00:00Chiltern Railways is back in public ownership after three decades in private hands.
00:06It becomes the sixth operator transferred under the government's current programme.
00:11The company runs trains between London Marylebone, Birmingham and communities across the West
00:16Midlands, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
00:20From December, ministers say 25 extra weekday services will provide almost 10,000 more seats.
00:27A half-hourly service is planned throughout the day between London and Birmingham.
00:32The government now says the changes should ease overcrowding and improve reliability.
00:38New trains are also promised offering more space, better accessibility and improved wireless
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