Chiltern Railways news – Page 3

  • tn_gb-chiltern-db_roger_vaughan.jpg
    News

    Longer franchise allows Chiltern to compete

    2010-01-21T05:00:00Z

    UK: On January 6 Chiltern Railways applied for Transport & Works Act legal powers for the second phase of its £250m Evergreen 3 expansion project, which will enable the operator to provide services between London Marylebone station and Oxford in competition with the First Great Western route from London Paddington ...

  • Photo: DB/Roger Vaughan
    News

    Chiltern tries mobile tickets

    2007-01-01T20:21:00Z

    ON DECEMBER 14 Chiltern Railways and YourRail began a three-month trial of ticket delivery by mobile telephones, using the mobi-ticket system developed by Mobiqa for use at concerts and sporting events. During the trials Chiltern Railways' E-Day advance-purchase ticket can be booked on line 24 h ahead of travel, ...

  • News

    Evergreen II completed on time

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    A CEREMONY at London’s Marylebone station on December 12 marked the completion of Chiltern Railways’ ?70m Evergreen II capacity expansion project. UK Transport Minister Tom Harris was joined for the ribbon-cutting by Laing Rail and Chiltern Chairman Adrian Shooter.Chiltern has largely completed a programme of improvements worth ?371m to which ...

  • News

    Evergreen II to boost Chiltern

    2005-02-01T11:00:00Z

    WORK STARTS this month to double peak-hour capacity at London’s Marylebone station, as part of the first investment package to be funded by a UK train operating franchisee through a privately-financed special purpose vehicle.Chiltern Railways’ Evergreen II project was launched on December 20 by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling and Laing ...