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Part of railway line to Portsmouth to close for a week

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January 16, 2025
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Network Rail is warning passengers that from Saturday 15 to Friday 21 February 2025, some sections of the railway between Portsmouth and Havant and Fareham will be closed.

Celebrations to mark completion of South Western Railway’s Class 458 refurbishments

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December 18, 2024
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Alstom has completed a £25 million upgrade of South Western Railway’s (SWR) twenty-eight Class 458 electric multiple units.

South Western Railway services to be disrupted during Christmas and New Year

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December 17, 2024
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South Western Railway train services on some of its routes will be severely disrupted during the Christmas period because of major engineering work.

Surrey trains set to be disrupted later this month

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December 14, 2024
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Engineering Work in the Woking area to affect train services this Christmas

Nationalisation announcement prompts response from Heathrow Southern Railway

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December 5, 2024
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Heathrow Southern Railway Limited has responded to the announcement that South Western Railway is to be taken into public ownership.

Rail Partners: Bringing London train operators into public ownership a ‘watershed’ moment

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December 4, 2024
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Rail Partners has responded to the news that three London train operators are to be brought under public control next year. They say that bringing…

First train operators that will return to public ownership announced

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December 4, 2024
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The Transport Secretary has announced the first plans to return train operators to public ownership. The news follows on from the Passenger Railway Services (Public…

New Arterio train named after Stuart Broad in London

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November 28, 2024
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South Western Railway invited RailAdvent to London Waterloo today (28th November) to see the new Arterio trains officially launched and one of the new trains named.

WATCH: Work taking place on Hampshire railway as services resume

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November 4, 2024
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Train services on the branch line to Lymington in Hampshire resumed on 4th November, after a week’s closure for vital improvements to the track.

Major Disruption: London trains cancelled as points failure blocks Devon railway line

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October 18, 2024
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A points failure at Exeter St Davids has blocked all lines, and is causing major disruption across the Western Region. CrossCountry are being affected between…