The Chiltern Railways MK3 Farewell Tour Class 68 68013 working on 1H68 and 1U68

Описание: The Chiltern Railways MK3 Farewell Tour Class 68 68013 working on 1U68 Stourbridge Junction to London Marylebone and 1H68 London Marylebone to Banbury.

The Chiltern Railway Company Limited, trading as Chiltern Railways, is a train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009, it has been a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains. The company has gone from strength to strength over the years, with the redoubling of the Chiltern Main line, a new fleet order of DMU’s, expansion to Oxford and a refurbishment and expansion of its London Marylebone terminus.

Dating back to 2010, loco-hauled services started with a Class 67 hauling a rake of Mark 3 coaches with a Driving Van Trailer. Over the years, the Mark 3 coaches have been overhauled, fitted with sliding plug doors and toilet retention tanks, and have performed admirably for the operator. In 2014, Chiltern Railways agreed a sub-lease from Direct Rail Services (DRS) for Class 68 locomotives for use on its London Marylebone to Birmingham service to replace the existing fleet of Class 67s. As we come to the end of 2025, some of the Mark 3 coaches are now heading into their 50th year of service, and it's time for their retirement. In August 2025, following an invitation to tender for replacement rolling stock, a leasing order was placed with Beacon Rail for its Mark 5A fleet, previously used by Transpennine Express… this included the Class 68’s also previously used by that operator.
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