Arriva Rail London


Arriva Rail London 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. In July 2015, Transport for London announced the shortlisted bidders for the next concession were Arriva UK Trains, ComfortDelGro, Govia and MTR Corporation.
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. Arriva held a 50% shareholding in the previous concession holder, London Overground Rail Operations.

Services

, the typical off-peak service pattern operated by Arriva Rail London is:

Rolling stock

Arriva Rail London inherited a fleet of Class 172, 315, 317 and 378s. From 2019, the first of 54 Class 710s will be delivered. These will replace the 172, 315 and 317s, and the 378s on Watford DC line duties allowing them to be concentrated on North, East, West and South London line services.
On 23 May 2019, the first two Class 710 units on the Gospel Oak to Barking line entered service.

Current fleet

Future fleet

Past fleet

Depots

Arriva Rail London's fleet is maintained at Ilford, New Cross Gate and Willesden depots.