Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches. In 2002, the company began a new franchise of up to twenty years, promising significant investment in the route. The 20-year term is conditional on va...
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Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches. In 2002, the company began a new franchise of up to twenty years, promising significant investment in the route. The 20-year term is conditional on various investments and improvements over the life of the franchise.
The company began as a management buyout by former British Rail managers of the route, but was later absorbed into Laing Rail. In 2008, Laing Rail was taken over by Germany's Deutsche Bahn AG. Management of Chiltern, along with Deutsche Bahn's other UK rail interests, transferred to Arriva UK Trains in early 2011 following DB AG's purchase of Arriva.
Chiltern operates services on five routes.
The London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill route used by Chiltern Railways goes via...
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