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Chiltern Railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1231 words) |
 | Initially the line was franchised to a company formed by the British Rail managers of the route, but since 2003 has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Laing Rail, who owned a much smaller shareholding at privatisation. |
| In addition, Chiltern Railways runs one train a day to and from London Paddington to keep traincrew route knowledge up-to-date, as the route is regularly used for diversions during periods of Engineering Work, and one train a day from Birmingham Snow Hill to Oxford. |
| As well as the passenger rolling stock, Chiltern have a number of additional former Class 121 units, in a range of liveries, which are used for things such as route learning, Sandite duties, towing failed trains and test trains. |
| BBC News | ENGLAND | Train firm pledges £371m revamp (331 words) |
| Chiltern, run by the M40 Trains company, is spending £62 million on stations, car parks and depots as well as £17 million on refurbishing existing trains. |
| Chiltern Railways, which has already invested £70 million in the line since it was privatised in 1996, is committed to ensuring that by 2004, 15 out of 16 trains (93.75%) arrive at their destination within five minutes of scheduled time. |
| Chiltern's managing director Adrian Shooter said: "Chiltern Railways is delivering a safe and reliable service to passengers and meeting all of the government's objectives for the railways. |
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