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Chiltern Railways

Heads of Terms agreement with the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority in 2000 for an unprecedented 20-year contract to replace the original franchise.

The SRA’s long-franchise policy did not last, but Chiltern’s new contract had been signed before it changed again.

This involved significant infrastructure upgrades, which have been carried out under the general project title of Evergreen. The third of these – Evergreen3 – led to the introduction of a new route between London Marylebone and Oxford via Bicester." target="blank" class="mouse" >Chiltern Railways reached a new Heads of Terms agreement with the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority in 2000 for an unprecedented 20-year contract to replace the original franchise.

The SRA’s long-franchise policy did not last, but Chiltern’s new contract had been signed before it changed again.

This involved significant infrastructure upgrades, which have been carried out under the general project title of Evergreen. The third of these – Evergreen3 – led to the introduction of a new route between London Marylebone and Oxford via Bicester.

www.chilternrailways.co.uk

$ start date * 2 March 2002 ** $ end date * 31 December 2021 **

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owned by
M40 Trains Ltd/Deutsche Bahn AG

legal title
Chiltern Railway Company Ltd

was replaced by
Commuter and regional services between London (Marylebone) and Aylesbury, Princes Risborough, Banbury, Oxford via Bicester Village, Birmingham (Moor Street and Snow Hill), Kidderminster, Stratford-upon-Avon


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