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South Western Railway (UK)
South Western Railway (''SWR''; legal name First MTR South Western Trains Limited,) 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. SWR operates commuter services from its Central London terminus at London Waterloo railway station, London Waterloo to south west London. SWR provides suburban services in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and Dorset, as well as regional services in Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. Its subsidiary Island Line (train operating company), Island Line operates services on the Isle of Wight. Rolling stock changes have included a comprehensive refurbishment of existing units and the acquisition of new-build British Rail Class 701, Class 701 units from Bombardier Transportation, Bombardier to replace SWR's British Rail Class 455, Class 455, and Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Western Franchise
South Western is a Rail franchising in Great Britain, railway franchise for the provision of passenger services from London Waterloo railway station, London Waterloo to destinations in Surrey, Hampshire, Somerset, Dorset, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Devon on the South West Main Line, South West, Portsmouth Direct Line, Portsmouth Direct and West of England Main Line, West of England main lines. In 2007, the franchise was combined with the smaller franchise for the Island Line (train operating company), Island Line on the Isle of Wight. History South West Trains In December 1995, the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising awarded the franchise to South West Trains, a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group, Stagecoach. Operations started on 4 February 1996. In April 2001, the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) awarded Stagecoach a new franchise after it beat bids from FirstGroup/Abellio (transport company), NedRailways and Sea Containers. The 2001 franchises awarded were (as White paper, prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
