US EditionSouth Western Railway First Rail Firm Renationalised by Labour
- South Western Railway was renationalised at approximately 2 a.m. On Sunday, marking the first rail operator returned to public ownership under the Labour government.
- This change forms part of the government's manifesto pledge to create Great British Railways, which will manage both tracks and train operations within five years.
- The first official public service was a 5:36 a.m. Journey from Woking to Surbiton partly replaced by a rail replacement bus due to engineering works, with Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander calling it a "watershed moment."
- The Department for Transport expects this renationalisation to save taxpayers up to £150 million annually by cutting private operator fees, though officials do not promise lower fares immediately.
- The government plans to renationalise additional franchises, including c2c and Greater Anglia later this year, ultimately integrating most passenger rail services under public control by 2027.
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South Western Railway first to be renationalised under Labour
It’s full steam ahead for the renationalisation of Britain’s rail services. Today, South Western Trains became the first company to fall under public control – though the first nationalised service to depart – the 05:36 from Woking to London Waterloo – was actually a rail replacement bus. We weren’t up quite that early, but we did catch a later train to Southampton, along with hordes of Arsenal supporters.
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