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Map showing railway routes operated by South West Trains in 2010. The background map shows the coast of England and Wales and major urban areas. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%: Date: 29 January 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Great Britain coastline and boundary data from Boundary-Line product.
Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%: Date: 27 September 2017: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData.*Great Britain coastline and boundary data from Boundary-Line product.*Railway route and urban area data from Meridian 2 product. Author: File:South West Trains route map 2010.svg
South Western Railway (SWR; legal name First MTR South Western Trains Limited, [3]) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and MTR Corporation (30%) that operates the South Western franchise. On 20 August 2017, SWR took over South Western franchise operations from the previous franchisee South West Trains.
The South West Main Line [1] (SWML) is a 143-mile (230 km) major railway line between Waterloo station in central London and Weymouth on the south coast of England. A predominantly passenger line, it serves many commuter areas including south western suburbs of London and the conurbations based on Southampton and Bournemouth .
South West Trains had Quiet Zones, similar to the Quiet Coaches on trains operated by certain other Train Operating Companies. Quiet Zones were available on most outer-suburban services and on some express services and are indicated by notices in the windows and signs on the doors.
The South Western Railway services are operated by Class 455/7s, 455/8s and 455/9s. The Southern services use the same type of train, but sometimes Class 377 instead. Southern previously used Class 456 trains but these were transferred to South West Trains in March 2014. SWT re-released these trains on the line in late 2014, but they were ...
Pages in category "Railway stations served by South Western Railway" The following 196 pages are in this category, out of 196 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In December 1995, the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising awarded the franchise to South West Trains, a subsidiary of Stagecoach. [1] [2] Operations started on 4 February 1996. [3] In April 2001, the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) awarded Stagecoach a new franchise after it beat bids from FirstGroup/NedRailways and Sea Containers.