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South West Trains Locomotives

Although South West Trains did not operate locomotive-hauled services, until 2009 it maintained three Class 73 locomotives for recovery duties. Locomotive 73109 had been in service with SWT since the start of the franchise; the other two, 73201 and 73235, were acquired from Gatwick Express in 2005. 73235 was the only one of the three locomotives to be owned by South West Trains at the end of the Franchise.

Fleet at End of South West Trains Franchise

Class 73 Electro-diesel locomotive

Thunderbird Locomotive 1966

Class 158 Express Sprinter DMU

London Waterloo – Salisbury / Exeter St Davids (Occasionally) / Bristol Temple Meads

Exeter St Davids – Honiton / Axminster (Weekday service)

Romsey – Salisbury via Southampton Central

Brockenhurst – Lymington Pier (Weekday services) 1989–1992

Class 159 South Western Turbo DMU

West of England / Heart of Wessex / Wessex Main Lines: London Waterloo – Salisbury / Bristol Temple Meads / Exeter St Davids / Yeovil Pen Mill / Frome

Portsmouth Harbour – Basingstoke (Morning Service)

Portsmouth Harbour – Southampton Central (Occasionally)

Yeovil Junction – Yeovil Pen Mill (Peak Hours only)

159/0: 1992–1993
159/1: Converted 2006–2007

Class 444 Desiro EMU

Main Line Routes: London Waterloo – Poole / Weymouth

London Waterloo – Portsmouth Harbour (Shared with Class 450s Weekdays and Sundays)

Limited Outer Suburban Routes 2003–2004

Main Line Routes: London Waterloo – Portsmouth Harbour (Shared with Class 444s weekdays and Sundays)/ Alton / Basingstoke / Poole (Occasionally) / Reading

Southampton Central – Portsmouth & Southsea

Brockenhurst – Lymington Pier (Weekend services)

Class 450 Desiro EMU

Outer Suburban Routes: London Waterloo – Windsor & Eton Riverside / Weybridge via Staines-upon-Thames / London Waterloo via Hounslow

Ascot – Guildford

Limited Express and Inner suburban services 2002–2006

Class 455 EMU

Inner Suburban Routes: London Waterloo – Shepperton / Hampton Court / Woking / London Waterloo via Hounslow /London Waterloo via Strawberry Hill / Dorking / Guildford via Oxshott or Epsom / Chessington South / Windsor & Eton Riverside

1982–1985

2004–2007 (refurbished)

Class 456 EMU

Used on suburban services in conjunction with services operated by Class 455 units to make 8 & 10 coach trains.

Ascot – Guildford 1990–1991

Class 458/5 Coradia Juniper EMU

Outer Suburban Services: London Waterloo – Weybridge / Windsor & Eton Riverside via Staines upon Thames 2013–2016

(199–2002 as Class 458/0)

(2000–2001 as Class 460)

Class 707 Desiro City EMU

London Waterloo – Windsor & Eton Riverside via Staines upon Thames

2016–2017

Isle of Wight Fleet

Class 483 EMU

Ryde Pier Head – Shanklin

1938 1989–1992 (refurbished)

South West Trains Overview

South West Trains Franchise(s):

South West

4 February 1996 – 3 February 2007

South Western

4 February 2007 – 20 August 2017

South West Trains Main region(s):

Greater London

Surrey

Hampshire

Isle of Wight

Dorset

South West Trains Other Region(s):

Berkshire

Wiltshire

Somerset

Devon

South West Trains Fleet Size: 373

1 Class 73 electro-diesel locomotive

11 Class 158 Express Sprinter sets

30 Class 159 South Western Turbo sets

45 Class 444 Desiro sets

127 Class 450 Desiro sets

91 Class 455 sets

24 Class 456 sets

36 Class 458 Juniper sets

2 Class 707 Desiro City sets

6 Class 483 sets

South West Trains Stations Called at: 213

South West Trains Stations Operated: 185 (including Island Line)

South West Trains Parent company: Stagecoach

South West Trains Reporting mark: SW

South West Trains Predecessor: Network SouthEast

Island Line (Island Line franchise)

South West Trains Successor: South Western Railway

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