Rail boss walks blindfolded to raise awareness of first railway station guided path
Europe’s busiest interchange station – Clapham Junction – has become the first station in the UK to be equipped with a guided path for blind or partially sighted passengers. The new guided path will make it much easier for passengers who are blind or partially sighted to use the station footbridge, linking the new entrance from the Brighton Yard entrance to the platform stairs. The entire station now has step-free access delivering major improvements for over 40m passengers who use the station every year. → Read More
Passengers to benefit from £40m investment in South West Trains
Passengers using South West Trains are to benefit from a newly-launched £40 million upgrade of its Class 455 train fleet, which is already the most reliable in the UK. → Read More
South West Trains gets damaged train back after £1.6M rebuild
South West Trains is re-launching a train that was severely damaged in an incident in 2010, following a complex £1.6million rebuild project. → Read More
Emergency vehicle provides faster response to railway incidents
A dedicated police response vehicle is being used across south and west London to help reduce disruption to passengers caused by emergency incidents on the railway. → Read More
South West Trains celebrates 150th anniversary of Clapham Junction Station
Passengers using Clapham Junction station were treated to a host of commemorative celebrations this week as South West Trains teamed up with Wandsworth Council to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this world-famous station. → Read More
South West Trains stations get the thumbs up for safety and security
South West Trains passengers can continue to enjoy travel through safe and secure stations, after 24 more stations on the route were re-accredited with secure station status taking the total number of stations accredited to 103. → Read More
South West trains is recognised for excellence
South West Trains has been awarded 5 stars by the British Quality Foundation (BQF) in the Recognised for Excellence programme. → Read More
South West trains supports 2012 Poppy Appeal
South West Trains is helping to support the Royal British Legion’s 2012 Poppy Appeal. → Read More
New online tool helps South West trains passengers to monitor train service
South West Trains passengers can now access improved information about their train journey, following the launch of a new online ‘Rainbow Board’ which offers an at-a-glance summary of how the South West Trains’ network is running. → Read More
Farnborough Station to benefit from half a million pound investment
Passengers using Farnborough railway station are now benefitting from the completion of the £550,000 upgrade of the stations facilities. → Read More
South West Trains launches first “tweet the manager”
Train operator South West Trains will be carried out its first ‘Tweet the Manager’ session last week. → Read More
Multi-million pound train fleet investment set to create jobs
Work has started on a multi-million-pound investment in a key part of the South West Trains fleet and a new state-of-the-art paint shop that will boost the regional economy, create jobs and improve accessibility for passengers with disabilities. → Read More
