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Chiltern Railways is planning to set up a new rail route between London and Oxford by 2013, as part of a £250m investment in its services. 18-Jan-2010 Chiltern Railways is planning to build a £14m rail maintenance depot at Wembley in north London, and is considering bids from Galliford, Amec and Fitzpatrick. 29-Aug-2002 Chiltern Railways, which is operated by M40 Trains, has secured its franchise for up to 20 more years, and is now aiming to win the neighbouring Thames Trains network franchise. 11-Aug-2000 Chiltern Railways has been invited to bid for a new 20-year franchise, along with Great North Eastern and Connex South Central, and has unveiled a £400m package to improve services between Birmingham and London. 26-Nov-1999 Chiltern Railways is in discussions with Railtrack about setting up a third major railway station in Birmingham, at the former Moor Street terminus. 16-Jul-1999 Chiltern Railways is planning to order another five trains from Adtranz for £10m, in response to rising passenger numbers between Birmingham and London. 23-Apr-1999 Chiltern Railways has agreed to consider upgrading a further nine miles of track south of Birmingham in return for regulatory approval to allow John Laing to acquire control of the rail franchise. 10-Mar-1999 John Laing is planning to increase its stake in Chiltern Railways from 26% to 84% in a £6m deal, as part of a strategy to increase its involvement in the transport sector. 22-Jan-1999 Chiltern Railways is to cut peak-time rail services in Oxfordshire by 10% due to a shortage of capacity on the network. 10-Nov-1998 Chiltern Railways has promised to deliver a £2.5m package of improvements, including standby trains, new train engines and additional drivers, in response to the recent increase in train cancellations. 20-Aug-1998 Chiltern Railways is placing a £6m order with Adtranz for new trains in order to increase the frequency of services between London and Birmingham. 23-Oct-1997 Chiltern Railways is ordering 12 diesel-powered express trains from ABB-Daimler Benz Transportation, a contract which should create over 100 new jobs at Adtranz's plant in Derby. 07-Sep-1996 A seven year franchise for Chiltern Railways has been won by a management team called M40 Trains, which has committed to buy 12 new diesel express trains. 26-Jun-1996
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