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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.

Latest news

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Major improvements for passengers on the way as South Western Railway begins operations

Major improvements for passengers on the way as South Western Railway begins operations

20 August 2017

Rail passengers in London and the south of England will see more than £1.2 billion invested between now and 2024 on new and refurbished trains, station improvement schemes, the simplification of tickets and many more improvements

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Major improvements for Isle of Wight passengers on the way as South Western Railway begins operations

Major improvements for Isle of Wight passengers on the way as South Western Railway begins operations

20 August 2017

South Western Railway (SWR) start key relationship with the Isle of Wight Council and other stakeholders to develop a more sustainable future for Island Line

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Senior Management Announcement

Senior Management Announcement

08 August 2017

FirstGroup unveiled the senior management team for the new South Western train operating company

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Managing Director Appointment…

Managing Director Appointment…

04 July 2017

Andrew Mellors is the new Managing Director of SWR

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FirstGroup and MTR order £895m new trains for South Western rail franchise

FirstGroup and MTR order £895m new trains for South Western rail franchise

20 June 2017

New trains have been ordered for SWR

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Statement re South Western rail franchise award

Statement re South Western rail franchise award

27 March 2017

First Group and MTR to operate the new SWR franchise

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SWR commits a further £265,000 to community rail, as new CRP joins the club

SWR commits a further £265,000 to community rail, as new CRP joins the club

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