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In December 2024, after the Starmer government passed legislation to re-nationalise passenger rail in Great Britain, the government announced that the South Western rail area would be taken back into public ownership following the expiry of South Western Railway's contract. [37] The South Western area will be the first area to be re ...
The British Rail Class 701 Arterio is a class of electric multiple unit passenger train built by Bombardier Transportation (now Alstom) at Derby Litchurch Lane Works.Built on the Aventra platform, they are operated by South Western Railway, and operate some services between Waterloo and Windsor.
August 29 – Western Railway launches passenger service between Mumbai and Goa. [100] August 30 – 1 Line of Link light rail extends from Northgate to Lynnwood City Center via the Lynnwood Link extension. [101] August 31 – El Insurgente commuter rail extends from Lerma to Santa Fe. [102]
South Western Railway will be the first rail operator to return to public ownership next year, marking a pivotal moment in the long-awaited overhaul of Britain’s railways, the government has ...
Three rail operators will be renationalised by Labour next year after it passed a law allowing it to do so. South Western Railways will be renationalised in May 2025, C2C in July 2025, and Greater ...
16 September 2024 () (Inaugural) 19 September 2024; 3 months ago () (Commercial) Current operator(s) South Western Railways (SWR) Route; Termini: SCSMT Kolhapur (KOP) Pune Junction (PUNE) Stops: 05: Distance travelled: 326 km (203 mi) Average journey time: 05 hrs 15 mins: Service frequency: Three days a week [a] Train number(s)
In November 2024, the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 brought this into effect by amending the Railways Act 1993. [70] [71] The first operators to be renationalised will be South Western Railway (on expiry of current contract on 25 May 2025) and c2c (20 July 2025). [72] The process is expected to be complete in October ...
South Western is a railway franchise for the provision of passenger services from London Waterloo to destinations in Surrey, Hampshire, Somerset, Dorset, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Devon on the South West, Portsmouth Direct and West of England main lines.