Arriva Rail London[1] is a train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operates the London Overground concession on behalf of Transport for London.
Class 378 Capitalstar at Kilburn High Road in 2014 | |
| Franchise(s) | London Overground 13 November 2016 - May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Main region(s) | Greater London |
| Parent company | Arriva UK Trains |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
History
editIn April 2015, Transport for London placed a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, inviting expressions of interest in operating the next concession.[2] In July 2015, Transport for London announced the shortlisted bidders for the next concession were Arriva UK Trains, ComfortDelGro, Govia and MTR Corporation.[3]
In March 2016, Arriva was awarded a seven-and-a-half-year concession with an option to extend for a further two years. Operations commenced on 13 November 2016.[4][5][6] Arriva held a 50% shareholding in the previous concession holder, London Overground Rail Operations.
In June 2023 Arriva Rail London were granted a two-year contract extension, pushing the contract's expiry date to May 2026. The new contract came into effect upon expiry of the old contract in May 2024.[7]
Services
editAs of May 2023[update], the typical off-peak service pattern is:[8]
| Windrush line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Dalston Junction to New Cross | 4 | |
| Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction | 4 |
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| Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace | 4 |
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| Highbury & Islington to West Croydon | 4 |
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| Mildmay line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Richmond to Stratford | 4 |
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| Clapham Junction to Stratford | 4 |
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| Lioness line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Watford Junction to London Euston | 4 | |
| Suffragette line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside | 4 | |
| Weaver line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street to Enfield Town | 2 | |
| London Liverpool Street to Cheshunt | 2 |
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| London Liverpool Street to Chingford | 4 |
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| Liberty line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Romford to Upminster | 2 | |
Battersea Park railway station is served by an infrequent parliamentary train service from Dalston Junction, which terminates at Battersea Park instead of Clapham Junction. Since the reorganization of services into the London Overground network, this has been the only service to use the link from platform 2 at Battersea Park to Wandsworth Road.
Rolling stock
editArriva Rail London inherited a fleet of Class 172, Class 315, Class 317 and Class 378s. From 2019, the first of 54 Class 710s were delivered.[9] These replaced the Class 172, Class 315 and Class 317s, and the Class 378s on Watford DC line duties, allowing them to be concentrated on North London line, East London line, West London line and South London line services.[10]
On 22 May 2019 TfL announced that approval had been gained for the Class 710s to enter passenger service. The first two units entered service on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line on Thursday 23 May 2019 and the remaining six were in service by August 2019, with the first unit entering service on the Watford DC line on 9 September 2019. The first units on the Lea Valley lines entered service on 3 March 2020 after a first attempt on 24 February 2020.[11][12] Their use on Romford–Upminster line services began in October 2020.[13]
Current fleet
edit| Family | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Train Numbers | Cars | Seat layout | Routes operated | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||||||
| Bombardier Electrostar | 378/1 Capitalstar | EMU | 75 | 120 | 20 | 378135–154 | 5 | Longitudinal | East London line South London line |
2009–10 | |
| 378/2 Capitalstar | EMU | 75 | 120 | 37 | 378201–378234 378255–378257 |
5 | Longitudinal | North London line West London line East London line South London line Watford DC line |
2008–11 | ||
| Bombardier Aventra | 710/1 | EMU | 75 | 120 | 30 | 710101-130 | 4 | Longitudinal | Lea Valley lines Romford–Upminster line |
2017–20 | |
| 710/2 | EMU | 75 | 120 | 18 | 710256-273 | 4 | Longitudinal | Gospel Oak to Barking line Watford DC line |
2017–20 | ||
| 710/3 | EMU | 75 | 120 | 6 | 710374-379[14] | 5 | Longitudinal | Watford DC line | 2020 | ||
Past fleet
editFormer train types operated by Arriva Rail London include:
| Family | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Carriages | Routes operated | Years built | Years operated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||||||
| Bombardier Turbostar | 172/0 | DMU | 100 | 160 | 8 | 2 | Gospel Oak to Barking line | 2010 | 2010–19 | |
| BREL 1972 | 315 | EMU | 75 | 120 | 17 | 4 | Lea Valley lines Romford–Upminster line |
1980–81 | 2015–2020 | |
| BR Second Generation (Mark 3) | Class 317/7 | EMU | 100 | 161 | 8 | 4 | Lea Valley lines | 1981–82 | 2015–2020 | |
| Class 317/8 | EMU | 100 | 161 | 6 | 4 | Lea Valley lines | 1981–82 | 2015–2020 | ||
Depots
editArriva Rail London's fleet is maintained at Ilford, New Cross Gate and Willesden depots.
References
edit- ^ Companies House extract company no 4165861 Archived 4 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Arriva Rail London Limited
- ^ TfL starts search for next operator to run Overground Archived 4 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London 9 April 2015
- ^ Four bidders shortlisted for London Overground operating concession Archived 4 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Railway Gazette International 29 June 2015
- ^ "Arriva wins £1.5bn London Overground contract" Archived 21 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 18 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Transport for London announces intention to award London Overground contract to Arriva Archived 8 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Arriva 18 March 2016
- ^ TfL confirm London Overground contract with Arriva signed Archived 30 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine Railway Technology Magazine 18 April 2016
- ^ "Arriva secures contract extension with Transport for London for the London Overground". Arriva PLC. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "London Overground timetables". London: Transport for London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Bombardier wins London Overground EMU contract Archived 4 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Railway Gazette International 19 June 2015
- ^ "TFL's order for West Anglia Aventra EMUs confirmed". Rail Magazine. No. 780. 5 August 2015. p. 29.
- ^ "Bombardier Class 710/1s finally make their passenger debut on West Anglia suburban routes". Rail. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "New London Overground electric trains enter service". Transport for London (Press release). Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "New London Overground electric trains enter service". Transport for London (Press release). Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "5 car 710's renumbered". Today's railways. No. 231. 21 April 2021. p. 70.