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	South West Trains
		South west Trains' recent Railway Certificate submission to the Office of the Rail Regulator has been recognised as one of the best in the industry.
		South West Trains' commitment is to ensure our passengers feel safe and secure from their point of entry until their point of departure from the railway, and to provide their employees with a safe working environment where they can come to work without fear of injury, intimidation, abuse and violence.
		On-train catering is provided in partnership with Rail Gourmet Ltd. It may be provided from a counter, at-seat trolley service or a combination of both, according to the route and time of day.
	www.southwest.railsaver.co.uk /southwest.htm (1317 words)

	Your Guide to Using South West Trains
		At South West Trains we are working hard to make rail travel as efficient and comfortable as possible.
		Please board trains as quickly and safely as possible to prevent delay and label your bicycle with your name and that of the destination station.
		South West Trains is an independent train services operator, part of the Stagecoach group of transport companies.
	www.crowsnest.co.uk /north/swt_1.htm (1704 words)

	Untitled Document
		South West Trains customer relations have been bombarded with emails which are largely complaints with regard to the Great Rolling Stock Re-shuffle and the unsuitability of seating within the Long Distance Services.
		South West Train staff are being challenged on a daily basis and are unable to provide answers that explain the current stance by its Senior Management.
		South West Trains have now been asked to reduce ticket prices to third class levels to match the levels of service commuting passengers are experiencing.
	www.no450.co.uk /index.html (833 words)

	South West Trains > In the hot seat
		South West Trains and The Illustrated London News Group will not be held responsible for any information which may be out-of-date or where details, such as telephone numbers, email address and so on, may have changed.
		Fellow South West Trains passengers left me in no doubt that their main concerns were overcrowding and fares.
		He says he’d be “surprised” if South West Trains did not benefit from the additional rolling stock, adding it has already announced plans to lengthen some Windsor-line trains from eight to 10 coaches.
	www.southwesttrains.co.uk /SWTrains/Emotion/RailTalk (483 words)

	South West Trains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A complete smoking ban on all SWT services was introduced from May 2004, partially in response to a fire caused by a cigarette being disposed of near a heater under a seat.
		Due to the high volume of trains and years of under-investment, delays were commonplace and often led to passenger angst.
		South West Trains do issue platform tickets for non-travellers such as enthusiasts, they are free and are issued at most mainline stations such as Southampton Central and can by collected off the guard at the barrier.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_West_Trains (2579 words)

	South West Trains - Review - We’ve come to the end of the line
		On the Reading line (as with most of the network) SWT runs the “Slam Door” trains which were probably born in the 60s or 70s, these are not clean, smell strange and possibly pose a health hazard (okay that’s an exaggeration, and some of the slam door trains are acceptable).
		SWT have promised that within the next few years, the Slam Door trains will be replaced by new trains, and I have seen them around on the line, and they do look quite good, problem is, all the other train companies seem to be running them already.
		The train closes its doors and the teenage girl loudly says “this is all my fault sorry” and walks to the other end of the train, the inspector follows her.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /transport-international/south-west-trains/357450 (2013 words)

	We Demand a Better Service From South West Trains (Site not responding. Last check: )
		What makes the situation worse is SWT's inability to communicate: not only with it's fare-paying customers but also with it's staff, and the result is a stress-filled start and end to the day for all concerned.
		Suffice to say that a large percentage of the white-collar working population now travel out of town to work, and as Alton is at the end of the main line to London Waterloo, the rail service is the obvious transport choice for those commuters.
		As we had arrived at the station early, it was suggested that we drive to Farnham to catch the 0809 which was known to be running.
	www.mildewhall.com /changethetrain.html (1318 words)

	South West Trains Experiences. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This week's dealings with the staff on the privatised UK railway SWT ("South West Trains") has all kinds of resonances with Kafka, and also with the "Catch 22" situation.
		The helpful person at SWT sympathised with the problem and suggested acquiring a "SWT photocard" which he said could easily be done by taking two passport sized personal photos of the youngster to any major station on the SWT network and filling in a form.
		Meanwhile, the travel centre at the local SWT station was closed on the Saturday afternoon due to "staff shortages" and the ticket office at the next station down the line was boarded up and unattended.
	www.ee.surrey.ac.uk /Personal/D.Jefferies/south-west-trains.html (543 words)

	South West Trains - Review - Why SWT will never get any better......
		Woking is one of the main stations as it is at the intersection before the train lines split to serve the West Country, Oxfordshire and Sussex and as such it benefits from a larger than average number of trains passing through the station.
		There is a step in between the train and the platform but this requires considerable agility to be able to use it as it is a matter of inches wide and too close to the side of the train to stop it being awkward.
		You may recall that it was the SWT guards who kicked off the last round of rail strikes, supposedly over their refusal to wear red waistcoats and display name badges.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /transport-international/south-west-trains/348239 (1786 words)

	Rail firm to tackle overcrowding by taking out seats \| UK news \| guardian.co.uk
		South West Trains will carry out refurbishments on almost 500 passenger carriages, replacing more than one-fifth of the seats with extra handholds and creating so-called perches.
		Passenger numbers on many South West Trains commuter routes into London are already in breach of Department of Transport guidelines on acceptable levels of excess passengers.
		A spokeswoman for South West Trains said the carriage refurbishments, being carried out on Class 455 commuter trains, were emergency measures and were not seen as a long-term solution.
	www.guardian.co.uk /world/2006/oct/02/transport.uk (647 words)

	South West Trains News
		South West Trains' class 455 fleet on 29th April 2008 when 5920 travelled down from Wimbledon, departing at 10+10.
		South West Trains Class 455 to be refurbished, traveled down to Chart Leacon on 29th February 2008.
		South West Trains' fleet of 455/7 and 455/9 (except accident damaged 5918) units having been refurbished, work has commenced on their older 455/8 units.
	www.southernelectric.org.uk /tocnews/swtn455a.html (393 words)

	South West Trains have some bloody cheek « The Hard Sell…
		Anyone who’s ever had the misfortune to travel on South West Trains will have been rather aggrieved that they were allowed to keep their franchise, despite being one of the worst performing train companies in the country and despite the fact that many better performing franchises have had theirs taken away (eg.
		My experience of SouthWest trains is of a first class service compared the filthy carriages and fowl-mouthed, litter dropping, travelling companions from the SouthEastern suburbs where you are left on your own to survive the twittering din of 15 walkmen turned up full and carriages ankle deep in litter.
		I worked on south west trains for 6 years and i enjoyed it.The public always find a reason to complain.Try living in another country being squashed on a tram each time you travel.Yes like all train companys they have problams,Its a fact of life.
	thehardsell.wordpress.com /2006/10/02/south-west-trains-have-some-bloody-cheek (1676 words)

	Emma's South West Trains Nightmares
		I always know that the train is always late enough to have a fag before it arrives as 'for you comfort and safety' smoking is no longer permited on South West Trains.
		An anouncement was made at 18:02 that the next train to arrive was ours, I made my way up the platform to join at the front of the train as I always do and as I turned to check the train was coming in, it shot past us.
		May I also add that South West Train's announcement for their new timetable was made in total of 11 times whilst we were on the station, you would not believe how irritating this gets when you are WAITING FOR A TRAIN!
	emma-south-west-trains.blogspot.com (739 words)

	South West Trains to improve customer service in station ticket offices with help from Fujitsu : FUJITSU UK
		South West Trains, the largest rail franchise in the UK, has signed a contract with Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, to install and manage Fujitsu's new STAR ticket issuing systems in 150 of its stations.
		South West Trains will also aim to realise savings in the back office, as STAR provides managers with better information, more quickly, than the legacy APTIS systems that are being replaced.
		Over the same period, the number of trains run by South West Trains has increased by 80 trains each weekday and 405 trains per week in total which equates to a 5% rise since franchising.
	www.fujitsu.com /uk/news/pr/fs_20041208.html (804 words)

	South West Trains fares increases \| viewpoint: Franck - Reckon LLP
		It points to the fact that the fares increases are restricted to routes where there is no competition, and that South West Trains is not increasing fares to a similar extent on routes where it competes with First Great Western.
		As a train operator, South West Trains does not have to invest much in the railway, so presumably the need to raise money to invest should be interpreted as the need to raise money to pay the franchise premium to the Government (who can, if it wishes, spend the cash on the railway).
		The fact that these fare increases come a short time after the beginning of the new South West Trains franchise (4 February 2007) lends support to the idea that they are connected to the large premium payments agreed for the new franchise.
	www.reckon.co.uk /open/South_West_Trains_fares_increases_\|_viewpoint:_Franck (1496 words)

	Overcrowding on South West Trains - people crammed in like sardines, health and safety
		I use South West Trains to get into Waterloo everyday and I have to say their service is appalling.
		I have taken the matter up with South West trains who said that there is no maximum capacity on their trains and this is something that I find absolutely incredible.
		I mean anyone would think that South West trains are running a similar service to that in India where people literally hang out the windows and on the roof etc. I tough the UK was a developed country not a third world place.
	www.weeklygripe.co.uk /a324.asp (1520 words)

	Stagecoach Group: Stagecoach Group vision for South West Trains
		As the operator of South West Trains for the last four years, we have acquired an in-depth and unrivalled understanding of the considerable complexities and constraints involved in running the network of almost 1700 trains a day.
		New trains - £1.5 billion on new Siemens trains, similar to those on the highly successful Heathrow Express service, guaranteeing the replacement of all the Mark 1 rolling stock by the end of 2004.
		SWT will "gold plate" the track between Waterloo and Surbiton to the highest possible technical standards, guaranteeing reliability on this key section of track.
	www.stagecoachgroup.com /scg/media/press/pr2001/2001-02-08 (918 words)

	South West Trains wins pensions dispute
		STAGECOACH subsidiary South West Trains has won a legal conflict that threatened to plunge its staff pension fund up to £36m into the red and almost treble its pension contributions.
		South West, which was threatened with a £1m fine earlier this year after cancelling services, went to the High Court to resolve a dispute stemming from a new working practices deal announced in January.
		The pension fund has a £10.8m surplus, which allows South West employees to pay a pension contribution of 5pc of salary and the employers 7.5pc.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/12/20/cswt20.html (276 words)

	Egale Canada > Lisa Jacqueline Grant v. South-West Trains Ltd
		Nor does South-West Trains investigate the question of the employee’s sexual orientation either by requiring the employee to provide such information in the declaration to be produced or by inspecting the joint home.
		South-West Trains’ justification consists in reality simply in a reference to the purely subjective circumstance that its intention is to treat homosexuals differently from heterosexuals.
		South-West Train’s justification amounts, in reality, to nothing more than saying that on the basis of its own private conceptions of morality that employer wishes to set aside a fundamental principle of Community law in relation to some people because it does not care for their life style.
	www.egale.ca /index.asp?lang=E&menu=35&item=360 (3620 words)

	123VOYAGE South West France: Trains
		The South West of France has basically two (connected) lines, one North/South starting from Paris and going through Bordeaux via Bayonne to Spain, and an East/West route from Bayonne through Pau to the Mediterranean.
		South of Bordeaux the TGC travels at normal speeds as the track has yet to be upgraded.
		There is also a local train service on those lines, and you can still book through to the towns and villages that used to be served by the train network, transferring to a bus for the last part of the journey.
	www.123voyage.com /realsw/trans/trains.htm (423 words)

	South West Trains News
		South West Trains first 159/1 unit 159102, formerly unit 158803, entered service this week.
		South West Trains is increasing the capacity of its diesel unit fleet without increasing the number of units and also creating a fleet with all units of a similar age by "exchanging" five of its newer two car class 170 Turbostar units for teenaged three car class 158 units from
		South West Trains will be retaining three 170s for the Romsey service (one as spare) until the end of 2007 and it is believed 170392 may go to
	www.southernelectric.org.uk /tocnews/swtn159a.html (557 words)

	SME Web - the online resource for small business in the UK \| South West Trains jumps the gun over rail strike \| Trains, ...
		ASLEF drivers' union has denied reports by South West Trains that its driver members are planning to go on strike.
		Despite the threatened action South West Trains said it would run at least 300 train services each day and would have buses from sister company Stagecoach Bus at its disposal from depots throughout the UK.
		Stewart Palmer, managing director of South West Trains, said that he regretted the significant disruption industrial action would cause to the firm’s passengers.
	www.smeweb.com /economy/news/south-west-trains-jumps-the-gun-over-rail-strike.html (560 words)

	BBC - Travel News - South West Trains
		South West Trains - Ascot - replacement transport
		South West Trains - Woking - replacement transport
		South West Trains - Bracknell - replacement transport
	www.bbc.co.uk /travelnews/public/southwesttrains.shtml (213 words)

	YouTube - Susan Kramer on South West Trains services
		The taxpayer will pay to improve the infrastructure and the train companies will make more profit on top of their large subsidies.
		Trains pass 50m from my house, but the nearest station is 10km away.
		Susan Kramer MP talks about her campaign for better South West Trains services, and for ex-Eurostar Waterloo platforms to be turned over to trains from southwest London.
	youtube.com /?v=AcORTkwr_Kw (317 words)

	Crimestoppers - South West Trains .
		South West Trains' aim is to provide safe, high quality train services.
		By using the Crimestoppers identity on new and existing material, South West Trains are seeking to reassure their staff and customers that they don’t tolerate crime or violence.
		By promoting Crimestoppers, South West Trains are enhancing their continued commitment to providing safe and secure environments for their stakeholders.
	www.crimestoppers-uk.org /support/oursupporters/southwesttrains (116 words)

	Chiswick South West Trains
		Beleaguered commuters using the South West Trains service from Chiswick Station have suffered a double blow with news of a New Year Strike and the publication of figures that show the network to be the worst performing in the South East.
		SWT is one of the only networks to have continued to use guards on their trains.
		South West Trains also have the biggest commitment to order new stock of any of the train operating companies.
	www.chiswickw4.com /community/issuechisbr5.htm (533 words)

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