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Chiltern Rail Limited
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- Type
- National operator — public-sector train operating company, subsidiary of DfT Operator Limited
- Market · Region
- United Kingdom
- Open tenders
- 0
State-owned train operator trading as Chiltern Railways, took over London-Birmingham and Chiltern main line services 20 September 2026.
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State-owned train operating company, trading as Chiltern Railways and GBR Chiltern, that took over London–Birmingham (via Bicester/High Wycombe) and Chiltern main line services from Arriva UK Trains on 20 September 2026 when the franchise contract ended, as part of the public ownership programme ahead of Great British Railways.
- Type
- National operator — public-sector train operating company, subsidiary of DfT Operator Limited
- Programmes
- Great British Railways
What changed
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- 2026-09-21 — Chiltern Railways is brought into public ownership under the UK government's rail renationalisation programme. The Great British Railways programme continues drawing operators into public ownership one at a time.
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