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Chiltern Railways〔(Companies House extract company no 3007939 ) The Chiltern Railway Company Limited〕 is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. It operates commuter/regional services from its Central London terminus at London Marylebone along the M40 corridor to destinations in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire as well as long distance services to the West Midlands along two routes. Services on the Chiltern Main Line run from London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford Parkway and with some peak-hour services to Kidderminster. Chiltern Railways also runs trains on the London to Aylesbury Line to Aylesbury (with some trains terminating at Aylesbury Vale Parkway instead), on the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury and Oxford to Bicester branch lines and a once a day weekday service from South Ruislip to London Paddington returning to West Ruislip. ==History== In June 1996 M40 Trains〔(Companies House extract company no 3005018 ) M40 Trains Limited〕 was awarded the Chiltern Railways franchise by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising for a period of seven years with operations commencing on 21 July 1996.〔("M40 to put new stock on Chiltern" ). ''The Independent'' (London). 26 June 1996.〕 M40 Trains was a management buyout led by some former British Rail managers who held a combined 51% shareholding backed by John Laing plc (26%) and 3i (23%). A restructure in March 1999 saw John Laing taking an 84% shareholding with the remaining 16% owned by the former British Rail managers.〔("Fat cat row in Chiltern bid" ). ''Accountancy Age''. 1 March 1999.〕〔("Full steam ahead" ). ''Accountancy Age''. 14 April 1999.〕 In March 2000 the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority announced M40 Trains and Go-Ahead had been shortlisted to bid for the next Chiltern franchise.〔(Six Companies Shortlisted for First Franchise Replacement Round ). Shadow Strategic Rail Authority. 14 March 2000.〕〔(Go-Ahead shortlisted for Chiltern and South Central rail franchises ). Go-Ahead. 14 March 2000.〕 In August 2000 M40 Trains was awarded a new franchise, to run for 20 years conditional on various investments being made.〔(Laing Rail to Build upon Chiltern Success ). John Laing. 10 August 2000.〕〔("Chiltern Railways to Ride Again" ). ''Coventry & Warwickshire News''. 10 August 2000.〕〔("Chiltern wins first 20-year franchise" ). ''The Guardian'' (London). 19 February 2002.〕 The new franchise started on 3 March 2002. In August 2002 John Laing acquired the remaining 16% of shares in M40 Trains it did not already own.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Review (proof 2) )〕 In September 2006 John Laing was purchased by Henderson Equity Partners.〔("Laing accepts £887m takeover bid" ). ''BBC News''. 19 September 2006.〕 In June 2006 M40 Trains was invited by the Department for Transport to lodge a bid to operate the Snow Hill Lines lines then operated by Central Trains, as part of the letting of the West Midlands franchise. The bid was not successful.〔("Bidders announced for rail franchises" ). ''New Civil Engineer''. 19 September 2006.〕〔(Department for Transport Announces Winner of West Coast Franchise ). Department for Transport. 21 June 2007.〕 In July 2007 Henderson Equity Partners put Laing Rail up for sale. Arriva and Go-Ahead both expressed an interest in acquiring Laing Rail, but by December 2007 only Deutsche Bahn of Germany and NedRail of the Netherlands remained in the bidding contest.〔("Deutsche Bahn and NedRail line up Chiltern" ). ''business-sale.com''. 11 December 2007.〕 In January 2008 Laing Rail was purchased by Deutsche Bahn and Chiltern became part of the DB Regio group.〔("Deutsche Bahn buys Laing Rail" ). ''Construction News''. 21 January 2008/〕 A restructure in early 2011 saw DB Regio become a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains. In May 2011 Chiltern took over the operation of services on the Oxford to Bicester Line from First Great Western.〔(Chiltern Railways takes over Bicester to Oxford services ). Chiltern Railways. 28 April 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chiltern Railways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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