NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Southern (train operating company)

Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. Image File history File links Southern_toc_logo. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 656 KB)BR Class 171, no. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... Govia is a joint venture between Go-Ahead (65 per cent) and Keolis SA (35 per cent). ... Brighton & Hove Bus Metrobus Scania OmniDekka 447 (YV03 RBF) Southern Class 171 Turbostar Thameslink Class 319 dual voltage unit The Go-Ahead Group is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the liberalisation of the UKs train and bus industries. ... Keolis is a French transport group based in Paris. ... Passenger train services in Great Britain are operated by a number of companies, referred to as Train Operating Companies or TOCs, normally on the basis of regional franchises awarded by the Strategic Rail Authority. ... Connex South Central was a short-lived train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Sussex is a traditional county in south-eastern England, corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Victoria Station concourse Victoria station is a London Underground and railway station in London, in the City of Westminster. ... Outside view Platform London Bridge station is a railway station in central London (in the London Borough of Southwark), occupying a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge. ...

The company was originally known as South Central, but on 30 May 2004, the franchise was rebranded as Southern, in a deliberate recollection of pre-nationalisation Southern Railway, with a green roundel logo with ‘Southern’ written in yellow in a green bar. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rebranding is the process by which a finished or near-finished product or service developed with one brand or company or product line affiliation is marketed or distributed with a different identity. ... The Southern Railway in the United Kingdom was the smallest of the four railway systems created in the Grouping ordered by the Railways Act 1921. ...

Southern also operates the cross-London Watford Junction to Gatwick Airport / Brighton route via Kensington (Olympia) and Clapham Junction (the West London Line). Watford Junction station is a railway station in Watford, United Kingdom. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA Airport Code: LGW, ICAO Airport Code: EGKK) is Londons second airport and the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... Kensington (Olympia) station is a railway and tube station in West London. ... Clapham Junction is a railway station located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...

The franchise is owned by Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group and Keolis. Govia is a joint venture between Go-Ahead (65 per cent) and Keolis SA (35 per cent). ... Brighton & Hove Bus Metrobus Scania OmniDekka 447 (YV03 RBF) Southern Class 171 Turbostar Thameslink Class 319 dual voltage unit The Go-Ahead Group is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the liberalisation of the UKs train and bus industries. ... Keolis is a French transport group based in Paris. ...

In early 2006, Southern became the focus of attention from cyclists' groups, as a result of their enforcement of their policy regarding carriage of cycles.

Routes

Details of each route (including maps and timetables) are available from Southern’s web site (see External links, below). The routes, shown in the order listed on the Southern website, are:

The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... East Coastway is the name given by Southern Trains to the services operated from London Victoria along the south coast of Sussex and Kent to the east of Brighton. ... The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. ... West Coastway is the name given by Southern Trains to the services operated by them from London Victoria along the south coast of West Sussex and Hampshire to the west of Brighton. ... The Arun Valley Line is part of the Southern-operated services. ... Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. ... Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 31,600 in 2001. ... The Oxted Line is a railway line in southern England. ... The Caterham Line is a commuter service in south London and Surrey, connecting Caterham with London. ... The Tattenham Corner Line is a railway line in Southern England. ... The Sutton & Mole Valley Line is the name given to the commuter services in south London and Surrey operated by the Southern from London (Victoria and London Bridge to Horsham and Epsom Downs. ... Horsham railway station serves the town of Horsham in West Sussex. ... Epsom Downs railway station is in the Reigate and Banstead council area of Surrey. ... Gatwick Express is the brand name of a National Express Group-operated railway service offering a frequent shuttle service between London Victoria Station and Gatwick Airport, in England. ... This article is a text about the Bridge in London. ... The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in South London and part of Outer London. ... For other uses of the name Sydenham, see Sydenham (disambiguation). ... There South London Line, operated by Southern, runs from Victoria to London Bridge. ... Victoria Station concourse Victoria station is a London Underground and railway station in London, in the City of Westminster. ... This article is a text about the Bridge in London. ... Norbury is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, on the border with the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Merton. ... Peckham Rye railway station is a railway station in Peckham, South London. ... Tulse Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, just off the A205 South Circular Road. ... Crystal Palace station Crystal Palace railway station is the only surviving railway station at Crystal Palace in south London. ... There South London Line, operated by Southern, runs from Victoria to London Bridge. ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...

Rolling Stock

Current fleet

CLASS 09/0 Class 09, later 09/0, locomotives were modified from Class 08 locomotives and were re-geared to give a maximum top speed of 27. ... Diesel or Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 656 KB)BR Class 171, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 656 KB)BR Class 171, no. ... DMU of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznan, Poland A diesel multiple unit (DMU) can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine. ... Class 319/0, no. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 647 KB)BR Class 319/0, no. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 647 KB)BR Class 319/0, no. ... A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A modern high speed British diesel multiple unit of type 220 A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ... Class 377/1, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 611 KB)BR Class 377/1, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 611 KB)BR Class 377/1, no. ... Refurbished South West Trains Class 455 The British Rail Class 455 is a type of electric multiple unit drawing power from a 750 V DC third rail. ... Image File history File links C455_7. ... Image File history File links C455_7. ... Class 456, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 654 KB)BR Class 456, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 654 KB)BR Class 456, no. ...

Past fleet

Preserved Southern trains

External links

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See also

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