Deutsche Bahn To Buy Laing Rail

German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is to buy British company Laing Rail, owners of Chiltern Railways .

Chiltern Railways will become part of DB Regio AG, the division of DB responsible for operating regional and local services, writes Press Association.

The acquisition also includes Laing's holdings in London Overground Rail Operations and the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway.

No further details of the acquisition have been made public.

By staff writer