South Western Railway

2024 - 12 - 4

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SWR nationalisation: Will public ownership make any difference? (BBC News)

South Western Railways will be the first train company to be nationalised in May 2025.

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South Western Railway to be first nationalised train operator under ... (Maidenhead Advertiser)

The operator, which runs trains from Windsor & Eton Riverside station to London Waterloo, will be steered by the Department for Transport from May 2025.

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South West Rail, c2c and Greater Anglia rail companies to be ... (Sky News)

The government said it expects to save £150m by funnelling fares into services rather than shareholder payments but the Transport Secretary did not say ...

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South Western Railway set to be renationalised by government (Isle of Wight County Press)

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: “For too long, the British public have had to put up with rail services which simply don't work. A complex system of ...

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South Western Railway to be first train service to return to public ... (Global Railway Review)

South Western Railway will be the first service to transition to public ownership under new government reforms.

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South Western Railway first service to be renationalised | CiTTi ... (CiTTi Magazine)

The UK transport secretary has revealed today [4 December 2024] South Western Railway as the first rail service to transfer into public ownership next year.

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South Western Railway to become first nationalised train operator ... (Teddington Nub News)

South Western Railway is is run as a joint venture between First Group and MTR, the Hong Kong rail operator.

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Rail fares to rise despite renationalisation plans (BBC News)

Three rail operators will be renationalised next year but fares are due to go up as outlined in the Budget.

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Nationalisation of South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia ... (Insider Media)

Railway operators South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia in England are returning to public control in 2025, the government has announced.

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