Siemens Staines
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.Yes, I think it was introduced with the advent of Chiltern Railways. In a post about two different GWR main lines, I couldn't think of a better shorthand for the line.
If I recall correctly the Chiltern name first appeared with the NSE Thames & Chiltern division which covered all of the NSE services from Paddington and Marylebone in circa 1989. Of course this didn't refer to the name of the line itself, but very soon the name for the line and the trains became synonymous. Prior to that I think it was just referred to as the "New Road".
A bit more information;
https://www.nsers.org/what-was-nse.html