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Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. It is owned by National Express Group plc. Image File history File links Silverlink_logo. ...
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North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ...
Bedfordshire is a county in England and forms part of the East of England region. ...
Map of Bucks (1904) This article is about the English county. ...
Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ...
Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...
National Express Group plc is a UK based transport group, operating airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. ...
The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and previously consisted of Great Britain and the whole of Ireland. ...
London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ...
London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ...
Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region. ...
National Express Group plc is a UK based transport group, operating airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. ...
History Silverlink was formed in early 1997 as North London Railways. It was responsible for the running and maintenance of the North London Line, a semi-circular route running from Richmond in West London through North London to North Woolwich in East London. As the company expanded, also becoming responsible for the West London Line, the Watford DC Line and London-Northampton services via the West Coast Main Line, the name was considered inappropriate and the company was renamed Silverlink. The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...
Richmond station is a station in Richmond upon Thames, in South West London England, and is a south-western terminus of London Undergrounds District Line, and the western terminus of the North London Line (now run by Silverlink and called the Silverlink Metro). ...
North Woolwich station is a railway station in London forming the eastern terminus of the main route of the North London Line. ...
The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...
The Watford DC Line is a railway line which runs from London Euston to Watford Junction. ...
The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...
The company is divided into two main branches: 'Silverlink Metro' for inner-suburban services, and 'Silverlink County' for longer distance commuter trains and outer-suburban services.
Silverlink Metro
North London Line Timetables for the North London Line can be viewed here [1] for Eastbound services, and here [2] for Westbound services. Richmond station is a station in Richmond upon Thames, in South West London England, and is a south-western terminus of London Undergrounds District Line, and the western terminus of the North London Line (now run by Silverlink and called the Silverlink Metro). ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
Kew Gardens station, looking south Kew Gardens station is a London Underground and National Rail station in south west London. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
Gunnersbury is a National Rail and London Underground station in south west London. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
South Acton railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in West London. ...
The Acton Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line, between South Acton and Willesden Junction, in Zone 2. ...
Willesden Junction station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ...
The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...
Kensal Rise railway station is on the North London Line, in north London, and in Travelcard Zone 2. ...
The Brondesbury Park railway station is a railway station on the North London Line in Zone 2, between Kensal Rise and Brondesbury. ...
Brondesbury station is a railway station on the North London Line. ...
There are two National Rail and one London Underground stations within a short walk of each other called West Hampstead, located on West End Lane, West Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. ...
The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ...
First Capital Connect is a train operating company in the United Kingdom that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ...
Finchley Road & Frognal railway station is in the London Borough of Camden in North London. ...
Hampstead Heath is a railway station in London on the Silverlink North London Line between Finchley Road & Frognal railway station and Gospel Oak railway station. ...
Gospel Oak railway station is a train station in North London in the borough of Camden. ...
The Gospel Oak to Barking line is a train line in North and East London which connects Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in East London. ...
Kentish Town West railway station is in the London Borough of Camden in North London. ...
Camden Road railway station is on the North London Line, in Zone 2. ...
Caledonian Road and Barnsbury railway station is in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ...
The original Northern City Line station entrance, opposite the current entrance Highbury & Islington station is a National Rail and London Underground station, in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ...
The Victoria Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. ...
Canonbury railway station is in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ...
Dalston Kingsland station serves the North London Line. ...
Hackney Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line in an area of the London Borough of Hackney known as Hackney Central. ...
Homerton railway station is in the London Borough of Hackney in East London. ...
Hackney Wick railway station is on the boundary between the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the London Borough of Hackney in East London. ...
Stratford station is a London Underground and National Rail station at Stratford. ...
The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the tube map. ...
The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ...
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ...
âoneâ is the brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd, which operates local, suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street in the City of London to East and North London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, otherwise known as the Greater Anglia network. ...
West Ham station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in West Ham. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ...
The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ...
c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred (for Lakeside), Tilbury and Southend. ...
Canning Town station is a major intermodal transport interchange situated at Canning Town in East London. ...
The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ...
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ...
Custom House station is a railway station situated in the Docklands area of east London. ...
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ...
Silvertown station is the penultimate station on the main branch of the North London Line, between Custom House station and North Woolwich railway station, in London. ...
North Woolwich station is a railway station in London forming the eastern terminus of the main route of the North London Line. ...
The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...
West London Line Timetables for the West London Line can be viewed here [3]. Willesden Junction station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...
The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ...
Shepherds Bush railway station is a railway station which is currently under construction and expected to open in the summer of 2005. ...
Kensington (Olympia) station is a railway and tube station in West London. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ...
West Brompton is both a mainline railway on the West London Line (WLL) which connects Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction stns. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ...
Imperial Wharf is a railway station, as of 2005 under construction in Chelsea, London, on the Silverlink operated West London Line from Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction. ...
Clapham Junction is a railway station located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ...
South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western Railway...
Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ...
The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...
Watford DC Line Timetables for the Watford DC Line can be viewed here [4] for Northbound services, and here [5] for Southbound services. Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ...
For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ...
The Victoria Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. ...
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...
South Hampstead railway station is in the London Borough of Camden, in north London, and in Travelcard Zone 2. ...
Kilburn High Road railway station is in the London Borough of Camden, in north London, and in Travelcard Zone 2. ...
Queens Park station is a National Rail and London Underground station at Queens Park in north-west London. ...
Kensal Green station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
Willesden Junction station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...
The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...
Harlesden station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
Stonebridge Park station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
Wembley Central station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ...
North Wembley station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
South Kenton station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
Kenton station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
Harrow & Wealdstone is a London Underground and a National Rail station in Travelcard Zone 5. ...
Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ...
Headstone Lane railway station is in the London Borough of Harrow, in north London, and in Travelcard Zone 5. ...
Headstone Lane railway station is in the London Borough of Harrow, in north London, and in Travelcard Zone 6. ...
Carpenders Park station lies in the Hertfordshire commuter suburb of South Oxhey ...
Services External links Train times for Bushey railway station from National Rail Street map and aerial photo of Bushey railway station from Multimap. ...
Watford High Street station is a railway station in Watford, United Kingdom, in the north of London. ...
Watford Junction station is a train station in Watford, United Kingdom. ...
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...
Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ...
The Watford DC Line is a railway line which runs from London Euston to Watford Junction. ...
† = also served by Bakerloo Line. The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ...
~ = A recent reoprt by London undergrouned speculated that Stonebridge park, South Kenton and Kenton should be only served by Bakerloo line trains exspt at peek times.
Gospel Oak to Barking Line Timetables for the Gospel Oak to Barking Line can be viewed here [6]. Gospel Oak railway station is a train station in North London in the borough of Camden. ...
The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...
Upper Holloway railway station is a railway station in Holloway, North London, near Archway (N19). ...
Crouch Hill railway station is a railway station in Crouch Hill, North London. ...
Harringay Green Lanes railway station is a railway station in Harringay, North London. ...
South Tottenham is a railway station on the Gospel Oak to Barking line in North London, between Harringay Green Lanes and Blackhorse Road. ...
Blackhorse Road station is a railway and tube station in London, England. ...
The Victoria Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. ...
Walthamstow Queens Road is a station on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, in Zone 3. ...
Leyton Midland Road is a railway station in East London, on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, between Walthamstow Queens Road and Leytonstone High Road. ...
Leytonstone High Road railway station is a train station in North-East London in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, between Leyton Midland Road and Wanstead Park. ...
Wanstead Park is a station on the Gospel Oak to Barking line in Zone 3, between Leytonstone High Road and Woodgrange Park. ...
Woodgrange Park is a station on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, between Wanstead Park and Barking. ...
Barking station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ...
c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred (for Lakeside), Tilbury and Southend. ...
The Gospel Oak to Barking line is a train line in North and East London which connects Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in East London. ...
Stock Metro services are operated by class 313 25kV AC/750 V DC electric multiple units on the electrified routes, and Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units on the non-electrified Gospel Oak-Barking route. Additionally, three class 508/3 750 V DC electric multiple units are used exclusively on the Euston-Watford Junction service. The Sprinters replaced the elderly class 117 and class 121 units in 2000. Class 313/0, no. ...
A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...
Class 150/2, no. ...
DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in PoznaÅ, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ...
508138 bearing the Revised livery, one of six 508s to receive this colourful variant. ...
The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel from 1960-1961. ...
Chiltern Railways operate a single Class 121 Bubble Car on Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttles. ...
Silverlink County London to Northampton Line London-Northampton services run on the slow tracks of the West Coast Main Line. The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...
Timetables for the London to Northampton Line can be viewed here [7] for Northbound services, and here [8] for Southbound services. Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ...
Harrow & Wealdstone is a London Underground and a National Rail station in Travelcard Zone 5. ...
Services External links Train times for Bushey railway station from National Rail Street map and aerial photo of Bushey railway station from Multimap. ...
Watford Junction station is a train station in Watford, United Kingdom. ...
Kings Langley railway station is just under the M25 motorway at Junction 20. ...
Apsley railway station is in Apsley, on the southern outskirts of Hemel Hempstead. ...
Hemel Hempstead railway station is on the West Coast main line, on the western edge of Hemel Hempstead, in an area called Boxmoor. ...
Berkhamsted railway station is in the town of Berkhamsted, just beside Berkhamsted Castle. ...
Tring railway station is 1. ...
Cheddington railway station is a little way outside the village of Cheddington, near Mentmore. ...
Leighton Buzzard railway station (actually in Linslade) is a railway station that serves the Leighton Buzzard and Linslade area of Bedfordshire and adjacent parts of Buckinghamshire The station is served by Silverlink County local services from Northampton to London on the West Coast Main Line. ...
Bletchley railway station is a railway station that serves the Bletchley area of southern Milton Keynes. ...
Milton Keynes Central is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ...
Wolverton railway station is a railway station that serves the Wolverton area of northern Milton Keynes. ...
Northampton railway station is the railway station that serves the Northampton and south Northamptonshire. ...
Watford Junction to St. Albans Abbey Line | | Watford Junction | | | Watford North | | | Garston | | | Bricket Wood | | | How Wood | | | Park Street | | | St. Albans Abbey | Timetables for the Watford Junction to St. Albans Abbey Line can be viewed here [9]. Watford Junction station is a train station in Watford, United Kingdom. ...
Bletchley to Bedford (Marston Vale) Line Timetables for the Bletchley to Bedford Line can be viewed here [10]. Bletchley railway station is a railway station that serves the Bletchley area of southern Milton Keynes. ...
Fenny Stratford railway station is a railway station that serves the Fenny Stratford area of Milton Keynes. ...
Bow Brickhill railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Bow Brickhill in Buckinghamshire and the Caldecotte, Tilbrook and Walton areas of south-east Milton Keynes. ...
Woburn Sands railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Woburn Sands in Buckinghamshire. ...
Aspley Guise railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Aspley Guise in Bedfordshire. ...
Ridgmont railway station is a small (unstaffed) railway station that serves the villages of Ridgmont in Bedfordshire (about 2km (1. ...
Lidlington railway station serves the village of Lidlington in Bedfordshire, England. ...
Millbrook railway station serves the villages of Millbrook and Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire, England. ...
Stewartby railway station serves the village of Stewartby in Bedfordshire, England. ...
Kempston Hardwick railway station serves the village of Kempston Hardwick in Bedfordshire, England. ...
Bedford St Johns railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Bedford in Bedfordshire. ...
Bedford railway station is the main railway station in the town of Bedford in Bedfordshire. ...
Stock
Class 321/4 Silverlink county electrical multiple unit 321410 at Birmingham New street on November the 2nd, 2003. County services to Northampton are operated by class 321/4 electrical multiple units introduced in 1989. They were joined by new class 350/1 Desiro units built by Siemens AG in summer 2005. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1712x1243, 217 KB)BR Class 321/4, no. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1712x1243, 217 KB)BR Class 321/4, no. ...
Class 321/3, no. ...
A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...
The British Rail Class 350 Desiro electrical multiple units were built by Siemens AG from 2004-2005. ...
Desiro DMU, as part of an InterCity SÄgeata AlbastrÄ (Blue Arrow) train in Romania, run by CÄile Ferate Române A Bulgarian State Railways-operated Desiro train at the Central Railway Station in Sofia Desiro is a brand name of modular trains manufactured by Siemens of Germany. ...
Siemens AG (FWB:SIE, NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ...
Services on the St Albans Abbey line were operated for many years by class 313 electric multiple units, but are now usually operated by class 321 units with Silverlink Metro drivers from Watford and Silverlink County guards from Watford. Class 313/0, no. ...
Class 321/3, no. ...
The non-electrified Marston Vale Line uses class 150 diesel units. Class 150/2, no. ...
Silverlink in the News January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ...
Ken Livingstone Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945), is a British politician who has been the Mayor of London since the creation of the post in 2000. ...
Kensal Green station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...
Milton Keynes Central is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ...
June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Northampton railway station is the railway station that serves the Northampton and south Northamptonshire. ...
August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Originally called the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway and opened between 1850 and 1852, the railway linked the docks at Blackwall to Camden Town. ...
Watford Junction station is a train station in Watford, United Kingdom. ...
In the early evening of Thursday 8 August 1996, a passenger train travelling from London Euston on the West Coast Mainline passed a signal at danger and collided with an empty coaching stock train approximately 700m south of Watford Junction. ...
Station and Service Improvements As of 2006, Silverlink has invested in a partnership with HSBC who have funded £13 million in a mid-life mechanical and electrical overhaul of the Silverlink County fleet. Other train refurbishment programmes are continuing on the Silverlink Metro trains. Silverlink is providing lifts, refurbished toilets and better customer service at Willesden Junction. A customer lounge and information point have opened at Northampton. A new station is emerging at Stonebridge Park and improvement work is being carried out at other stations. Other improvements being carried out by Silverlink include the continuing installation of CCTV and ticket gates. HSBC Holdings plc (LSE: HSBA, SEHK: 005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879) is one of the largest banking groups in the world, ranked the fifth-largest company and third-largest banking company in the world in Forbes Global 2000. ...
Willesden Junction station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
Northampton railway station is the railway station that serves the Northampton and south Northamptonshire. ...
Stonebridge Park station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...
The future of Silverlink It has been announced [14] that the Silverlink franchise will finish in November 2007. From that time, Silverlink Metro services (the North London Line, the West London Line, the Watford DC Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking line) will come under the control of Transport for London under the banner of the London Overground. The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...
The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...
The Watford DC Line is a railway line which runs from London Euston to Watford Junction. ...
The Gospel Oak to Barking line is a train line in North and East London which connects Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in East London. ...
Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ...
London Overground [1] is the name of a collection of rail services in London, United Kingdom to be provided by the London Rail division of Transport for London from November 2007. ...
Silverlink County services will be merged with services from Central Trains to form a new West Midlands franchise. The Department for Transport announced on 19 September 2006 that three parties had pre-qualified for the new West Midlands franchise[15]. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ...
September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Govia is a joint venture between Go-Ahead (65 per cent) and Keolis SA (35 per cent). ...
For MTR as a metro system, see MTR. This article is about the operator of the system. ...
Serco Group plc is an international company with several branches. ...
// Introduction Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) is the main public transport railway company in the Netherlands. ...
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