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Grant Shapps praises transport operators working on the frontline to help people get their COVID-19 vaccinations.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Final round of Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund opens, inviting proposals to restore railway lines, services and stations that were closed to passengers in 1964.
Funding of £1.2 million for digital rail signalling announced.
Direct award of the Cross Country rail franchise to Arriva until October 2023.
Funding for rail upgrade to freight services in Southampton released.
Letter to Network Rail regarding the prevalence of graffiti on Britain’s railway network by Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps.
Government publishes Network Rail’s interim report on 12 August’s tragic derailment of a passenger train at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
New unit will boost the delivery times of major transport projects as new funding is announced.
New funding for antenna prototype will help avoid internet blackouts on train journeys.
Investment announced alongside establishment of a new Northern Transport Acceleration Council.
Fund will help to develop proposals to build or reopen railway lines and stations.
New and existing stations in North East will benefit from multi-million pound investment.
East Coast Main Line set to become Britain's first mainline digital rail link thanks to £350 million of new investment.
National competition awards £9.4 million funding to innovative projects that will make railways cleaner, greener and more passenger-friendly.
Infrastructure upgrades will mean smoother and safer journeys with better connections.
Government has worked with rail operators to agree a reduction in rail service levels to help tackle the spread of COVID-19.
A new direct Eurostar connection between Amsterdam and London will improve journeys for passengers.
Announcing the preferred route, route E, for the Bedford to Cambridge section of the East West Rail line.
Major investment to re-open closed routes and upgrade stations.
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