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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

The Guardian - UK

Puddle of boiling mud delays trains

South Western trains travelling via Chertsey were delayed due to the incident at Addlestone in Surrey

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

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

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