Chiltern Railways

  • Train drivers at another three firms vote for strike action in pay dispute

    Train drivers at another three firms vote for strike action in pay dispute

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    Train drivers at another three companies have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay.

  • UK’s first 100mph battery-diesel hybrid train enters passenger service

    UK’s first 100mph battery-diesel hybrid train enters passenger service

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    The UK’s first 100mph battery-diesel hybrid train is entering passenger service to cut carbon emissions and boost air quality.

  • New Time-lapse video shows completed Bicester railway underpasses

    New Time-lapse video shows completed Bicester railway underpasses

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    A massive civil engineering project to construct two new routes underneath the busy Chiltern main line has been completed this Easter.

  • RTC Brush Type 2 stars at Chinnor & Princes gala

    RTC Brush Type 2 stars at Chinnor & Princes gala

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    CLASS 31 No. 31163 was well received by visitors at its home railway gala at Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway on April 5-7.

  • Summer season at Launceston for Darjeeling engine 10 years on

    Summer season at Launceston for Darjeeling engine 10 years on

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    DARJEELING Himalayan Railway Sharp Stewart 0-4-0STT No. 19B is to return to the Launceston Steam Railway after 10 years for a summer visit hauling passenger trains. The only DHR locomotive outside India, and owned by former Chiltern Railways chairman Adrian Shooter, No. 19B ran on the Cornish line in August and September 2009. At Launceston,…

  • Last run for Parliamentary service

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    A DAILY parliamentary service from London Paddington to South Ruislip ceased operation on December 7,a casualty of developing parts of West London for the HS2 line. More than 190 people travelled on the last train compared to the usual handful of passengers. Operation of the Chiltern Railways service was used to maintain route knowledge for drivers to…

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