South Western Railway

Southern Western Railways service first to transfer into public ownership

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Alex Bestwick

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4 December 2024

South Western Railway’s services will be the first to transfer into public ownership next year, the Government has announced.
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Signal failure causes huge disruption to rail services

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Alex Bestwick

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11 June 2024

Rail passengers were told to travel by taxi instead of train as a signal failure caused huge disruption to rail […]
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Major rail line blocked after train hits object

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Alex Bestwick

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4 March 2024

South Western Railway is unable to run any services between Woking and London Waterloo after a train hit an object on the track in the early hours of Monday morning.
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Rail staff perform ABBA hit for Waterloo Station’s 175th anniversary

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Alex Bestwick

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11 July 2023

A choir of rail workers sang the ABBA hit of the same name at Waterloo Station to celebrate its 175th anniversary.
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Customers warned to avoid Waterloo station due to ‘major signalling problem’

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Alex Bestwick

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13 April 2023

South Western Railway has told customers to avoid using London Waterloo station on Thursday morning due to a “major signalling problem”.
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Train passengers warned of major disruption after ‘huge’ landslip

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Alex Bestwick

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16 January 2023

Major disruption is expected after a main railway line collapsed in a “huge” landslip which left one track hanging in mid-air.
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Rail union cancels planned strike out of respect for Poppy Day

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Alex Bestwick

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26 October 2022

A rail union has cancelled planned industrial action on November 3 out of respect for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day.
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Swanning about – bird on the line delays rush hour commuters

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Alex Bestwick

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3 October 2022

Commuters suffered major disruption on Monday due to a swan on a railway line.
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South Western Railway retains 12 Class 707 trains in boost capacity

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Sam Hewitt

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12 January 2022

Class 707 trains are set to continue serving South Western Railway (SWR) customers until August 2022, helping to improve capacity on the network’s suburban routes.
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Passengers donate thousands of gifts to vulnerable people in Christmas appeal

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Sam Hewitt

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24 December 2021

This year staff and customers from stations, depots and offices across the South Western Railway (SWR) network made Christmas just a little bit better for many vulnerable children and adults and homeless people.
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South Western Railway

Southern Western Railways service first to transfer into public ownership

Signal failure causes huge disruption to rail services

Major rail line blocked after train hits object

Rail staff perform ABBA hit for Waterloo Station’s 175th anniversary

Customers warned to avoid Waterloo station due to ‘major signalling problem’

Train passengers warned of major disruption after ‘huge’ landslip

Rail union cancels planned strike out of respect for Poppy Day

Swanning about – bird on the line delays rush hour commuters

South Western Railway retains 12 Class 707 trains in boost capacity

Passengers donate thousands of gifts to vulnerable people in Christmas appeal

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