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South Western Railway (Train Operating Company) - D

South Western Railway Rolling Stock

South Western Railway inherited a fleet of Classes 158, 159, 444, 450, 455, 456, 458 and 707 from South West Trains, and subsequently re-introduced Class 442 trains which had operated on Gatwick Express after earlier service with South West Trains. The current fleet for the Island Line, Class 484, entered service on 1 November 2021.

During March 2020, the Class 442 fleet was withdrawn. One year later, SWR decided that they would not be returned to service and their re-introduction has been cancelled.

In March 2021, SWR announced it would be keeping 28 Class 458 units and will refurbish and reconfigure them to four carriages for deployment on the Portsmouth Direct Line instead of the Class 442.

South Western Railway Current Fleet

South Western Railway

Sprinter 158 Express Sprinter DMU

London Waterloo – Exeter St Davids

Romsey – Salisbury via Southampton Central

1989–1992

159 South Western Turbo

West of England, Heart of Wessex and Wessex Main Lines:

London Waterloo – Exeter St Davids

159/0: 1992–1993
159/1: converted 2006–2007
Siemens Desiro 444 EMU

London Waterloo – Weymouth and Poole

London Waterloo – Portsmouth Harbour (shared with Class 450s)

2003–2004

Siemens Desiro 450

London Waterloo – Portsmouth Harbour, Alton, Basingstoke or Reading

Southampton Central – Portsmouth & Southsea

Brockenhurst – Lymington Pier

Winchester – Bournemouth

Outer suburban routes:

London Waterloo – Windsor & Eton Riverside, Weybridge via Staines

London Waterloo via Hounslow

Ascot – Guildford

Some express and inner suburban services

2002–2006

BR Second Generation (Mark 3) 455

Inner suburban routes:

London Waterloo – Shepperton, Hampton Court, Woking

London Waterloo via Hounslow or Strawberry Hill

London Waterloo – Dorking, Guildford via Oxshott or Epsom, Chessington South, or Windsor & Eton Riverside

1982–1985

Alstom Coradia Juniper 458

Outer suburban services:

London Waterloo – Weybridge, Teddington or Windsor & Eton Riverside, Inner suburban services (Occasionally)

2013–2016

(1998–2002 as 458/0)

(2000–2001 as 460)

Siemens Desiro 707 Desiro City

Inner suburban services:

London Waterloo – Shepperton via Kingston

2015–2018

South Western Railway Island Line

Vivarail D-Train 484 EMU

Island Line: Ryde Pier Head – Shanklin

1978–1981 (as D78 Stock)

Converted 2020–2021

South Western Railway Future Fleet

Classes 455, 456 and 707 fleets will be replaced by 30 five-car and 60 ten-car Class 701 units built at Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane Works, financed by ROSCO Rock Rail for £1 billion, for use on Reading, Windsor and London suburban services.

Following delays caused by software faults, the new trains are expected to be deployed in December 2023. As of June 2023, 42 of the 90 trains ordered has been accepted from Alstom.

Alstom Aventra 701/0 Arterio EMU

Reading, Windsor and south west London suburban services

December 2023 (planned)

Alstom Aventra 701/5 Arterio

South Western Railway Past Fleet

Train types formerly operated by South Western Railway include:

Class 483, all withdrawn from service on 3 January 2021 after 82 years of service, including their time with London Transport.
Class 442, permanently withdrawn in April 2021.
Class 456 withdrawn from service 17 January 2022.
1938 tube stock 483 EMU

Island Line

1938 2020–2021

Replaced by Class 484

BR Second Generation (Mark 3) 442 Wessex Electrics

London Waterloo – Portsmouth Harbour

1987–1989 2021

Replaced by Class 444

BR Second Generation (Mark 3) Class 456

Inner suburban services in conjunction with services operated by Class 455 units to make 10 coach trains.

1990–1991 2022

Scrapped

South Western Railway (Train Operating Company) Overview

South Western Railway Franchise(s): South Western

20 August 2017 – 28 May 2025

South Western Railway Main Region(s):

Greater London

South East England

South West England

South Western Railway Fleet Size:

Class 158 Express Sprinter

Class 159 South Western Turbo

Class 444 Desiro

Class 450 Desiro

Class 455

Class 458 Juniper

Class 484 D-Train

Class 707 Desiro City

Class 701 Arterio (delivery from 2023)

South Western Railway Parent Company:

FirstGroup (70%)

MTR Corporation (30%)

South Western Railway Reporting Mark: SW

South Western Railway Predecessor: South West Trains

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