British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains
Chiltern Railways
The Chiltern Railway Company Limited
A Class 68 seen in February 2022 departing Warwick along with Mark 3 coaches and a DVT
Overview
Franchise(s)
Chiltern
Main region(s)
Greater London
South East England
West Midlands
Other region(s)
East Midlands
Fleet size
6 Class 68 locomotives
6 Mark 3 Driving Van Trailers
25 Mark 3 carriages
39 Class 165 Networker Turbo sets
24 Class 168 Clubman sets
1 Class 01 shunter
Stations called at
66
Stations operated
32
Parent company
Arriva UK Trains
Reporting mark
CH
Dates of operation
21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)–12 December 2027 (2027-12-12)
Technical
Length
336.4 km (209.0 mi)
Other
Website
www.chilternrailways.co.uk
Route map
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Chiltern Railways
Legend
Stourbridge Junction
Lye
Cradley Heath
Old Hill
Rowley Regis
Langley Green
Smethwick Galton Bridge
The Hawthorns
Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham Snow Hill
Birmingham Moor Street
Small Heath
Tyseley
Acocks Green
Stratford-upon-Avon
Olton
Stratford-upon-Avon
Parkway
Solihull
Wilmcote
Widney Manor
Bearley
Dorridge
Claverdon
Lapworth
Hatton
Warwick Parkway
Warwick
Oxford
Leamington Spa
Oxford Parkway
Banbury
Islip
Kings Sutton
Bicester Village
Bicester North
Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Haddenham &
Thame Parkway
Aylesbury
Monks Risborough
Little Kimble
Princes Risborough
Stoke Mandeville
Saunderton
High Wycombe
Wendover
Beaconsfield
Seer Green & Jordans
Great Missenden
Gerrards Cross
Denham Golf Club
Amersham
Denham
West Ruislip
Chalfont & Latimer
South Ruislip
Chorleywood
Northolt Park
Sudbury Hill Harrow
Rickmansworth
Sudbury &
Harrow Road
Wembley Stadium
Harrow-on-the-Hill
Metropolitan line (LU)
West Ealing
London Marylebone
Chiltern Railways (legal name The Chiltern Railway Company Limited) is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009, it has been a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains.[1]
Chiltern Railways was founded as M40 Trains by a group of ex-British Rail managers backed by John Laing and 3i; in June 1996, it was announced that M40 Trains had been awarded the Chiltern Railways franchise. On 21 July 1996, it took over operations from British Rail. The company promptly commenced the redoubling of the Chiltern Main Line under the Evergreen initiative and ordered the Class 168 Clubman diesel multiple units (DMUs) to supplement its ex-British Rail fleet. Following the awarding of a 20-year franchise to Chiltern Railways in August 2000, Evergreen phase 2 works begun to raise line speeds around Beaconsfield, built two new platforms at its London Marylebone terminus. In January 2010, a £250 million upgrade package was agreed for Evergreen phase 3, remodelling the line and permitting 100 mph operations, thus greatly reducing journey times.
In August 2002, the John Laing Group became the sole owner of Chiltern Railways after buying out all other shareholders; shortly after John Laing's purchase by Henderson Equity Partners, the company was sold to the German publicly owned railway company Deutsche Bahn in January 2008. Chiltern Railways became a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains as a result of restructuring during early 2011. Around this time, Chiltern was considered one of the best railway operators in Britain, with Public performance measure (PPM) regularly over 90%. However, the introduction of new timetables during the 2010s was repeatedly received negatively by the travelling public. Severe disruption to Chiltern's services occurred following the collapse of Gerrards Cross Tunnel on 30 June 2005; an unplanned six week closure of the main line was forced, resulting in compensation being paid by Tesco (which planned to build a supermarket over the tunnel) to both Chiltern Railways and Network Rail.
Chiltern Railways operates commuter/regional rail passenger services from its central London terminus at Marylebone along the M40 corridor to destinations in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, as well as long-distance services to the West Midlands along two routes. Services on the Chiltern Main Line run from London to Birmingham Moor Street, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford, with some peak-hour services extended to Stourbridge Junction. Chiltern Railways also runs trains on the London–Aylesbury line to Aylesbury (some of which continue on to Aylesbury Vale Parkway), and on the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury and Oxford to Bicester branch lines. From December 2010, Chiltern began operating the Chiltern Mainline service of two peak-hour locomotive-hauled services consisting of a Class 67 hauling a rake of modernised Mark 3 coaches and a Driving Van Trailer.
^"The Chiltern Railway Company Limited, company no. 3007939". Companies House. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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