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Cheque Presentation Chiltern Railways’ employees have fundraised £21,368 for the company’s 2017 charity partners, Bowel Cancer UK and Brake, the road safety charity. During the year-long partnership, staff from all departments of the train operating company took part in fundraising activities for both charities, including the London to Brighton cycle ride, bake sales, on-station collections and advocacy through social media. The company also ran…
Marylebone station is closed Sunday June 10 for the entire day and no Chiltern Railways trains will depart from/arrive into London Marylebone. This is due to necessary planned engineering work. Some Chiltern Railways trains will divert via London Paddington station. However, customers may need to change enroute to reach their destination. An amended timetable will operate, please download the correct timetable here. Please check your journey…,…
Chiltern Railways announce festive timetable Chiltern Railways have announced that they will be operating amended timetables over the festive period from Thursday 24th December to Friday 01st January. The train operator is asking customers to check their journey before travelling and allow additional time as journeys may take longer than usual or require changing trains to reach their destination. There may also be queueing systems in place at…
18 Jul 2017 14:22, On Friday June 23, the Bicester to Oxford Collaboration was named winner of the prestigious Cross Industry Partnership Award for the delivery of the Chiltern Railways’ Oxford to London service and the first phase of the East West Rail programme at the Rail Industry Innovation Awards 2017. Rob Mole, East West Rail project manager at Network Rail, speaking on behalf of the collaboration, said: “The Oxford to London project and…
Due to Network Rail major infrastructure improvement works from, July 7–22, and, July 28-29, Chiltern Railways trains will not serve Oxford station., , Trains will operate between Marylebone and stations to Bicester Village, Islip and Oxford Parkway, with some minor changes to timetables. The Network Rail improvement work taking place will be to modernise the existing 1960s signalling, which will make train services travelling through Oxford,…
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Chiltern Railways puts Britain's first hybrid-powered train to the test Britain’s first hybrid-powered train was put through its paces during a test run with senior members of Chiltern Railways in Derbyshire earlier this week. The Class 168 Chiltern train has been fitted with a Rolls Royce MTU hybrid drive which will cut noise emissions in stations and deliver zero emissions when operating under battery power. Chiltern Railways’ Managing…
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London’s Marylebone Station is set to become home to innovative air cleaning technology, with the launch of four large clean air zones. The installation, which marks United Nations World Cities Day (WCD), has been designed by Airlabs – a team of atmospheric chemists and airflow engineers dedicated to reducing people’s exposure to air pollution. The initiative adapts traditional Out Of Home (OOH) advertising space to emit clean air in the area…
£280k is being invested to improve the customer experience at Solihull Station by Chiltern Railways, Network Rail and in partnership with Solihull Council. Work will start on 3 December and is expected to last until the end of February, most of it will be undertaken overnight to ensure minimum disruption to customers. The new £280k scheme will see work being undertaken to upgrade the station toilets, booking hall, subway, stairs and the…,…
Aylesbury station officially reopens following refurbishment work Aylesbury station was officially re-opened on Friday 3 May following several months of improvement work. The station has been modernised with a new open plan ticket office and is one of a number of stations across the Chiltern network undergoing refurbishment work. The station was officially opened by Chiltern Railways Managing Director Dave Penney and Mayor of Aylesbury…
Gerrards Cross station officially reopens following refurbishment work Gerrards Cross station was officially re-opened on Friday 5th April following several months of improvement work. The station has been modernised with a new open plan ticket office and is just one of a number of stations across the Chiltern network undergoing refurbishment work. The new open plan ticket office design will help improve customer service at the station and…
Chiltern Railways will be operating between London and Birmingham this weekend however we will be , much busier than usual, as other train operator's passengers will use our services. Over three weekends (18-19 August, 25-26-27 August and 1-2 September) there is important Network Rail improvement works being carried out on the West Coast Main Line, and two sporting events at Wembley Stadium (18 & 25 August). Read more about the works here…
Improvement works completed on Chiltern Railways silver set trains Chiltern Railways have welcomed back the last of their silver set trains which had been away for improvement works. From late July, each of their four silver set trains were sent away one at a time to undergo heavy maintenance work and improvements to meet accessibility standards. The modifications that customers will see onboard include new display screens throughout carriages…
3D printed grab handles on a Chiltern Railways train Chiltern Railways has become the first UK train operator to trial 3D printed parts on in-service passenger trains. The launch of this exiting and innovative trial. Chiltern has joined forces with Angel Trains, one of Britain’s leading train leasing companies, 3D printing leader Stratasys and engineering consultancy DB ESG to produce several printed parts including passenger armrests and grab…
25 Jul 2017 15:44, Chiltern Railways has announced it will provide over 70,000 additional seats on services between Oxford and London during the Network Rail improvement works which start this Saturday 23 July and run through until Sunday 30 July 2017. The railway upgrade, which will mean a nine-day closure of the line between Oxford, Didcot and Banbury, will affect train services operated by CrossCountry and Great Western Railway. The Chiltern…
July 2018 Oxford Major Improvement Works Due to Network Rail major infrastructure improvement works from , July 7–22, and , July 28-29, Chiltern Railways trains will not serve Oxford station., , Trains will operate between Marylebone and stations to Bicester Village, Islip and Oxford Parkway, with some minor changes to timetables. Read more about the block here. On weekdays during the Oxford improvement works, (Monday 9 – Friday 20 July), ,…
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Warwick Parkway and Leamington Spa stations officially reopen following refurbishment work Warwick Parkway and Leamington Spa stations were officially re-opened on Tuesday 11 June following several months of extensive improvement work. Chiltern Railways has spent over £1.3m modernised the stations with new open plan ticket offices, new LED lighting and modernised facilities. Both stations were officially opened by Matt Western, MP for Warwick…
Young Art Oxford Logo Chiltern Railways has announced that the upcoming May 2018 timetable will feature artwork by some of the most talented young artists in Oxfordshire. The railway company is a sponsor of the 11th annual Young Art Oxford competition, which involves students from over 40 schools in Oxfordshire, and will culminate in an exhibition at the prestigious Ashmolean Museum from 10-12 May. Along with encouraging the talents of young…