All South Western Railway articles – Page 3

  • SWR Class 442
    Rail Business UK

    Class 442 panel contract awarded

    2020-07-22T05:00:00Z

    UK: South Western Railway has awarded DB ESG a turnkey contract for the design, approval, supply, installation and testing of 36 drivers’ desk panels for 18 Class 442 EMUs. The panels are required for the re-tractioning of the units, which will involve considerable alterations to the in-cab ...

  • Waterloo LED screen - hi res
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    High-definition information screen on test at London Waterloo

    2020-07-21T05:00:00Z

    UK: Network Rail and South Western Railway are testing a 3 m wide and 1·5 m high full-colour high-definition passenger information display screen supplied by Infotec at London Waterloo station. Network Rail said this was the first time that a full colour LED display had been installed ...

  • gb SWR Class 701 at Wimbledon
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    Option enables SWR to expand Class 701 fleet

    2020-07-17T06:00:00Z

    UK: A contract amendment has been agreed which gives South Western Railway an option to acquire up to five more Class 701 Aventra electric multiple-units from Bombardier Transportation through leasing company Rock Rail. The original £895m agreement between First MTR South Western Trains Ltd and Rock Rail ...

  • The Department for Transport’s disqualification of non-compliant bids for the East Midlands, South Eastern and West Coast Partnership franchises was lawful, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith said when handing down judgment in the High Court on June 17.
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    Disqualification of non-compliant franchise bids was lawful, High Court finds

    2020-06-17T15:24:00Z

    UK: The Department for Transport’s disqualification of non-compliant bids for the East Midlands, South Eastern and West Coast Partnership franchises was lawful, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith said when handing down judgment in the High Court on June 17. In April 2019 the then Secretary of State for Transport, ...

  • The first Class 701 EMU for South Western Railway has been delivered to Eastleigh (Photo: Christopher Addoo).
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    South Western Railway’s first Class 701 delivered

    2020-06-11T14:21:00Z

    Source: Christopher Addoo UK: The first of 90 Bombardier Transportation Class 701 Aventra electric multiple-units ordered for operation on South Western Railway’s commuter routes into London Waterloo has been delivered to Eastleigh ready for the start of certification testing next month. The 10-car EMU was hauled ...

  • Shapps 200302 TM1
    Rail Business UK

    Franchise decisions imminent, as Shapps targets concession model

    2020-03-03T14:13:00Z

    UK: Decisions about the future of the Southeastern and Great Western franchises are set to be announced imminently, according to Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps.

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    South Western Railway announces additional strike compensation

    2020-02-21T14:30:00Z

    UK: South Western Railway has announced additional compensation above normal delay repay arrangements for passengers who were affected by industrial action in December. The cost of up to five days of travel will be paid to season ticket holders and daily ticket holders who travelled frequently. Season ...

  • South Western Railway Class 701 Aventra EMU
    Rail Business UK

    South Western Railway Class 701 Aventra suburban EMU unveiled

    2019-11-18T13:33:00Z

    ‘The new Class 701 trains will transform journeys for our customers with benefits including onboard wi-fi, at-seat charging points, real-time information screens, air-conditioning, wide gangways and wide doors to improve the ease of boarding and alighting’, said SWR Engineering Director Neil Drury.