The driving trailer end of the Chiltern Railways Mark 5a set CH08 at Birmingham Moor St station 05-10-26 #railways #trains #railphotography #trainphotography #photography #chilternrailways #class68 #birmingham

Back out photographing on the railway for the first time in years (really since Covid!) Chiltern Class 68 with a new Mark5 set at Birmingham Moor St station 05-10-26 #railways #trains #railphotography #trainphotography #photography #chilternrailways #class68 #birmingham

Chiltern services partially affected by industrial action this month #banbury #BirminghamMoorStreet #ChilternRailways #EastWestRail #LeamingtonSpa #LondonMarylebone #marylebone #rmt #StourbridgeJunction #StratfordUponAvon #wembley #WembleyStadium

" UK train operator #nationalised by government after 30 years of privatisation "

> #Privatisation of natural monopolies like water, energy and rail has proved to be a disaster for customers and infrastructure investment

#ChilternRailways #renationalise

🚂 It is the 10th rail company now under the Great British Railways (GBR), the government's programme of public ownership, which it says will save money and improve services.

The aim is for GBR to operate all passenger services by the end of 2027.

#Chiltern #ChilternRailways #Railway #RailNews

One of the prettiest routes in the country.

#ChilternRailways

Chiltern Railways to be brought under GBR banner this weekend #aylesbury #banbury #birmingham #BirminghamSnowHill #ChilternRailways #class_168 #EastWestRail #england #GreatBritishRailways #kidderminster #LeamingtonSpa #london #LondonMarylebone

The new scheme is in addition to plans for passengers to receive faster compensation for delays, and operators taking tougher action on fare evasion. #AvantiWestCoast #ChilternRailways #CrossCountry #EastMidlandsRailway #GreatBritishRailways

Another #ChilternExplorer 🐱 seen at Banbury this lunchtime. 68024 arriving into platform 1 working #ChilternRailways 3Q62 Birmingham Moor Street Sdg 2 to Banbury Depot. Presumably a crew training working. #Class68 #Chiltern 10/9/26

My ride back from London to Banbury earlier today on 1R25 11.02 London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street. #ChilternRailways #ChilternExplorer 68023 awaiting departure from the capital. Great to have one of these sets each way on my travels this week. 🐱 10/9/26

Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire train services to be disrupted this weekend #AylesburyValeParkway #banbury #BicesterNorth #BicesterVillage #birmingham #buckinghamshire #ChilternRailways #ChilternTrains #disruption #HaddenhamAmpThameParkway

#MondayMorningBlues Off on an adventure today. First move is a #ChilternExplorer set from Banbury to London. 🐱 68030 is the traction, #ChilternRailways 1H25 08.15 Birmingham Moor Street to Marylebone. These sets look much better light blue end facing out. 7/9/26

Train operator Chiltern Railways and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK have announced that they have extended their joint trial of monitoring rail adhesion by twelve months. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/09/chiltern-extends-railhead-low-adhesion-monitoring-trial.html #ChilternRailways #class_168