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South Western Railway reveals changes to services this weekend as Hook landslip repairs continue

Customers are advised to check travel plans ahead of making their journey as work continues at Hook and engineering work takes place in Southampton

Chloe White 17th February 2023

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Alan Greatbatch Corfe Castle station signal box Swanage Railway

Swanage Railway volunteer Alan Greatbatch retires following 31 years of devoted service

Alan set up the first Swanage Railway Signalling School and also conducted activities including signaller and signal box inspector for the heritage li…

Chloe White 23rd January 2023

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South Western Railway reveals plans for weekend services as major landslide impacts trains services

Train services operating between Basingstoke and Woking have been significantly reduced due to the landslip

Chloe White 20th January 2023

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SWR promotes Partnership with Sustainable Water Company ape2o

South Western Railway teams up with ape2o to encourage passengers to reduce their use of single-use plastic water bottles

The ongoing environmentally friendly partnership will see ape2o provide water refills and 300 free water bottles at the rail operator's busiest statio…

Chloe White 7th October 2022

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Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas to haul London to Swanage tour this Thursday

45596 Bahamas will be back on the mainline this Thursday (22nd September) as it hauls a tour to Swanage.

Michael Holden 21st September 2022

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45596 Bahamas at Grindleford on the Jubilee Buxton Spa Express

Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas set to visit London, Southampton and Swanage this Thursday

45596 Bahamas will be back on the mainline this Thursday (8th September) as it hauls a tour to Swanage.

Michael Holden 6th September 2022

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Steam locomotive 70000 Britannia to visit Bristol, Hereford and Shrewsbury this Wednesday

70000 Britannia will be hauling Saphos Trains' The Welsh Marches Express this Wednesday, 7th September 2022.

Michael Holden 6th September 2022

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45596 Bahamas and 46100 Royal Scot head to Oakworth, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas to visit London, Southampton and Weymouth this Thursday

45596 Bahamas will be on the mainline this Thursday (1st September) as it hauls a London to Weymouth tour.

Michael Holden 30th August 2022

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South Western Railway unveils 100th Desiro unit to be repainted

The one-hundredth Class 450 “Desiro” train to be repainted has been unveiled at South Western Railway’s Bournemouth Traincare Depot.

Roger Smith 18th August 2022

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Body-worn cameras to be introduced by South Western Railway

South Western Railway (SWR) reveals that it will introduce a phased rollout of body-worn cameras in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour

Chloe White 4th July 2022

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