South Western Railway

Heritage Explorer: Four lines in four days

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Sam Hewitt

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13th February 2019

Last summer Robert Drysdale embarked on an 800-mile round trip to visit four heritage railways in four days using the national rail network and occasionally a local bus. His personal account provides some interesting observations and food for thought. On the morning of Friday, July 3, 2018, I arrived at Newark North Gate station to…
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DfT decision on Island Line future deferred for three months

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Sam Hewitt

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4th February 2019

By Phil Marsh THE Department of Transport has extended a deadline for South Western Railway’s (SWR) plan to transform the operation of the Island Line on the Isle of Wight (IoW). One of the franchise conditions of SWR taking over the loss-making Island Line was to work with the Isle of Wight Council and Isle…
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Former Eurostar platforms in full-time reopening for Waterloo suburban services

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd January 2019

THREE former Eurostar platforms at London Waterloo reopened permanently on December 10 as part of the £800million project to increase capacity on the South Western Railway network. Apart from a brief period where they were used during engineering work in 2017/18, the platforms have been disused since international services switched to St Pancras in November…
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Waterloo is still busiest station – British Steel Redcar least used

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd January 2019

LONDON Waterloo station remains the country’s busiest station for the 15th consecutive year, even though the total number of passenger entries and exits fell by five million to 94.4 million. The figures for 2017/8 have been revealed by the Office of Rail and Road. Some of the reduction in use has been attributed to the…
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First refurbished Class 444 in service for South Western

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Sam Hewitt

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29th December 2018

SOUTH Western Railway’s (SWR) first refurbished Class 444 EMU has returned to service with additional seating capacity and high-quality improvements to passenger accommodation. The refurbishment and reconfiguration of the train is part of SWR’s £50million ‘Desiro’ interior upgrade programme. It is being delivered by Siemens, the company which built the units from 2002. All 45…
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South Western Railway

Heritage Explorer: Four lines in four days

DfT decision on Island Line future deferred for three months

Former Eurostar platforms in full-time reopening for Waterloo suburban services

Waterloo is still busiest station – British Steel Redcar least used

First refurbished Class 444 in service for South Western

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