Contract for South Western rail passenger services. Currently operated by First MTR South Western Trains Limited (Ltd).

Tender description

Lot 1: Contract for provision of commuter and regional rail passenger services on the UK conventional mainline rail system. These serve the key cities of London, Portsmouth, Southampton and Reading, and extend as far as Bristol, Exeter and Weymouth. Services also operate between Ryde and Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. It is envisaged the services would run between: (a) Ascot to Guildford (b) Brockenhurst to Lymington Pier (c) Portsmouth Harbour to Southampton Central (d) Salisbury to Southampton Central (e) Salisbury to Yeovil Junction (via Westbury and Castle Cary) (f) Eastleigh to Romsey (g) Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin (h) London Waterloo to Weymouth (i) London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour (via Haslemere and Botley) U) London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids (k) London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham, Esher, and Bookham) (I) London Waterloo to Alton (m) London Waterloo to Basingstoke (n) London Waterloo to Hampton Court (o) London Waterloo to Shepperton (via Twickenham and Kingston) (p) London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Kingston (q) London Waterloo to Darking (via Bookham) (r) London Waterloo to Chessington South (s) London Waterloo to Reading (t) London Waterloo to Windsor and Eton Riversde (u) London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Hounslow (v) London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Richmond (w) London Waterloo to Weybridge and Woking (via Brentford and Chertsey) There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated under the South Western National Rail contract. A direct award is now envisaged, in line with the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No.1369).