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Latest news from the lineside
Weekday train services cut back in lockdown response
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8 January 2021: South Western Railway announces cuts to weekday services as worsening pandemic hits staff and passenger numbers.
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Information Hub helps Haslemere to enhanced station victory
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10 December 2020: The Information Hub is the focal point of CRP-led improvements that gave Haslemere the 'Most Enhanced Station' accolade in the Community Rail Awards last night. CRP stalwart Ken Griffiths was shortlisted for outstanding volunteer contribution, but did not make the top three.
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Rail contract talks 'promise certainty for staff and customers'
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10 December 2020: Imminent negotiations with the Department for Transport will seek to secure a new management contract for SWR from March 2021 – boosting certainty for staff and rail users.
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SWR names new managing director
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3 December 2020: South Western Railway announces the appointment of Claire Mann as managing director, as interim MD Mark Hopwood returns to head Great Western.
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SWR postpones services boost as more restrictions loom
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1 December 2020: South Western Railway is delaying plans to increase service frequencies until March, says managing director Mark Hopwood.
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First 'bear essential' seat arrives 160 years on!
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23 October 2020: South Western Railway has installed a 'bear essential' bench for people waiting outside Haslemere Station – the first on the forecourt n the station's 160-year history.
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Haslemere station shortlisted for three national awards
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10 August 2020: Haslemere station has reached the shortlists for Station of the Year in the National Rail Awards (17 September) and Most Enhanced Station Buildings & Surroundings in the Community Rail Awards (9 December). In addiition, Haslemere CRP stalwart Ken Griffiths is in the running for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution in the Community Rail Awards.
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Community involvement exceeds SWR targets
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25 July 2020: South Western Railway's station adoption groups topped 50 by the end of March, beating SWR's target and deadline by more than three months. The targets were set in November 2018, when SWR had just seven registered adoption groups.
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Big investment in SWR's rail communities
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16 July 2020: South Western Railway has this year provided close to £300,000 to Community Rail Partnerships – including the Surrey Hills to South Downs CRP – and station adopters to help further involve local groups in the railway.
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Free virtual festival celebrates chalk grassland
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16 July 2020: South Downs National Park Authority is co-hosting the Wild Chalk Festival – a virtual event celebrating the chalk grassland of the South Downs – from Sunday 19 July to Friday 24 July.
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CRP gains national accreditation from Department for Transport
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6 July 2020: The Department for Transport today confirmed that the Surrey Hills to South Downs Community Rail Partnership has been awarded accreditation status. This is formal recognition by the DfT that the CRP operates to a high standard and that its objectives and activities are supported by Government.
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SWR's new suburban fleet to start testing
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16 June 2020: South Western Railway managing director Mark Hopwood writes about the new 90-strong Class 701 suburban fleet, which is about to commence certification testing on the network.
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Annual report highlights partnership's impressive progress
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29 May 2020: Chair, Councillor Nikki Barton reports on the extensive progress made the Surrey Hills to South Downs Community Rail Partnership in the 12 months to May 2020.
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