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South Western Railway (SWR; legal name First MTR South Western Trains Limited, [3]) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and MTR Corporation (30%) that operates the South Western franchise. On 20 August 2017, SWR took over South Western franchise operations from the previous franchisee South West Trains.
Megatrain was launched by Stagecoach on 14 November 2005, being piloted on two South West Trains routes, from London Waterloo to Portsmouth and Southampton from 14 November 2005 with ticket prices ranging from £1 to £19. [4] Standard timetabled services by South West Trains initially had designated areas for Megatrain customers. [5] [6] [7]
Trainline was established in 1997 by the Virgin Group, and online ticket sales began in 1999. It was operated under contract by Capgemini. [2] Stagecoach later purchased a 49% shareholding. In February 2004 Trainline merged with Qjump, its main competitor. [3]
In December 1995, the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising awarded the franchise to South West Trains, a subsidiary of Stagecoach. [1] [2] Operations started on 4 February 1996. [3] In April 2001, the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) awarded Stagecoach a new franchise after it beat bids from FirstGroup/NedRailways and Sea Containers.
Created from NSE unit on privatisation. Awarded to Stagecoach Group. Amalgamated into the South West Trains franchise on 4 February 2007. LTS Rail: National Express: 26 May 1996 6 November 2014 Created from NSE unit on privatisation. Won by Prism Rail. Rebranded to c2c and sold to National Express in July 2000. Two year extension (26 May 2011).
Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited, [1] trading as South West Trains (SWT), was an English train operating company owned by Stagecoach, which operated the South Western franchise between February 1996 and August 2017.