British train operating company
This article is about the current publicly owned operator. For the former private operator, see
c2c (1996–2025) . For other uses, see
C2C .
c2c Railway Limited , trading as c2c , is a state-owned train operating company in England which runs services in east London and south Essex . It took over the operations from the Trenitalia -owned operator of the same name on 20 July 2025.
History
In the lead up to the 2024 United Kingdom general election , the Labour Party of Keir Starmer committed itself to bring the passenger operations of the British rail network back under state ownership .[ 1] [ 2] Starmer government , it introduced the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 that received royal assent in November 2024.[ 3] [ 4]
In December 2024, it was announced that the National Rail Contract with Trenitalia -owned operator c2c would not be renewed when it expired. On 20 July 2025, c2c services were taken over by the government-owned company DfT Operator .[ 5] [ 6] [ 4] [ 7]
Services
c2c operates passenger services on the London, Tilbury and Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to Shoeburyness in Essex , a distance of 39 miles 40 chains (63.57 km).[ 8] Central London with East London and the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex. The main route between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness has a fastest timetabled journey of 56 minutes.[ 9]
Although the Class 357 Electrostar and Class 720 Aventra trains are capable of running at 100 mph (160 km/h), the line's speed limit restricts them to only 75 mph (121 km/h).[ 10]
As of the May 2025 timetable, the off-peak Monday–Friday service is as follows:[ 9]
London, Tilbury and Southend line
Route
tph Calling at
Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness via Basildon4
Limehouse , West Ham , Barking , Upminster , West Horndon (2 tph), Laindon , Basildon , Pitsea (2 tph), Benfleet , Leigh-on-Sea , Chalkwell , Westcliff , Southend Central , Southend East , Thorpe Bay
Fenchurch Street to Southend Central via Ockendon
2
Limehouse, West Ham, Barking, Upminster, Ockendon , Chafford Hundred Lakeside , Grays , Tilbury Town , East Tilbury , Stanford-le-Hope , Pitsea, Benfleet, Leigh-on-Sea, Chalkwell, Westcliff
Fenchurch Street to Grays via Rainham
2
Future services
Beam Park , a new station between Dagenham Dock and Rainham, will eventually become part of c2c's Fenchurch Street to Grays via Rainham route when it opens.[ 11]
Fleet
The c2c fleet, all which was inherited from its predecessor, is maintained at East Ham Depot and Shoeburyness Depot .
See also
References
^ Elgot, Jessica; Topham, Gwyn (24 April 2024). "Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power" . The Guardian Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025 . ^ Austin, Katy; Whannel, Kate (26 April 2024). "Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within five years" . BBC News Archived from the original on 30 May 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025 . ^ Maddox, David (4 September 2024). "Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer's first major public reform in Commons victory" . The Independent Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025 . ^ a b "Government reveals first three operators to be renationalised after law change" . Railnews Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2025 .^ "Operators to move in-house every three months". Rail ^ "South Western Railway to return to public ownership". Rail Express ^ Adams, Lewis (20 July 2025). "Trains return to public ownership in south Essex" . BBC News . Retrieved 22 July 2025 . ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome, UK: Trackmaps. map 3C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1 ^ a b "c2c Train Times" (PDF) . c2c . May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025 . Valid from 18 May 2025 until further notice. ^ Marius, Callum (21 July 2022). "London trains: c2c unveils rebound plans after weeks of strike action and violent attack on staff" . MyLondon. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023 . ^ Walton, Simon (16 June 2025). "PM: previous government failed East London Beam Park station project" . RailTech.com . Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025 . ^ "720s for c2c". Modern Railways ^ "60 Class 720s now accepted". Today's Railways UK . No. 243. May 2022. p. 67.
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