has decided to award the £1.6 billion Thameslink rolling stock contract to a consortium led by Siemens.

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

  • New Great Western franchise to deliver new express trains

    Extra local services on the Truro to Falmouth, Par to Newquay and the Severn Beach Lines added to 15 year Great Western franchise.

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

  • £4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs

    Intercity train investment creates 900 jobs along with 596 railway carriages at a new train factory.

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

  • Extra trains and faster journey times will boost capacity

    Eighty new train carriages set to be introduced on the First TransPennine Express and London Midland networks from December 2013.

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

  • Southern carriages announcement

    Over £80 million towards deal led by Southern Railways to build 130 new railway carriages.

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

  • New platform and 60 extra carriages for Waterloo commuters

    Rail passengers are set to benefit from extra carriages to ease overcrowding and the former Waterloo International Station.

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

  • Thames Valley and West Country Rail passengers in line for extra seat boost

    Country's busiest rail routes set to benefit from extra seats.

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

  • Correction to the written answer to parliamentary question 58263

    Corrects an answer to a parliamentary question about charges paid for roiling stock track access.

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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

  • 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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  • 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

  • Green light for new trains and rail electrification

    £4.5 billion Intercity express programme and £704 million Great Western Main Line electrify plans give go ahead.

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

  • Intercity Express and rail electrification

    Oral statement on plans for the extension of electrification of the Great Western Main Line and for the procurement of a replacement for the diesel intercity trains.

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