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Chiltern Main Line
Chiltern Main Line
Chiltern Railways London to Birmingham express, hauled by a
Class 68
diesel locomotive.
Overview
Type
Commuter rail
,
Heavy rail
System
National Rail
Status
Operational
Locale
Greater London
South East England
East Midlands
West Midlands
Termini
London Marylebone
Birmingham Snow Hill
Stations
32
Operation
Opened
1910 (complete line)
Owner
Network Rail
Operator(s)
Chiltern Railways
London Midland
(in part)
CrossCountry
(in part)
GWR
(in part)
Rolling stock
Class 68
&
Mk 3 Coaches
Class 150 "Sprinter"
Class 153 "Sprinter"
Class 165 "Network Turbo"
Class 168 "Clubman"
Class 170 "Turbostar"
Class 172 "Turbostar"
Class 220 "Voyager"
Class 221 "Super Voyager"
Technical
Line length
112 mi 4 chains (180 km)
Number of tracks
2
Track gauge
1,435 mm
(
4 ft
8
1
⁄
2
in
)
standard gauge
Operating speed
100 mph (160 km/h) maximum
Route map
Snow Hill–Worcester Line
Birmingham Snow Hill
Snow Hill Tunnel
Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line
Birmingham Moor Street
Bordesley
Camp Hill Line
to
Birmingham New Street
Small Heath
Tyseley
North Warwickshire Line
Acocks Green
Olton
Solihull
Widney Manor
Dorridge
Lapworth
to
Henley-in-Arden
Leamington to Stratford Line
Hatton
Warwick Parkway
Warwick
Coventry to Leamington Line
Leamington Spa
former
Leamington branch lines
Southam Road and Harbury
Stratford-upon-Avon and
Midland Junction Railway
Wikipedia
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