Now Nationalised!? | The History of South Western Railway 2017-2025

Hello & welcome to the third episode of my South West operators miniseries. In this video, I'll be looking at the history of SWR from 2017-2025 and answering the question of whether they have been a success or not?
SWR will be nationalised by the 25 May 2025 and will be the first proper nationalised operator since 1948. This video was made prior to the nationalisation.

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