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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

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

South Western Railway publishes a revised key worker timetable

South Western Railway publishes a revised key worker timetable

20 March 2020

South Western Railway (SWR) today announces it will be operating a revised ‘key worker’ timetable, following the Government’s advice regarding the outbreak of COVID-19

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Blog: Measuring performance at SWR

Blog: Measuring performance at SWR

12 March 2020

James Royal, Performance Strategy Manager, writes about how performance is measured

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Local MP encourages passengers to “jump on their bikes"

Local MP encourages passengers to “jump on their bikes"

11 March 2020

Laying foundations at Fleet station

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Paramedics win at prestigious Rail Business Awards

Paramedics win at prestigious Rail Business Awards

09 March 2020

They won the 'Customer Service Excellence' award

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South Western Railway supports customers and colleagues affected by Flybe collapse

South Western Railway supports customers and colleagues affected by Flybe collapse

05 March 2020

SWR is reaching out to support the customers and colleagues affected by the collapse of Flybe

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Improving our performance - Mark Hopwood update

Improving our performance - Mark Hopwood update

26 February 2020

Update on improving your journeys

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SWR announces compensation package for customers affected by December strikes

SWR announces compensation package for customers affected by December strikes

18 February 2020

Up to 5 days compensation

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Want to help SWR improve services?

Want to help SWR improve services?

14 February 2020

SWR recruiting Members for its new Customer Council

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"If you can’t climb any further within your role, keep learning something new"

"If you can’t climb any further within your role, keep learning something new"

04 February 2020

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2020

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"I was getting to a stage in my life where I wanted to make a change"

"I was getting to a stage in my life where I wanted to make a change"

03 February 2020

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2020

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