Talk:Chiltern Railways

Stratford-Oxford Line
I saw here that they operated 1tpw from Stratford to Oxford. Is this is correct? Why is it not shown on the Stratford page and the route diagram?  Wilbysuffolk   Talk to me  16:15, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:MULTI and the reply I left at Talk:Stratford station. -- Red rose64 (talk) 18:37, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

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2012 suburban service reduction
The May 2012 timetable brought a reduction in the stopping service between Marylebone and High Wycombe/Princes Risborough, with the result that stations such as Denham currently only have one train per hour in each direction off-peak, where previously they had two. In the midst of the mid- and long-distance service improvements as are already mentioned in the article, I feel this ought to be commented upon. At the time I thought it was a temporary measure and that the ultimate aim was to improve the suburban service (longer platforms, higher frequency, stops at both South Ruislip and West Ruislip, trains with faster acceleration – in short, something approaching an Overground-style service), but, as of May 2014, that hasn't happened and despite all the excitement about the Mainline service to Birmingham, the service has worsened significantly for the short-distance user. 92.40.248.181 (talk) 14:39, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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Rolling stock for Marylebone - Oxford Parkway
This needs to be updated with the rolling stock used for the Marylebone - Oxford Parkway service if anyone knows it. Absolutelypuremilk (talk) 15:44, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Baker Street Parliamentary?
Any source for this? I can't find anything about it anywhere, including the timetable. 78.153.35.53 (talk) 10:43, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Seems doubtful: what traction would be used? Since there is no electrification beyond Amersham, and London Transport have no DMUs, are Chiltern Railways DMUs cleared for the Met between Canfield Place and Baker Street? -- Red rose64 (talk) 10:59, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure, I'm no expert on traction and clearances. But for a service to run from Aylesbury to Baker Street, the only option seems to be Chiltern DMUs which should, if my reading of the railway map is accurate, switch to the Met tracks already at Harrow-on-the-Hill - this seems highly unlikely to me. 78.153.35.53 (talk) 19:56, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit late for the party on this issue, but the parliamentary service is shown in the timetable.
 * If you click on this link and scroll down to pages 97 and 101, you'll find the Saturday and Sunday services towards Baker Street (departs Aylesbury at 23:18 on Saturdays and at 22:18 on Sundays). If you scroll down further to page 106, you'll find the Saturday service from Baker Street to Aylesbury (departs 06:04). I have no idea why they run this service (my guess is to maintain the driver's route knowledge) but it does exist so I think it should be mentioned in the article.
 * I should probably also mention the parliamentary service on the Banbury-Oxford route (because another user tried to remove it last week). That service can also be found in the timetable; the southbound service is on page 29 (departs Stratford-upon-Avon at 23:15) and the northbound return is on page 69 (departs Oxford at 00:40). The letter R on the top indicates the additional calls at Tackley and Heyford for the northbound service (page 110).
 * I hope this cleared things up. Mvpo666 (talk) 15:45, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * No, it doesn't. The Chiltern Railways timetable that you link has the 23:18 ex-Aylesbury shown in light type after Amersham. This indicates a connecting service, not a through train (see first two Notes and symbols on p. 110). You therefore need to change trains at Amersham in order to reach Chalfont & Latimer at 23:51, etc. Similarly, the alleged 06:04 ex-Baker Street is shown in light type down to Chalfont & Latimer, so it's actually the 07:02 ex-Amersham.
 * I'm a bit puzzled how the 23:15 ex-Stratford upon Avon can depart Banbury 23:58, 13 minutes after a GW service, yet arrive Oxford 00:22 - five minutes before the GW service - unless the GW service gets looped at Wolvercot. -- Red rose64 (talk) 00:09, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * It's a shame it's original research if one of us goes to Baker Street at 6am on Saturday to see if there's a Chiltern train there or not. -mattbuck (Talk) 08:50, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Got it. The WTT (section PA04) shows that the CR service from Stratford upon Avon (headcode 2V98) arrives Oxford at 00:22 - and the GW service from Banbury (2P99) departs from Oxford at 00:27, having arrived at 00:14. So although both are in Oxford together, they arrive in the same order that they departed Banbury.
 * The 23:18 ex-Aylesbury is in WTT section CG01, headcode 2C82, it definitely terminates at Amersham. -- Red rose64 (talk) 12:46, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are correct! My mistake; I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the timetable. I apologise. Mvpo666 (talk) 15:23, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

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Citation needed for completion of Evergreen phase 2
The current citations (all three saying the same thing?) are only for contract award in 2010 – before any work began. But the text describes work completion. So ideally we should have a citation for actual handover. Can anyone supply (because I want to steal it for East West Rail). --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 09:05, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

Map
I would love to see a good quality map in the article please GRALISTAIR (talk) 20:50, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , there is a geographic map in the infobox, and a diagrammatic map just below it. What more are you after? -mattbuck (Talk) 22:07, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

My apologies I see it now. I should not use an iPhoneGRALISTAIR (talk) 22:22, 30 March 2020 (UTC)