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Greater Anglia among first TOCs to be taken over by DfT operator in 2025, government confirms

The government has announced that three train operators will be publicly operated next year

Greater Anglia 4 Dec

Avanti West Coast 807003 heads south past Atherstone on November 14 operating the 1043 Liverpool Lime Street to Euston service. GRAHAM NUTTALL

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Avanti Class 807s among latest new trains to enter traffic across the network

Avanti West Coast, South Western Railway and Greater Anglia are amongst the operators to bring new units into service in recent weeks

New Trains 3 Dec

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New sanders boost braking on South Western Railway's diesel units

SWR has fitted new sanding equipment, developed by Siemens and funded by Network Rail, to all 39 of its Class 158 and 159 DMUs

South Western Railway 28 Nov

Network Rail teams replacing track at Lymington Pier station

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Shortage of train crews leads to cancellations on SWR branch on first day after week-long closure

South Western Railway has had to cancel services on the Lymington branch on the day trains were due to resume

South Western Railway 4 Nov

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SWR keen to recruit more women drivers

South Western Railway is launching a campaign to recruit more female drivers.

Women in rail 18 Oct

Network Rail new track panel being installed

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Westbury closes for a month

No trains will run through Westbury station in Wiltshire for almost a month.

rail 14 Oct

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Island Line reopens

The railway on the Isle of Wight has reopened after a month-long closure.

rail 7 Oct

South Western Railway 159009 and 158885 arrive at Overton on April 18 with the 0640 Exeter St Davids-Basingstoke. The operator is exploring options for sections of third-rail electrification along the route. PAUL BIGGS.

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Discontinuous third-rail idea for West of England line

‘Islands’ of third-rail electric power are being assessed for the West of England line between Basingstoke and Exeter.

Electrification 30 Sept

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Fareham Flyer

Passengers from Gosport are getting a one-off opportunity for a dedicated return train to London Waterloo.

rail 22 Sept

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End of Fawley reopening plans

The Department for Transport has confirmed the end of proposals to reopen the Fawley branch alongside Southampton Water, also known as the Waterside Line.

rail 17 Sept

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Landslips close West of England line

A series of landslips blocked the West of England line at Honiton Tunnel intermittently for nearly a week from 20 August.

disruption 27 Aug

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Short trains blamed for ‘disastrous’ service on SWR line

The rail user group for South Western Railway’s Salisbury- Exeter route has branded services as “disastrous” following a big rise in the number of short-formation trains.

South Western Railway 21 Aug

South Western Railway‘s poster campaign at stations reminds customers that railway staff deserve to be treated with respect, by showing how insults stick with employees outside of working hours. SWR.

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How rude insults and daily abuse affect railway staff

Insults like 'you absolute moron' are part of a South Western Railway campaign to tackle low-level everyday abuse of railway staff. Paul Clifton finds out why it is needed.

Staff and employment 12 Aug

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SWR begins Arterio driver training

Driver training has finally started on South Western Railway’s long-delayed fleet of 90 Class 701 Arterio trains.

South Western Railway 5 Aug

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SWR returns refurbished Class 458s to service

South Western Railway has put the first of its refurbished Class 458 Coradia Juniper trains back into passenger service on suburban routes.

Fleet 1 Jul

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Island Line to close again

The Island Line on the Isle of Wight is to close completely for a month from September, and partly for nine months.

Infrastructure 28 Jun

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South Coast signal failure hit summer Sunday travel

Rail services on the south coast were significantly disrupted on Sunday 23 June, leading South Western Railway to issue a rare ‘Do Not Travel’ instruction in the Southampton area.

disruption 25 Jun

On September 5, South West Trains 458531 and 707004 stand at London Waterloo. JULIAN GAJEWSKI.

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Stagecoach settles huge boundary fares legal case

Stagecoach South West Trains (SSWT) has settled a long-running legal case worth £25 million with train passengers in one of the largest class action cases of its kind in the UK.

South Western Railway 21 May