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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 .
Chiltern Railways: Chiltern Railways Arriva UK Trains: 88% 21 July 1996: Network SouthEast (Chiltern Division) CH CrossCountry: New CrossCountry 85% 11 November 2007: Central Trains (Birmingham – Stansted), (Cardiff – Nottingham) Virgin CrossCountry: XC East Midlands Railway: East Midlands Transport UK Group: 83% 18 August 2019
Following the purchase of Arriva by Deutsche Bahn in August 2010, Arriva UK Trains expanded to take over Deutsche Bahn's existing DB Regio UK division which consisted of Chiltern Railways, DB Regio Tyne & Wear, a 50% shareholding in the now closed Wrexham & Shropshire open access operation and a 50% shareholding in London Overground Rail ...
The Rail Delivery Group is the coordinating body of the train operating companies in Great Britain and owns the National Rail brand, which uses the former British Rail double-arrow logo and organises the common ticketing structure. Many of the train operating companies are in fact parts of larger companies which operate multiple franchises.
Gatwick Express, the third railway service to be franchised in 1996. Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain is the system of contracting the operation of the passenger services on the railways of Great Britain to private companies, which has been in effect since 1996 and was greatly altered in 2020, with rail franchising being effectively abolished in May 2021.
Chiltern Railways: operates services on the Chiltern Main Line, franchise runs until December 2027; CrossCountry: operates long-distance cross-country routes, franchise runs until 15 October 2027 [121] Grand Central: open-access operator with services on the East Coast Main Line purchased in November 2011 [30] [31]
A further £2.8 million was invested by Chiltern Railways' owners Laing Rail and £1 million by Buckinghamshire County Council. [1] Construction began in October 2007 [2] and the rail works were completed by Carillion Rail. [3]
Operational. Acquired from Chiltern Railways following withdrawal from service. A heavily modified example which forms part of the chairman's private fleet. 55034: 121034 - BR Green Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Operational. Acquired from Chiltern Railways following withdrawal from service. Currently on loan to the EVR.