South Western Railway First Rail Firm Renationalised by Labour

Labour's First Renationalised Train Service Gets Off To A Hilarious Start

"One can only chuckle at the irony."

UK renationalises first train operator under Labour reforms

A private train operator servicing parts of southern England, including London, on Sunday became the first to be returned to public ownership under a government plan to renationalise Britain's much-maligned railways.

Waterloo services renationalised - first train ends up as bus replacement

The Government wants to 'move away from 30 years of inefficiency, delayed services and failing passengers'

By the end of the decade, the UK is re-establishing its rail system, bringing together more than a dozen companies in a state-owned company. In the morning, South Western Railway was the first operator to be nationalized under the Labour government.

Labour’s renationalisation of trains begins as first service leaves London

The move signals a shift in UK rail policy

South Western first rail firm renationalised by Labour

South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalised, making it the first train company to transfer to public ownership under Labour.The first nationalised service, from Woking to Surbiton, departed on time at 05:36.The government called the move as a “new dawn for rail” but held back from promising lower fares, focusing more on plans to improve services and use profits to reinvest in infrastructure. Unions have expressed concerns over outsourcin…