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Category: South West Trains

Guards in Name Only? Dwell Times And The SWR Guards Dispute

On 6 January 2020 By Pedantic of Purley In Long reads, South West Trains

In December 2019 the RMT union called a strike by guards on South Western Railway (SWR). It is entirely possible that it escaped your notice. The reasons for that, and for its calling, are worth …

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A Good Spark is Getting Hard to Find: SWR and the December Timetable

On 26 July 2018 By John Bull In DfT, Network Rail, South West Trains

In early July 2018, South Western Railway (SWR) released a statement on their website. In it, the Operator reiterated their desire to run additional services – something they had included in their franchise submission for …

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A Question Of Carriages: Increasing Services on the South West Main Line

On 18 May 2011 By Pedantic of Purley In RUS, South West Trains

One thing that swiftly becomes apparent when looking at the recent London and South East draft RUS is how the proposed solutions to capacity problems are very different for the different lines, which all have …

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SWT To Sell Oyster From May 2011

On 12 November 2010 By John Bull In National Rail, Oyster, South West Trains

The DfT have announced that they have concluded a deal with SWT that will see the operator sell Oyster services from May 2011. The money to furnish the necessary changes will come from the funds …

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