Arriva Rail London

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|caption = Class 378 Capitalstar at {{stnlnk|Kilburn High Road}} in 2014

|franchise = London Overground
13 November 2016 - May 2026

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|regions = Greater London

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|parent_company = Arriva UK Trains

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Arriva Rail London[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/04165861 Companies House extract company no 4165861] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404123347/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/04165861 |date=4 April 2019 }} Arriva Rail London Limited is a train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operates the London Overground concession on behalf of Transport for London.

History

In 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.[http://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/april/tfl-starts-search-for-next-operator-to-run-overground TfL starts search for next operator to run Overground] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404123353/https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/april/tfl-starts-search-for-next-operator-to-run-overground |date=4 April 2019 }} Transport for London 9 April 2015 In July 2015, Transport for London announced the shortlisted bidders for the next concession were Arriva UK Trains, ComfortDelGro, Govia and MTR Corporation.[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/four-bidders-shortlisted-for-london-overground-operating-concession.html Four bidders shortlisted for London Overground operating concession] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404123401/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/four-bidders-shortlisted-for-london-overground-operating-concession.html |date=4 April 2019 }} Railway Gazette International 29 June 2015

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.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35841733 "Arriva wins £1.5bn London Overground contract"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321012512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35841733 |date=21 March 2016 }} BBC News 18 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.[http://www.arriva.co.uk/media/news/2016/18-03-2016 Transport for London announces intention to award London Overground contract to Arriva] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808220243/http://www.arriva.co.uk/media/news/2016/18-03-2016 |date=8 August 2016 }} Arriva 18 March 2016[http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/tfl-confirm-london-overground-contract-with-arriva-signed TfL confirm London Overground contract with Arriva signed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230180222/http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/tfl-confirm-london-overground-contract-with-arriva-signed |date=30 December 2018 }} Railway Technology Magazine 18 April 2016 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.{{Cite web |title=Arriva secures contract extension with Transport for London for the London Overground |url=https://news.arriva.co.uk/news/arriva-secures-contract-extensionwith-transport-for-london-for-the-london-overground |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Arriva PLC |language=english}}

Services

Rolling stock

Arriva 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.[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/bombardier-wins-london-overground-emu-contract.html Bombardier wins London Overground EMU contract] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404124901/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/bombardier-wins-london-overground-emu-contract.html |date=4 April 2019 }} Railway Gazette International 19 June 2015 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.{{cite magazine |title= TFL's order for West Anglia Aventra EMUs confirmed | magazine = Rail Magazine |issue=780 |date=5 August 2015|page=29}}

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.{{cite news |title=Bombardier Class 710/1s finally make their passenger debut on West Anglia suburban routes |url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/bombardier-class-710/1s-finally-make-their-passenger-debut-at-liverpool-street |access-date=4 March 2020 |work=Rail |date=4 March 2020 |archive-date=13 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313010214/https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/bombardier-class-710/1s-finally-make-their-passenger-debut-at-liverpool-street |url-status=live }}{{Cite press release |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/may/new-london-overground-electric-trains-enter-servi|title=New London Overground electric trains enter service |website=Transport for London |access-date=2019-05-22|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813002300/https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/may/new-london-overground-electric-trains-enter-servi|url-status=live}} Their use on Romford–Upminster line services began in October 2020.{{Cite press release |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/may/new-london-overground-electric-trains-enter-servi|title=New London Overground electric trains enter service |website=Transport for London |access-date=2019-05-22|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813002300/https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/may/new-london-overground-electric-trains-enter-servi|url-status=live}}

=Current fleet=

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! rowspan="2" |Family

! rowspan="2" | Class

! rowspan="2" |Image

! rowspan="2" |Type

! colspan="2" | Top speed

! rowspan="2" | Number

! rowspan="2" | Train Numbers

! rowspan="2" | Cars

! rowspan="2" | Seat layout

! rowspan="2" | Routes operated

! rowspan="2" | Built

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! mph

! km/h

rowspan="4" |Bombardier Electrostar

| rowspan="2" |378/1 Capitalstar

| rowspan="2" |File:378135 at Wandsworth Road 21-09-18.jpg

|EMU

|75

|120

|20

|378135–154

|Longitudinal

|East London line
South London line

|2009–10

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rowspan="2" |378/2 Capitalstar

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|EMU

|75

|120

|37

|378201–378234
378255–378257

|Longitudinal

|North London line
West London line
East London line
South London line
Watford DC line

|2008–11

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rowspan="6" |Bombardier Aventra

| rowspan="2" |710/1

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|EMU

|75

|120

|30

|710101-130

|Longitudinal

|Lea Valley lines
Romford–Upminster line

|2017–20

colspan="10" |File:LO Class 710-1 w-pantograph.png

rowspan="2"|710/2

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|EMU

|75

|120

|18

|710256-273

|Longitudinal

|Gospel Oak to Barking line
Watford DC line

|2017–20

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rowspan="2"|710/3

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|EMU

|75

|120

|710374-379{{cite magazine |date=21 April 2021 |title=5 car 710's renumbered |magazine=Today's railways |issue=231 |page=70}}

|Longitudinal

|Watford DC line

|2020

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=Past fleet=

Former train types operated by Arriva Rail London include:

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rowspan="2" \|Family ! rowspan="2" \| Class ! rowspan="2" \| Image ! rowspan="2" \| Type ! colspan="2" \|Top speed ! rowspan="2" \|Number ! rowspan="2" \|Carriages ! rowspan="2" \|Routes operated ! rowspan="2" \|Years built ! rowspan="2" \|Years operated
style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! mph ! km/h
rowspan="2" \|Bombardier Turbostar \| rowspan="2" \|172/0 \| rowspan="2" \|File:Overground-Class172-Gospel-Oak.jpg \|rowspan="2"\|DMU \|100 \|160 \|8 \|2 \|Gospel Oak to Barking line \|2010 \|2010–19
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rowspan="2" \|BREL 1972 \| rowspan="2" \|315 \| rowspan="2" \|File:Unit 315817 at Chingford 2015.JPG \|EMU \|75 \|120 \|17 \|4 \|Lea Valley lines Romford–Upminster line \|1980–81 \|2015–2020
colspan="9" \|File:315LO.png
rowspan="3" \|BR Second Generation (Mark 3) \|rowspan=2\|{{brc\|317	7}} \|rowspan=2\|File:London Overground train at Upminster.jpg \|EMU \|100 \|161 \|8 \|4 \|Lea Valley lines \|1981–82 \|2015–2020
colspan="9" \|800px
{{brc\|317	8}} \|File:London_Overground_317891_at_Enfield_Town.jpg \|EMU \|100 \|161 \|6 \|4 \|Lea Valley lines \|1981–82 \|2015–2020

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! rowspan="2" |Years built

! rowspan="2" |Years
operated

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