c2c is a British train operating company owned by Trenitalia running from London to Shoebury. Class 357 electric unit passing Thames Estuary Chalkwell
c2c is a British train operating company owned by National Express Group. It has operated the London, Tilbury & Southend passenger franchise since May 1996 and became the operator of the replacement Essex Thameside franchise from November 2014. Since February 2012, c2c has been National Express' only UK rail franchise. The London, Tilbury & Southend franchise was due to start in February 1996, but after the discovery of ticketing and settlement irregularities within hours of the scheduled handover with the preferred bidder, Enterprise Rail, it was re-tendered. In May 1996, the franchise was awarded to Prism Rail by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising for 15 years. It began operating as LTS Rail on 26 May 1996. In May 2000, the business was rebranded as c2c. In July 2000, c2c was included in the sale of Prism Rail to National Express. The franchise was originally due to conclude on 26 May 2011. In December 2010, the Department for Transport granted National Express Group an extension until 26 May 2013 to allow it time to conduct a review of the franchising process. In March 2013. the Secretary of State for Transport announced the franchise would again be extended until 13 September 2014. A further delay saw this extended until 8 November 2014. On 9 November 2014, c2c commenced a new 15-year franchise having successfully tendered against Abellio, FirstGroup and MTR Corporation. c2c operates services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line from London Fenchurch Street to the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex, including Grays, Leigh-on-Sea and Southend-on-Sea. The main route from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness is miles ( km), with a fastest timetabled journey time of 58 minutes giving an average speed of mph, although the route can be done in 47 minutes, an average speed of 50 mph. Pictured is a train between Chalkwell and Leigh-on-Sea. the Class 357 Electrostar trains are capable of 100 mph (160 km/h)
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Location: Chalkwell, Essex, UK
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