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Campaigning for improved rail services. South Western Railway Watch: Jeremy, Sam & all of our valued followers. RTs to encourage debate, not an endorsement.
South East, England
Joined July 2015
Letter to Lawrence Bowman, MD of @SW_Help . Thank you for your feedback. We've tried to include every comment here but we'll also be discussing key points and outstanding concerns with @networkrail and MPs in due course. In full (PDF) ▶️ Questions 🔽
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Good morning @BTP. Why have rail crime statistics been unavailable on your website for several weeks now?
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RT @BusAndTrainUser: We don’t have to wait for Great British Railways to see fares increasing and less choice for passengers. It’s happenin….
busandtrainuser.com
A Friday bonus blog for 15th August 2025 Government controlled LNER is further restricting passenger choice and in some cases increasing fares again from 7th September as part of its Great Railway …
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Good afternoon @SW_Help. How many weeks does it currently take to process claims where taxi authorisation has been given?. Have other passengers had issues with timely refunds recently? Please let us know. @Heidi_Labour.
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SWR passengers now face slower journeys than they did 30 years ago via @YahooNews @SW_Help @Heidi_Labour @allpartyrail.
yahoo.com
Journeys on the newly nationalised South Western Railway (SWR) line are slower today than they were 30 years ago, The Telegraph can reveal.
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'Severe' weather is back @SW_Help. Nationalised railways are finding new ways to discourage leisure travel. 🤧@LukeVarney3 @GazTheJourno.
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RT @OneOffDave1: @railandroad So no enforcement action against Waterloo breaching the regulations by making their own load limit sign out o….
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RT @railandroad: We expect Network Rail to improve the reliability of its lifts. The company recognises the need to improve, and has shared….
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Despite promises of cheaper travel, @SW_Help passengers are now paying significantly more for less. Over the past year, rail fares climbed 5.1% on average (inflation was 2.6%), with advance fares in the South East jumping almost 10%. @Heidi_Labour Why?.
theguardian.com
Campaigners say passengers are being priced out, with advance fares in south-east up by almost 10%
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"A better deal for commuters," eh? That's what Labour's leaflet claims. @Heidi_Labour, please enlighten us: name one benefit @SW_Help passengers have been enjoying since the government's takeover in May?
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RT @squirrelpot: Hi @SW_Help please tell your platform staff at Clapham Junc. that they should NOT criticise disabled people for not booki….
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Update: @SW_Help's summer timetable reveals 355 weekday cuts (71 trains p/day). Notably, busy peak services are impacted, contradicting earlier statements. Here's the list which they've finally published:. Why the delay? @Heidi_Labour.
southwesternrailway.com
A temporary summer timetable will run between Monday 28 July and Friday 29 August, with some minor alterations to our services in our suburban area
⚠️ A temporary summer timetable will run until Friday 29 August, with some minor alterations to our services, mainly in our suburban area. Please plan ahead using a journey planner. For a full list of the affected services, visit our website here 👇
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The optics on this aren't good for newly nationalised @SW_Help . Thousands of state-run trains cancelled @Heidi_Labour .
aol.com
Thousands of state-run trains have been cancelled because too many drivers are off on holiday.
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RT @munirawilson: Wow, a full 90 minutes between Waterloo to Windsor trains, thanks to "summer timetable" cancellations combined with train….
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RT @njhffc: Great British Railways ‘risks repeating the mistakes of the past’.
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RT @AlexanderEhmann: Yet again, a weakening in services. No engagement, no consultation. South Western Railway need to show up and explain….
bbc.co.uk
South Western Railway announces "minor alterations to services in our suburban area" until 29 August.
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Did @SW_Help try to hide these cancellations? The thread below reveals a list over three posts detailing services, including peak-time ones, that have been cancelled from today until the end of August. Thanks to @peterjnicholls and the original source for publishing.
@swtrains_watch attached is the list of withdrawn services in the "summer timetable" that someone has produced independently because @SW_Help can't be bothered.
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RT @John_The_Fitter: @VGentle @NetworkRailWssx @SW_Help After the Carmont accident, “World” renowned leading experts have been advising Ne….
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RT @John_The_Fitter: @VGentle @NetworkRailWssx @SW_Help You ask what can be done in the future to prevent this happening again?This is a fo….
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Help, @SW_Help passengers! Have you run into any problems with contactless payments (Tap2Go, bank card, phone) including when applying for Delay Repay? We'd really appreciate it if you could share your experiences.
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