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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.
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.
After the merger of the Island Line and South West Trains franchises in 2007, Island Line passenger numbers fell slightly from an estimated 1.61 million in 2006–2007 to an estimated 1.53 million in 2009–2010.
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 .
The maximum permitted speed on the line is 70 mph (110 km/h) and passenger trains from Alton typically reach Brookwood on the South West Main Line in around 30-35 minutes. [ 3 ] At Pirbright Junction, a flyover allows trains heading from Alton towards London to pass over all four tracks of the South West Main Line.