South West Trains

South West Trains is a railway operating company in the United Kingdom that operates the South Western railway franchise.
==History==
The current service was created in two phases, as Stagecoast bid for both the South Western and Island Line franchises, and they where later merged to create the service we know today, although the two services retain differnt livery and branding, the Island Line Trains using a red 'heratige' livery. 
==Operations==
The company's main route is a trunk London to 'The West' route, via Exeter, Bristol, and Sailsbury. around this route, they operate a small set suburban and link services to nearby locations. They no longer run any trains east of Exeter, as the Exeter to Dawlish service was withdrawn.
==Rolling Stock==
Class 	Image	Type 	Top speed	Top speed	Number	Routes operated 	Built
Class 	Image	Type 	mph 	km/h 	Number	Routes operated 	Built
Class 73 	 	Diesel locomotive 	90 	145 	1 	Thunderbird Locomotive	1962
Class 158	 	Diesel Multiple Unit 	90 	145 	11 	
London Waterloo - Salisbury / Bristol Temple Meads
Romsey - Salisbury via Southampton Central
Brockenhurst - Lymington Pier (Weekday services)	1989-1992
Class 159	100px	Diesel Multiple Unit 	90 	145 	30 	
West of England / Wessex Main Lines:
London Waterloo - Salisbury / Bristol Temple Meads / Exeter St Davids
Portsmouth Harbour - Basingstoke (Morning Service)
Portsmouth Harbour - Southampton Central (Occasionally	159/0 1992 - 1993159/1 Converted 2006 - 2007
Class 444	 	Electric Multiple Unit	100 	160 	45 	
Main Line Routes:
London Waterloo - Poole / Weymouth
London Waterloo - Portsmouth Harbour (Shared with Class 450s Weekdays and Sundays)
Limited Outer Suburban Routes	2003–2004
Class 450	 	Electric Multiple Unit	100 	160 	127 	
Outer Suburban Routes:
450/0
London Waterloo - Portsmouth Harbour (Shared with Class 444s weekdays and Sundays)/ Alton / Basingstoke / Poole (Occasionally) /Reading (Occasionally)
Southampton Central - Portsmouth & Southsea
Brockenhurst - Lymington Pier (Weekend services)
450/5
London Waterloo - Windsor & Eton Riverside / Weybridge via Staines-upon-Thames / London Waterloo via Hounslow
Ascot - Guildford
Limited Express and Inner suburban services	2002–2006
Class 455	 	Electric Multiple Unit	75 	120 	91 	
Inner Suburban Routes:
London Waterloo - Shepperton / Hampton Court / Woking / London Waterloo via Hounslow /London Waterloo via Strawberry Hill /Dorking / Guildford via Oxshott or Epsom / Chessington South / Windsor & Eton Riverside	1982 - 19852004 - 2007 (refurbished)
Class 458	 	Electric Multiple Unit	100 	160 	30 	
Outer Suburban Services:
London Waterloo - Reading /
Ascot - Guildford	1998-2002
Class 483	 	Electric Multiple Unit	45 	72.5 	6 	
Ryde Pier Head - Shanklin	19381989 - 1992 (refurbished)
==References==
Site: Wikipedia.org
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Category:Built in 1996