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2 May 2013
Women in Rail officially launched on 10th April 2013 at One Whitehall Place.…
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27 March 2013
Yesterday, the Secretary of State for Transport set out the Government’s long-term plans for rail franchising. The announcement included a franchises timetable for the next 8 years.…
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11 February 2013
A report published today by the rail industry marks a key step towards a market-led approach for delivering rolling stock which meets passengers’ needs over the next 30 years.…
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7 December 2012
Virgin Trains will continue as operator of the West Coast Main Line under a new franchise agreement. The new franchise term expires on 9 November 2014, but there is a provision to reduce this…
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31 October 2012
Virgin Trains has been confirmed as the operator of the West Coast Main Line franchise from 9 December 2012.…
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26 October 2012
The DfT has announced that it is in negotiations with Virgin Trains to remain as operator of the West Coast Main Line franchise from 9 December 2012, for a period of between 9 to 13 months. During…
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3 October 2012
Following the announcement today (03/10/12) by the DfT regarding its decision not to award the franchise to First Group, the position of Angel Trains remains unchanged.
The Class 390 Pendolino…
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23 May 2012
Angel Trains’ Chief Financial Officer George Lynn has announced he is to retire from the company having worked there since it was created in 1994.…
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30 April 2012
On 17th April, Angel Trains launched a Women in Rail group. The group aims to bring together women from a wide range of undertakings involved in the UK public and private rail sectors. Its mission is…
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1 March 2012
Angel Trains has signed contracts to procure and finance 20 new Class 350 Desiro electric multiple-units (EMUs) worth a total of £131million.…
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28 November 2011
Angel Trains has agreed three leases that will provide an additional 4,500 seats for passengers on Great Western services between London and the Thames Valley to meet First Great Western (FGW) and…
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9 August 2011
Angel Trains has issued an Anti-Bribery Policy and Compliance Procedure to outline its position on preventing and prohibiting bribery…
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19 May 2011
We welcome the McNulty report. It is an important study into the UK rail industry and Angel Trains has actively contributed to the report over the past 12 months.
We are reviewing the details…
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26 April 2011
Angel Trains Group, through its subsidiary The Great Rolling Stock Company Limited, has completed its long-term debt refinancing programme.…
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31 March 2011
Angel Trains Group, through its subsidiary The Great Rolling Stock Company Limited, has issued a £400m long-term amortising bond as part of its debt management programme.…
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21 January 2011
Angel Trains’ Chief Operating Officer Tim Dugher has decided to retire from the company after 16 successful years.…
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14 July 2010
Angel Trains Group, through its subsidiary The Great Rolling Stock Company Limited, has issued £800m of bonds as part of its long-term debt refinancing programme.…
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1 July 2010
Sir David Rowlands, chairman of HS2, the government-owned company behind plans for the UK’s second high-speed rail link, has been appointed non-executive chairman of leading rolling stock company…
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2 March 2010
Angel Trains, the UK’s leading rolling stock company, has bought 21 High Speed Train (HST) vehicles from Sovereign Trains Limited, the sister company of open access operator Grand Central Railway.…
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2 December 2009
We are extremely disappointed not to have been awarded preferred bidder status for the UK Government’s Intercity Express programme led by the Department for Transport. …
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16 July 2009
Angel Trains Limited has announced a revised senior executive team following an organisational restructuring of the company.…
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17 March 2009
The industry-wide HST re-powering project led by Angel Trains has been successfully completed, on time and to budget.…
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9 October 2008
Stunning visuals of Express Rail Alliance's high speed trains proposed for the InterCity Express programme feature on a new website launched today. The innovative computer generated designs show how…
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19 September 2008
Leading train lessor, Angel Trains has signed contracts with train manufacturer, Alstom for the supply of new Pendolino rolling stock and a 10-year maintenance regime worth a total of £1.5 billion. …
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13 June 2008
Press release from the Royal Bank of Scotland announcing its agreement to sell Angel Trains to a consortium advised by Babcock & Brown.…
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13 June 2008
Press release from a consortium of investors including Babcock & Brown European Infrastructure Fund, AMP Capital Investors (AMP Capital), Deutsche Bank and funds advised by Access Capital Advisers…
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8 June 2008
A consortium of investors including the Babcock & Brown European Infrastructure Fund, Babcock & Brown Public Partnerships, AMP Capital Investors (AMP Capital), Deutsche Bank, funds advised by Access…
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31 January 2008
Angel Trains has placed a major order for Class 172 cars from Bombardier Transportation’s next generation ‘Green Trains’ for London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) and Chiltern Railways. …
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