Silver link

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Silverlink was a British railway company that owned the concession to operate a route network in north London from 1997 to 2007 . Parts of the route network also extended into the counties of Bedfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire . The company was part of the National Express Group , which operates across Europe in local and long-distance public transport.

history

Silverlink was established as North London Railways when the operating license was granted in 1997. Her area of ​​responsibility was the operation and maintenance of the North London Line , a line that spans downtown London in a semicircle from Richmond in the west to North Woolwich in the east of the city. In the course of the company's expansion on the West London Line , Watford DC Line and the London - Northampton route , the name was considered inappropriate and Silverlink was chosen as the new name. The company was divided into two divisions: Silverlink Metro for connections in the immediate vicinity of London and Silverlink County for connections with longer distances and connections in the wider area of ​​London.

In 2006, as part of a partnership with HSBC , Silverlink invested £ 13 million in an electrical and mechanical overhaul of the Silverlink County fleet. In addition, the trains in the Silverlink Metro area were continuously overhauled. Willesden Junction station has been equipped with elevators , renovated toilets and improved customer service. A customer lounge and information desk have been set up in Northampton. In addition, all stations were gradually equipped with camera surveillance and barriers.

The company's license expired on November 11, 2007. The Silverlink Metro routes (the North London Line, the West London Line, the Watford DC Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking route) were taken over by Transport for London that day and have been operated under the name London Overground ever since . The remaining Silverlink County routes were tendered together with Central Trains' routes as part of a newly formed West Midlands concession.

Silverlink Metro

In detail, Silverlink Metro operated the following routes:

North London Line

The North London Line had the following stations (from west to east)

West London Line

The stations of the West London Line were from north to south:

Watford DC Line

The Watford DC Line stations were from south to north:

Gospel Oak - Barking route

The stations on the route from Gospel Oak to Barking were from west to east:

Rolling stock

Diesel railcars

image model series number Commissioning Power ( kW ) Speed ​​( km / h ) Seats operation area
1st class 2nd class
Wessex Class 150 DMU 150 230 05.jpg 150/1 8th 1985 420 120 0 146 Gospel Oak - Barking

Electric multiple units

image model series number Commissioning Power ( kW ) Speed ​​( km / h ) Mains voltage Seats operation area
1st class 2nd class
Silverlink 313122 at Kensington Olympia 03.jpg 313/1 23 1976 657 120 750 V = /
25 kV 50 Hz ~ 		0 228 electrified lines
508/3 3 1979 657 120 750 V = 0 220 Euston - Watford Junction

Silverlink County

The following routes were operated under the name Silverlink County:

London - Northampton

The train stations on the route from London to Northampton were from south to north:

Watford Junction - St. Albans Abbey

The train stations on the line from Watford Junction to St. Albans Abbey were from west to east:

  • Watford Junction
  • Watford North
  • Garston
  • Bricket Wood
  • How Wood
  • Park Street
  • St. Albans Abbey

Bletchley - Bedford

The stations on the route from Bletchley to Bedford were from west to east:

  • Bletchley
  • Fenny Stratford
  • Bow Brickhill
  • Woburn Sands
  • Aspley Guise
  • Ridgmont
  • Lidlington
  • Millbrook
  • Stewartby
  • Kempston Hardwick
  • Bedford St. Johns
  • Bedford (connection to Thameslink)

Rolling stock

Diesel railcars

image model series number Commissioning Power kW) Speed ​​( km / h ) Seats operation area
1st class 2nd class
Wessex Class 150 DMU 150 230 05.jpg 150/1 8th 1985 420 120 0 146 Bletchley - Bedford

Electric multiple units

image model series number Commissioning Power kW) Speed ​​( km / h ) Mains voltage Seats operation area
1st class 2nd class
321409 HarrowWealdstone.jpg 321/4 36 1989 1072 160 25 kV 50 Hz ~ 28 271 London - Northampton;
Watford - St. Albans
350/1 10 2005 1080 160 25 kV 50 Hz ~ 24 200 London - Northampton

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