| Date—2001 |
Event |
| 7 June | Labour win election
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| 8 June | Mr Byers appointed Secretary of State (SoS) "Railtrack: Financial position" submission to SoS from David Rowlands, DTLR official
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| 11 June | 'Railways Background and issues' submission to SoS Paper produced by Bob Linnard , DTLR official, containing briefing for new Ministers.
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| 12 June | "Railtrack: Options for Government" submission to SoS from Mark Coulshed, DTLR official
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| 15 June | Mr Byers has first briefing meeting with officials on Rail issues.
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| 18 June | Mr Robinson becomes Chairman of Railtrack Group.
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| 19 June | Mr Byers meets Tom Winsor, Rail Regulator for the first time
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| 27 June | Mr Byers meets Mr Robinson, Chairman of Railtrack.
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| 5 July | Mr Byers attends Transport Stocktake with PM, Chief Secretary to HMT, Transport Ministers and others
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| 16 July | First meeting of group of officials from DTLR, HMT and No. 10 to discuss options for Railtrack.
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| 24 July | DTLR circulate papers for officials group on 26 July, including 'Railways: A discussion paper'
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| 25 July | Mr Byers meets Mr Robinson Chairman of Railtrack
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