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Travel Advisory for Chiltern customers travelling on Sunday 12 September Chiltern Railways are advising customers travelling on Sunday 12 September that due to planned engineering works, a heavily-amended timetable will be in operation. Customers are advised to check their journey before travelling and allow extra time. Marylebone station is closed until 10:30 and services prior to this time will terminate and originate at West Ruislip and…
Friends of Bicester North Station Commuters travelling through Bicester North station on Tuesday 6 February would have noticed a hive of activity in the garden on the London-bound platform. Thanks to the launch of Chiltern Railways’ latest Station Friends Group, the activity was the first-ever working party of the Friends of Bicester North Station community group which has convened to give the station’s garden a makeover. The group have come…
Chiltern Railways wins Sustainable Development Award at National Rail Awards Chiltern Railways has won the Sustainable Development Award at the National Rail Awards. The award recognises the work the train operator has undertaken to the long-term sustainability of the railway industry. During the last 12 months, Chiltern Railways has taken its commitment to both local communities and wider environmental issues to a new level with several large-…
Chiltern Railways Earth Day 2020 At Chiltern Railways, we know that we have to look ahead if we’re to safeguard the requirements of generations to come. We’ve worked hard over the last 18 months to take our sustainability agenda to the next level, applying creative solutions to real problems in order to make a real difference. In February last year, after research revealed that just one in 400 takeaway coffee cups in the UK were being recycled,…
Snow heroes at Leamington Spa While snow, wind and freezing temperatures caused havoc across the UK over the past week, staff at Chiltern Railways were warmed by a huge amount of praise from the online community. The train operator demonstrated some of the values that earned them the Train Operator of the Year award at the 2018 Rail Business Awards, with staff at both Chiltern Railways and Network Rail going above and beyond to keep the…
Young Art Oxford winners From left to right: Leony (1st prize), Katherine (2nd prize) and Holly (3rd prize) and Susan Moxley, an artist and one of this year's judges. Chiltern Railways recently supported Young Art Oxford’s annual art competition to showcase the artistic gifts of Oxfordshire’s most talented young artists on their latest timetables. The timetables, which came into effect on 20 May, feature the artwork of Young Art Oxford…, -Ends-,…
National Rail passenger survey is out today. The NRPS is commissioned by the independent body Transport Focus, who represent the views of rail passengers nationally, and is based on analysis of overall satisfaction and 30 individual aspects of service. 91% of customers in the Midlands and 90% in Oxford said overall, the Chiltern Railways service was good or satisfactory and across the whole route 90% of customers felt the same, against a…
This half-term why not wing it to London with the kids? Because when you, buy a London Family Travelcard, kids travel for just £1 each, . For example, if you go from Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone on a London Family Travelcard, you pay £39 for an adult fare and a child under 16 years travels for just £1 – that’s a total of just £40. Plus, up to four children can travel for £1 each with one fare paying adult (children under 5 years…
Chiltern Railways unveil new bike racks at Bicester Stations Chiltern Railways yesterday unveiled more than 100 new bike spaces at their Bicester North and Bicester Village stations. The new cycle facilities mean there are now 136 cycle spaces at Bicester North station, an increase of 58%, and 182 cycle spaces at Bicester Village station, an increase of 102%. Councillor Lynn Pratt joined Chiltern Railways area manager Scott Plastow to officially…
Charity's artwork featured on Chiltern Railways' new timetable Chiltern Railways have teamed up with Stratford-upon-Avon based charity Escape Arts to help create the artwork for their latest timetables. The full timetable’s front cover includes the artists’ favourite things about Stratford and celebrates the extra services that Chiltern have added between London Marylebone and Stratford-upon-Avon, more than doubling the number of direct trains…
HybridFLEX train Chiltern Railways and partners invest in green HybridFLEX train, delivering emission-free battery operation, reducing CO2 (¯25%), nitrous oxide (¯70%) and particulates (¯90%) Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP is supporting the launch event at Marylebone station, before key stakeholders travel on board HybridFLEX, Britain’s first hybrid battery-diesel train Chiltern – the operator of train services between Birmingham,…,…
Chiltern Railways gives away free children's books on World Book Day If you go down to Marylebone station on World Book Day you’re in for a big surprise! Chiltern Railways were handing out free copies of beloved train-themed books as part of their World Book Day celebrations, which took place on 7 March. Commuters headed home with copies of Peppa Pig: Peppa and the Big Train , Topsy and Tim Go on a Train by Jean Adamson and Edith Nesbit’s…
Travel with Chiltern Railways and take advantage of 1/3 off entry on amazing attractions, Cooped up with a restless brood? Or looking for somewhere different to explore with friends? Go on,, break out of the hen house and Flock Somewhere New, with some of our, top 1/3 off picks, of the season., Take the brood out for a day in the capital, with a London Family Travelcard. , Enjoy great value travel, with an Advance Ticket when you book early. ,…
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,…
Passengers doing yoga on the train - “Choo-Choo”, “Aisle Twist” and “Train Tracks” were just some of the new train yoga moves trialled by Chiltern passengers in a bid to promote mindfulness Partnering with the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre, Chiltern Railways have launched the UK’s first ever train yoga promoting mindfulness to counteract an increasing reliance on digital devices, and a transformation into phone zombies. Trialling…
Passengers do a yoga class on a train - “Choo-Choo”, “Aisle Twist” and “Train Tracks” were just some of the new train yoga moves trialled by Chiltern passengers in a bid to promote mindfulness Partnering with the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre, Chiltern Railways have launched the UK’s first ever train yoga promoting mindfulness to counteract an increasing reliance on digital devices, and a transformation into phone zombies. Trialling…
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…
Chiltern Railways brings brand new type of climate friendly and pollution cutting train into service
Representatives of Chiltern Railways, Porterbrook, Rolls-Royce and the Department for Transport launch the HybridFLEX train into passenger service Chiltern Railways has launched HybridFLEX – Britain’s first 100mph capable battery-diesel hybrid train into passenger service this week (w/c 7 February) A 20-year-old diesel train has been fitted with a powerful battery meaning it uses 25 per cent less fuel, significantly cuts emissions and air…
London is renowned for its performing arts venues which span across the capital, primarily focused in the West End where several big names tread the boards night after night to crowds of avid theatregoers. However, you don’t necessarily have to travel into London to enjoy some fantastic productions. There are, numerous theatres along the Chiltern route:, Buckinghamshire , Aylesbury Waterside Theatre , Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is a 1,200…
, The Chiltern Railway Company Limited ("Chiltern"), Terms & Conditions for entry and use of the car park, , 1. Entry to car park, 1.1. Upon entry to the car park, you become liable to pay without any set-off or other deduction Chiltern's charges, which are displayed and which may change from time to time. 1.2. Failure to pay, or a breach of the terms of parking displayed, may result in a parking charge being issued. 1.3. All vehicles…