History of rail transport in Great Britain 1995 to date (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "History of rail transport in Great Britain 1995 to date" in English language version.

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atoc.org

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b2bchief.com

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bbc.co.uk

Have train fares gone up or down since British Rail? Archived 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 22 January 2013
"Rail strike: RMT union votes for national action". BBC News. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
"Train drivers vote for rail strikes over pay". BBC News. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
"Crossrail: Elizabeth line due to open on 24 May". BBC News. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
"Manchester Victoria Metrolink stop reopens in £44m upgrade". BBC News. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
"Manchester Victoria reopens after £44m upgrade". BBC News. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
"Manchester Ordsall Chord rail link opens to passengers". BBC News. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
"New £300m Airdrie-Bathgate rail link reopens". BBC News. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
"HS2: Phase one of high-speed rail line gets go-ahead". BBC News. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"Great Western electrification: Intercity line work 'deferred'". BBC News. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
"Northumberland Line on track as approval granted". BBC News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
"Northumberland Line expected to open in summer 2024". BBC News. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
"Repaired Arnside viaduct 'to cut travel times'". BBC News. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
"Loughborough station completed in time for Olympics". BBC News. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
"Fishguard and Goodwick train station officially reopens after 48 years". BBC News. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
"New platforms opened at Blackfriars Station". BBC News. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
"Stalybridge railway station begins £20m upgrade". BBC News. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
"Loughor viaduct brings more trains to Gowerton". BBC News. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
"Refurbished Dalmarnock station to reopen on 20 May". BBC News. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
"Wokingham new railway station to open in mid-October". BBC News. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
"Wakefield's new £8m railway station opens". BBC News. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
"Peterborough railway station closed to complete £43 million upgrade". BBC News. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
"Ipswich Chord rail link opens for Felixstowe freight". BBC News. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
"Apperley Bridge's new railway station opens". BBC News. December 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
"Leeds Kirkstall Forge railway station opens". BBC News. BBC. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
"Great Western electrification: London and Maidenhead link completed". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"London Bridge station reopens platforms in £1bn project". BBC News. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
"Kenilworth station to open at end of April". BBC News. BBC. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
"SWR refurbished trains running after safety concerns delay". BBC News. 10 June 2019.
"Warrington West: Town's new £20.5m railway station opens". BBC. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
"Pacers: The train that the UK has struggled to get rid of". BBC News. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"First trains stop at Worcestershire Parkway station". BBC News. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
"Minister opens station and unveils sea wall plaque". BBC News Online. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
"Portway Park and Ride train station opens in Bristol". BBC News. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
"First of £1bn Arterio trains completes inaugural journey". BBC News. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
"BBC News - East West Rail lays final clips in Oxfordshire". BBC News. 8 March 2024.

bbc.com

"Pre-Covid trains left one in six rush hour passengers standing". BBC News. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Coronavirus: Train services to be cut amid falling demand". BBC News. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Rail electrification plans scrapped". BBC News. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"Strikes under way in train safety row". BBC News. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
"Southern rail strike causes disruption". BBC News. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
"RMT announces new strike on Southern rail". BBC News. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
Plans to close rail ticket offices in England scrapped BBC News 1 November 2023
"Rail franchises axed as help for train firms extended". BBC News. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
"Pre-Covid trains left one in six rush hour passengers standing". BBC News. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
New Robroyston station opens as rail timetables change BBC News 15 December 2019
First Group to run Edinburgh to London budget rail service Archived 16 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 12 May 2016
"Reading's new Green Park Station welcomes first passengers". BBC News. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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"West Midlands Railway promises more carriages on line after electric upgrade". 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

blackpoolgazette.co.uk

"Blackpool rail route reopens but electrification work hits problems". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
"First pendolino train due to set off from Blackpool today". 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

bromsgrovestandard.co.uk

"Bromsgrove's new railway station on track to open in the spring". Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
"Railway history made this morning as electric trains serve Bromsgrove for the first time". Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

businessgreen.com

"Reports: Treasury shelves £30bn plan to electrify UK railways over cost concerns". www.businessgreen.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

caerphilly.observer

Gurner, Richard (13 December 2013). "New train station opens for Energlyn and Churchill Park". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
"First day of service for new trains on the Rhymney Valley line". 18 January 2023.

cambridge-news.co.uk

Middleton, Siobhan (24 February 2025). "Cambridge South station opening pushed back". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

cbi.org.uk

"Union connectivity review: setting a four-nations approach to cross-border transport investment". CBI. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

chesterchronicle.co.uk

Kelly Williams (5 April 2017). "Chester to Wrexham train line upgrade work finally complete - Cheshire Live". chesterchronicle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
"Final phase of £18.75m Halton Curve revamp is complete – and regular passenger services start later this year". 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
Fuller, Mike (21 March 2016). "Direct trains from Frodsham and Helsby to Liverpool proposed after Halton Curve reopens". Chester Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

companieshouse.gov.uk

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crossrail.co.uk

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dft.gov.uk

"Department for Transport – GOV.UK". Dft.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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"Go-ahead given to new railway". Department for Transport. January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

echo-news.co.uk

Banks, Ethan (27 September 2023). "c2c new trains enter passenger service this morning". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

edp24.co.uk

Wood, Richard; Geater, Paul (10 December 2012). "Beccles loop opens - with a slight delay". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
"First of Greater Anglia's new Inter City trains runs from Norwich station". 8 January 2020.

expressandstar.com

Thandi, Gurdip (11 November 2023). "Costs to bring railway stations to Willenhall and Darlaston soar by £15m after delays". Express & Star. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

glasgowworld.com

"Everything you need to know about East Kilbride train line closures and rail replacement services".

globalrailnews.com

"Class 707s enter service on Windsor routes". Global Rail News. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

globalrailwayreview.com

"First electric train travels between Birmingham and Bromsgrove". Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
"Construction starts on new station building". Global Railway Review. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

gov.scot

"Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26: major capital projects progress update - September 2021". www.gov.scot. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2023. Network Rail estimate that the AFC is £870 million.

gov.uk

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"Access for All: funding to improve accessibility at rail stations". GOV.UK. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
"Investing in rail, investing in jobs and growth". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
"Earnings outstrip rail fare increases for first time in a decade". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
"Bowe Report". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
"Secretary of State for Transport - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
"Union connectivity review: terms of reference". GOV.UK. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
"Union connectivity review: final report". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
"Spades in ground as government delivers on rail investment promise for North and Midlands". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
"Daily domestic transport use by mode". 10 April 2024.
Paul Maynard (8 November 2016). "Written statement to Parliament, Rail update: rail investment in the Great Western route". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
"Green light given for Wigan to Bolton electrification". GOV.UK. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
"Green light given for Wigan to Bolton electrification". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

heraldscotland.com

"Scotland's first train line for 25 years is opened New GBP35m link to Larkhall". HeraldScotland. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

hertsad.co.uk

"First Capital Connect to introduce first 12-carriage Thameslink train". Herts Advertiser. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

ianvisits.co.uk

Mansfield, Ian (26 April 2021). "Disused rail tunnel reopens at Kings Cross station". ianVisits. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

ice.org.uk

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independent.co.uk

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inews.co.uk

Finnis, Alex (9 March 2023). "When HS2 will be finished, why it's delayed and how much it's costing". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

itv.com

"Ebbw Vale Town station officially opened". ITV News. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
"East Midlands Railway launch all-electric train service from Corby to London". ITV News. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
"South Wales Metro: What is it, how much will it cost and when will it open?". ITV News. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Griffiths, Mike. "What's happening with the South Wales Metro and when will it be finished?". ITV News. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
"New railway station opens on Merseyside". Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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kentonline.co.uk

Hunter, Chris (14 December 2015). "New Rochester Railway Station is now open". Kent Online. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

lawgazette.co.uk

"Getting back on track -- rail regulator, Tom Winsor has come up with a three-year plan to repair the shattered reputation of Railtrack". Law Society Gazette. 11 May 2001. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

leaderlive.co.uk

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leamingtoncourier.co.uk

"WATCH: First train in 53 years finally serves Kenilworth Station". Leamington Courier. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

london-se1.co.uk

"First passenger trains run across Borough Viaduct". London SE1. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

londonist.com

"Old Eurostar Platforms Reopen At Waterloo Station". Londonist. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Timan, Joseph (25 May 2023). "Plans for new Piccadilly platforms to solve Manchester rail chaos pulled". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
Hibbert, Alex (6 October 2015). "Manchester Victoria station officially reopens after £44m overhaul". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

miragenews.com

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modernrailways.com

"Low Moor and Ilkeston stations open". www.modernrailways.com. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

nao.org.uk

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networkrail.co.uk

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cdn.networkrail.co.uk

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newcivilengineer.com

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newsshopper.co.uk

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orr.gov.uk

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🌧️ Weather is wet & miserable today, so please take extra care when boarding & alighting your train.
📸 Down on the Stour" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 November 2023 – via Twitter.
@todaysrailways (15 November 2024). "Another new class in service from today - two @tfwrail tri-mode Class 756s are in traffic on the Cardiff-Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff-Aberdare routes - 4-cars 756107 and 756116. There are seven 3-cars and 17 4-cars in this fleet built by Stadler. 📷 TfW" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via Twitter.

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"Pledge to scrap Pacer trains this year set to be broken due to defects with Northern's new fleet". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.