The top 10 busiest commuter trains where up to a quarter of people stand One Thameslink service topped the list at 176 per cent capacity at London St Pancras just after 8am The Independent UK · Jul 29
‘Did Westminster just ignore buses?’ Burnham aims to shake up UK transport In the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester’s Bee Network in Britain’s buses and rail The Guardian - UK · Jul 5
A year after nationalisation, is South Western Railway delivering? Rail minister Peter Hendy says fast rollout shows reforms are working as questions over reliability remain The Guardian - UK · May 25
Standing room only! The top 10 most overcrowded train routes in London and the rest of England revealed Thameslink, Chiltern and South Western Railway named in annual survey Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025
UK Renationalises First Train Operator Under Labour Reforms A private train operator servicing parts of southern England, including London, on Sunday became the first to be returned to public ownership under a government plan to renationalise Britain's much-maligned railways. International Business Times · May 25, 2025
London travel: Engineering works to cause chaos this weekend with train delays and cancellations expected Passengers travelling on South Western Railway routes may face severe delays this weekend Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025
South Western train derailed at 85mph after hitting ‘hazardous’ piece of track Unsupervised workers left a section of ‘redundant rail’ on the line, an accident report found The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
South Western to be first rail operator brought into public ownership It will be followed by c2c and Greater Anglia, under plans announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024
Three rail firms to be brought into public ownership but fares will still rise South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia will be transferred to public ownership under plans announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024
South Western Railway to become first train operator nationalised under Labour As part of a comprehensive programme of renationalisation, the service will come under public ownership in May The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024
Rail strikes: trains in south-east England halted as rolling stoppages begin Aslef drivers at Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Thameslink and South Western stop work The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024
London travel chaos as Euston services cancelled and last-minute strike hits Eurostar Eurostar services cancelled until end of Thursday as Christmas getaway plunged into chaos for thousands Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023
South Western rail boss on track to become London's first female transport commissioner at TfL Former Heathrow Express driver on track to become London's first female transport commissioner Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023
People with mental illness in England face ‘horrifically long’ ambulance delays Figures reveal services regularly breached response-time targets, with one person waiting three days The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023 Aslef plans further week of rail overtime ban at start of summer break Industrial action will run from 17-22 July, coinciding with strikes by RMT and disrupting train services
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023 Rail passengers face more disruption as strikes continue RMT union members at 14 train operators to stage 24-hour strike on Saturday in row over pay and jobs
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023 Puddle of boiling mud delays trains South Western trains travelling via Chertsey were delayed due to the incident at Addlestone in Surrey
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022 Extra trains planned as people head to London to mourn Queen South Western, Southeastern and Greater Anglia among operators expected to run more late services
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022 UK strikes: Rail workers and civil servants set to vote on more walkouts The Transport Salaried Staffs Association has served notice to ballot hundreds of staff for strike action at South Western Railway
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022 Covid forces South Western Railway to put plans for more services on hold Richmond MP Sarah Olney has called the situation a ‘kick in the teeth’
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2022 South Western Railway to restore timetable following Omicron disruption From Monday, 21 February, its timetable will be restored to the one last used in December 2021