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Press enquiries

If you are a member of the press, please contact the South Western Railway press office team on:

Email: press@swrailway.com

Phone: 07623 514 055

Please note, these contact details are for press enquiries only.

Customer queries, including information on train services, should be directed to the Customer Service Centre on 0345 600 0650. Find out more.

Questions around railway infrastructure, including engineering work, should be directed to Network Rail. Please see their website for more information.

Photography and filming requests

Requests to film on our trains or at our stations will require approval from our safety team. Due to the volume of requests we receive, it can take up to two weeks to provide approval.

If you wish to make a request, you will need to provide a risk assessment, including a method of work to demonstrate how you will work safely on our trains or at our stations, along with proof of limited liability insurance.

For information on commercial filming and photography requests, see our Commercial filming page.

Out of hours press enquiries

For press enquiries outside of office hours (0900-1700, Monday to Friday), please use the press office contact details above. The on-call press team will respond to you as quickly as possible.

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Christmas carols on the concourse at Waterloo raises £3,600 for food banks

Christmas carols on the concourse at Waterloo raises £3,600 for food banks

08 December 2017

More than 130 students brought festive cheer to South Western Railway passengers at Waterloo station with Christmas carols on the concourse.

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SWR to compensate passengers if their journey is delayed by 15 minutes or more

SWR to compensate passengers if their journey is delayed by 15 minutes or more

01 December 2017

Passengers travelling on South Western Railway trains will now be able to claim compensation if their journey is delayed by 15 minutes or more.

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Longer trains and extra seats for South Western Railway passengers from this December

Longer trains and extra seats for South Western Railway passengers from this December

30 November 2017

South Western Railway passengers will soon benefit from more than 100 additional carriages and extra capacity on some of the busiest routes.

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South Western Railway scoops two Golden Spanners at national industry awards

South Western Railway scoops two Golden Spanners at national industry awards

29 November 2017

South Western Railway (SWR) passengers are using some of the most reliable trains in the UK according to the latest industry awards, hosted by Modern Railways magazine.

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South Western Railway’s station development manager wins prestigious award

South Western Railway’s station development manager wins prestigious award

28 November 2017

South Western Railway’s station development manager, Steve Smith walked off with the highly prized Cycle Champion award at the recent 2017 National Cycle-Rail Awards.

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Baby on board! South Western Railway celebrates birth of baby Sophia

Baby on board! South Western Railway celebrates birth of baby Sophia

22 November 2017

History has been made with the birth of the first ever ‘South Western Railway baby’

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Passengers travelling through Southampton this Christmas advised to plan ahead as £8 million project to renew railway is delivered

Passengers travelling through Southampton this Christmas advised to plan ahead as £8 million project to renew railway is delivered

14 November 2017

South Western Railway passengers have been urged to plan ahead this Christmas as the line between Southampton Airport Parkway and Southampton Central will be closed because of vital engineering work.

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Artwork on display at South Western Railway stations to raise awareness for Poppy Appeal 2017

Artwork on display at South Western Railway stations to raise awareness for Poppy Appeal 2017

10 November 2017

A South Western Railway employee has been doing all he can to publicise the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal ahead of Remembrance Day.

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South Western Railway passengers to benefit from £50m train refurbishment upgrade

South Western Railway passengers to benefit from £50m train refurbishment upgrade

10 November 2017

South Western Railway passengers to benefit from £50m train refurbishment upgrade

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South Western Railway to run more than 60% of services on RMT strike days

South Western Railway to run more than 60% of services on RMT strike days

01 November 2017

South Western Railway has announced that it will run more than 60% of its normal train services on the two days that the RMT union has instructed its Guards members to go on strike.

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