CHILTERN Railways plans to place an order for new trains within the next year, with the aim of replacing its Class 165 diesel multiple unit fleet.
Speaking exclusively to on June 15, CR managing director Richard Allan explained that the operator had received permission to issue a prequalification questionnaire (PQQ) to the market within the next few weeks, with the aim of an Invitation to Tender (ITT) being issued in a few months, and an order being placed next year. The aim, he said, was to have the first trains in traffic in four years’