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Rail Company Serving London Is Nationalised
The Department for Transport said 25 extra daily services will add 10,000 seats a weekday to ease overcrowding.
- Chiltern Railways officially entered public ownership on Sunday, ending 30 years as a private company and becoming the 10th rail operator to join Great British Railways .
- Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy stated the government aims to "build a railway the country can trust and rely on," addressing bread-and-butter issues like train frequency and comfort.
- To tackle "overcrowding," the Department for Transport announced 25 additional daily services starting in December, providing 10,000 extra seats each weekday for commuters.
- Services on the Chiltern Mainline were "expected to be much busier" on Sunday due to a late-notice West Coast Main Line closure, prompting queuing systems at London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street.
- By the end of 2027, GBR intends to operate all passenger services, unifying track and train management under a single organization—a shift authorized by legislation in the recent King's Speech.
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The Independent (US)UK train operator nationalised by government after 30 years of privatisation
Chiltern Railways was privatised in 1996, but is now a public company once more
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Railway paint job 'gimmick' costing taxpayers £80,000 slammed as Labour's latest abysmal funding decision
Labour faces fresh criticism after taxpayers were billed an estimated £80,000 to repaint a nearly-new train for an event this week, in what critics have labelled a "gimmick". The Mark 5A Chiltern Railways train was given a new Union Flag-inspired livery in the colours of Great British Railways (GBR) ahead of a government event at London Marylebone station on Thursday.The event saw rail minister Lord Hendy celebrate Chiltern’s imminent return int…
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