The South West Main Line (SWML) is a 143-mile (230 km) major railway line between Waterloo station in central London and Weymouth on the south coast of England. A predominantly passenger line, it serves many commuter areas including south western suburbs of London and the conurbations based on Southampton and Bournemouth. It runs through the counties of Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset. It forms the core of the network built by the London and South Western Railway, today mostly operated by South Western Railway. Network Rail refers to it as the South West Main Line.[1] South West Main Line Overview Status Operational Owner Network Rail Locale Greater London Surrey Hampshire Dorset South East England South West England Termini London Waterloo Weymouth Service Type Main line System National Rail Operator(s) South Western Railway CrossCountry Depot(s) Clapham Junction Wimbledon Northam Bournemouth Rolling stock Class 444 "Desiro" Class 450 "Desiro" Class 455 Class 220 "Voyager" Class 221 "Super Voyager" Class 159 "South Western Turbo" Route map Here's a Wikipedia link for more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_Main_Line Why Southwestern railway: I think it would be a good fit within TSW also it would have huge connections to some parts of Brighton main line and have many different driving opportunities and the coolest locomotive models I would expect TSW 4 so it could have the complete line experience (Maybe) I also think it would layer in if we get a London community/Brighton mainline remake Conclusion: I would Love to see Southwestern Railway in TSW-4 or beyond Brighton Mainline article "Coming Soon"!!!
This can be done in two parts the northern section being PDL Woking London Waterloo 24mi 27ch and the Southwest Section SWML Working to Weymouth 118mi 29ch since I use railmiles engine to get the distance . Using the same railmiles engine the whole route is actually 142mi 56ch from London Waterloo Station to Weymouth via Woking where PDL splits off from SWML.
It's a decent route, but a bit long and it's more likely to be SWT than SWR. But has nobody else realised that this suggestion is just a Copy & Paste of a Wikipedia page then a conclusion?
Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited,[1] trading as South West Trains (SWT), was an English train operating company owned by Stagecoach, which operated the South Western franchise between February 1996 and August 2017. I would say SWR would makes sense if the route was set in 2019
Again, Wikipedia. You could just send me a link, at least that way you're not just plagiarising. Anyway - SWR's license isn't held by DTG and is unlikely to be due to it's owning company. DTG can, however, get SWT (presumably), as it would come around the same way as East Midlands Trains.
Parent company FirstGroup: which owns Great Western Railway and Southwestern Railway So it could be possible in TSW in the future
The island line was supposed to be under southwestern railway but they didn't have the license yet. They could get the license at some point never say never
FirstGroup is Britain's largest bus operator, running more than 20% of all local bus services. A fleet of nearly 9,000 buses carries some 2.9 million passengers a day in more than 40 major towns and cities. FirstGroup also runs passenger rail services in the UK. Passenger rail franchises consist of Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway and South Western Railway. It also runs two non-franchised open access passenger operations - Hull Trains and Lumo. FirstGroup operates tram services on the London Tramlink network carrying approximately 24 million passengers a year on behalf of Transport for London.[59] First Group license is possible for DTG at some point
The Copy & Pasting is mildly annoying as I said, but anyway: They had the license for Great Western Railway but were (supposedly) turned down for West Cornwall and have been ignored since. The Island Line route was never promised to be SWR, just a 484.
Avanti isn't entirely owned by First, and the GWR Logo is that of the 'Big 4' Company, not the present one.
