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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rosie Shead

UK train operator nationalised by government after 30 years of privatisation

Chiltern Railways is now a public company - (Chiltern Railways)

Chiltern Railways’ services became the latest to transition into public ownership on Sunday, marking the sixth train operator to be nationalised by the Government.

The operator, which was privatised in 1996, provides rail connections running between London Marylebone, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and the West Midlands.

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