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Guidance and regulation

• Recast First Railway Package: guidance on scope of 2016 transposition regulations

  Guidance

  7 July 2016

  Department for Transport

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News and communications

Yorkshire apprentices will take leading role in UK’s railway future

23 July 2018

Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

News story

1. Resilience work on key south west rail route firmly on track, says Rail Minister
   • 12 July 2018
   • Department for Transport and Network Rail
   • News story
2. Rail passengers in the north to start being compensated in early July
   • 28 June 2018
   • Department for Transport
   • News story
3. Delay repay compensation: letter to train operating companies about making prompt payments to rail passengers
   • 15 June 2018
   • Department for Transport
   • Correspondence
4. May timetable disruption: launch of inquiry
   • 13 June 2018
   • Department for Transport, Office of Rail and Road, and Transport Focus
   • News story

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Research and statistics

• Train operating company, key statistics: 2017 to 2018
  • 5 July 2018
  • Office of Rail and Road
  • Official statistics
• Network Rail outputs and indicators: 2017 to 2018 (P8 to P13)
  • 3 July 2018
  • Office of Rail and Road
  • Official statistics
• Passenger rail usage, January to March 2018: passenger, journeys and revenue
  • 14 June 2018
  • Office of Rail and Road
  • National statistics
• Thameslink Programme evaluation: baseline report
  • 22 March 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Research
• Network Rail outputs and indicators: 2017 to 2018 (P1 to P7)
  • 30 November 2017
  • Office of Rail and Road
  • Official statistics

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Policy and engagement

• Angel Road rail station closure: May 2019 22 August 2018

  Department for Transport and Network Rail

  Open consultation

  Closing date 21 November 2018

• Drafting of schedules 4, 7 and 8 of the passenger and freight model track access contracts 13 July 2018

  Office of Rail and Road

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 23 February 2018

• Implementing the 2018 Network Rail periodic review: track and station access contracts 13 July 2018

  Office of Rail and Road

  Closed consultation

  Date closed 31 August 2018

• Government response to ORR's draft determination
  • 23 August 2018
  • Department for Transport and Office of Rail and Road
  • Policy paper
• Joint rail data action plan
  • 8 August 2018
  • Department for Transport, Office of Rail and Road, Rail Safety and Standards Board, and Network Rail
  • Policy paper

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Transparency

• Thameslink Industry Readiness Board: meeting papers
  • 10 September 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Foi release
• West Coast, Midland and East Coast Main Lines: demand and capacity
  • 5 January 2015
  • Department for Transport
  • Foi release
• Aggregated demand and capacity for the West Coast Main Line service from London Euston in 2013
  • 24 September 2014
  • Department for Transport
  • Foi release
• West Coast Main Line: demand and capacity on weekdays
  • 18 December 2013
  • Department for Transport
  • Foi release
• National routeing guide
  • 14 November 2013
  • Department for Transport
  • Foi release

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Organisations

1. Department for Transport
2. HM Treasury
3. East West Railway Company Limited

1. DfT OLR Holdings Limited
2. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

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