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1132:) were not introduced until the last examples could be withdrawn. Exceptionally, some slam door units were allowed to stay in service for another couple of years by special derogation on the Lymington Pier "heritage" branch before they retired permanently in 2010. Some Mark 1 units have been preserved by heritage railways ever since.
218:. The Southern Region also assumed operating responsibility for the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway (although the provision of motive power fell to the London Midland Region). There were three operating divisions: Eastern, Central and Western which correspond approximately to the three current franchise areas.
128:, and six geographic and administrative regions were created out of the previous four companies. The Southern Railway, being relatively self-contained and operated largely by electric traction, was incorporated almost intact as the new Southern Region. The acting General Manager of the Southern Railway,
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that varied build dates between 1923 and 1934. Most of the lines in the island had been closed in the 1950s and early 1960s, but the remaining route from Ryde to
Shanklin was electrified to normal Southern Region third rail specification, and the "Standard" tube stock was converted (from LT's fourth
1176:
2 December 1955: 11 passengers died and 41 were injured when an electric passenger train from
Waterloo to Windsor and Chertsey (dividing at Staines) collided with the rear of a goods train. The accident occurred in thick fog and was caused by irregular block instrument operation by the signalman at
1027:
Unlike the other regions of
British Railways, the Southern Region did not rush to withdraw its steam locomotives, instead using them right up to the completion of large-scale electrification. Consequently, the Southern Region was the last region in Britain to regularly use steam on high speed
1168:
A lack of investment and focus on infrastructure maintenance and collision safeguards across institutions led to a marginal improvement in the net rate of fatal incidents compared to the same (non-British Rail) period before nationalisation, which reduced potential passengers' confidence.
964:(TSGN), including the South Central franchise Govia were already operating. On 26 July 2015 the South Central franchise ended and its services were incorporated into TSGN franchise; Govia announced that they would continue to use the Southern and Gatwick Express brands.
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4 December 1957: 90 passengers died and 173 were injured in a collision in thick fog near
Lewisham in south London, which also caused the collapse of an overhead rail bridge on to the wreckage below. The number of deaths was the third highest ever in a British railway
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rolling stock with Mark 1 bodies in the 1950s and 1960s, but some
Southern Railway-style units survived until the mid-1990s. By that time, much of the Region's slam door fleet reached the end of its design life of 35–40 years and was replaced by more reliable
957:. In the early years of its franchise, South West Trains reinstated 'West of England line' services beyond Exeter to Plymouth and Paignton, but these were cut back again (after only two years of operation) in order to strengthen its core service to Exeter.
611:
The plan assumed that the main railhead for "The
Chunnel" would be at Ashford Kent station. To that end, rolling stock on the London to Dover via Ashford services was refurbished and heavier rails were laid to allow for longer trains and increased freight.
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provided for the nationalisation of all heavy rail systems in the UK to allow for this investment and, in theory, to improve the rights of railway workers. The railway companies were amalgamated into
British Railways, part of the
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severely cut route mileages of most regions but the
Southern escaped major losses in the London area due to high passenger numbers on its frequent suburban services. The Axe did, however, close some country routes including the
1172:
The
British railway industry failed to keep track with the safety regime of its aviation industry, which by the 2000s became its national precedent and contributed to a swift decline in fatalities.
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because of restricted clearances in four tunnels along the route. In 1986, the
Hastings Line was electrified with single tracks through tunnels, enabling the use of generic rolling stock.
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5 November 1967: 49 people died and 78 were injured when a train from Hastings to Charing Cross was derailed by a track defect outside Hither Green station. Amongst the survivors was
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The last slam door units ran in mainline operations in November 2005. New safety regulations prohibiting the use of trains with slam doors (unless equipped with secondary or
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The 1973 tunnel plan was cancelled in 1975. The 1986 tunnel plan, which was approved and eventually built, used the same assumptions as the 1973 plan and Ashford Kent became
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electric traction in November 1946, to be completed by 1955. This plan would have included several branch and secondary lines that were subsequently closed such as the
646:, where the subsoil was largely unsuitable for tunnelling and the mainline railways had extensive networks in place before the underground railways were developed.
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London Underground's services were advanced over Southern Region (and other) tracks, either through dual-running or by ceding BR tracks to LUL. The LUL service to
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Isle of Wight railway lines used elderly steam engines cascaded from the mainland for many years, but in 1966 the Southern Region acquired some redundant
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from 1948 until 1992 when railways were re-privatised. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s. The region covered south
84:, southern England and the south coast, including the busy commuter belt areas of Kent, Sussex and Surrey. The region was largely based upon the former
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12 December 1988: 35 people died and 100 were injured when three trains collided near Clapham Junction because a signal circuit had been wrongly wired.
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British Rail built a fleet of electric units to operate Bournemouth services from Waterloo in the 1980s, with Mark 3 bodies and plug doors. These
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expresses and to have steam operated branch lines. Steam traction over the region finally ended in July 1967, to be replaced by a combination of
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1067:, also known by enthusiasts as "Thumpers" because of their distinctive engines, ran on non- or partly-electrified routes. These include the
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Few Mark 2 multiple units were built but some driving trailers were introduced for Gatwick Airport express services, then operated by the
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and the intensive service patterns this allowed for. However, large-scale investment was required in the infrastructure of all of the
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668:(nicknamed 'The Drain' by both staff and users), British Rail's only "Tube" service, was given over to London Underground upon the
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780:. The surviving line between Ryde and Shanklin was therefore electrified in March 1967 using converted stock originally built for
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When the British Rail passenger services were privatised in the 1990s the lines of the former region were divided between
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The Southern Region was abolished in 1992 because British Rail had decided to move from regional management to
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in 2007. They were reopened respectively in 2017 and 2018 to increase capacity for suburban services.
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lines and also those secondary and branch lines in the area which were later dieselized such as the
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Owing to restricted clearances, existing electric stock could not be used on the railways of the
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also included plans to upgrade the infrastructure of the Southern Region between London and the
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rail to third) so that it could be run on it. In the late-1980s these trains were replaced by
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The first new scheme to be adopted by the Southern Region was implemented in two Phases.
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with a signal to proceed, leaving Corfe Castle station with ruined castle in May 2005.
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The Southern Railway and its predecessor companies have had little competition from
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closed in the 1960s, then later reopened as part of the earliest proposals of the
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trains) - although BR started to replace inner suburban trains from the 1970s.
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was electrified in 1987. But the branch line to Uckfield remains operated by
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4 March 1989: 6 people died and 94 were injured when two trains collided at
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to Southampton and Bournemouth. Electrification was extended all the way to
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terminal. These platforms were closed after international services moved to
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At the time of its creation the Southern Region still had large numbers of
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214:, deep in what was largely Western Region territory, known colloquially as
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had been extensively refurbished and expanded to allow development of the
451:(the SR platforms relocated from Reading Southern to Reading General) and
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occupying the same site at an underground level. In the late 1990s, the
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Why Does Policy Change? - Lessons from British Transport Policy 1945-99
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868:. The Region was divided between two of the new passenger businesses:
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1367:"Govia wins Thameslink, Southern & Great Northern rail franchise"
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The Southern Railway had adopted a plan to convert all lines east of
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2012:
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in 2006, and Gatwick Express was merged with Southern in 2007. The
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487:), and most of the Isle of Wight's lines were closed in the 1950s.
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The Southern Railway was still comparatively profit-making despite
1969:
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joint line between Croydon and Oxted, and the LB&SCR line to
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for instance slowly replaced the former Southern Region service.
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in south London were closed as these routes were replaced by the
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became the first Chief Regional Officer of the Southern Region.
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Existing electric stock could not be used on the line between
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Not subject to franchising (1 January 1948 – 31 December 1992)
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Southern and Western Regions had important interchanges at
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1280:"Retirement of Sir John Elliot from L.T.E. Chairmanship".
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The Southern Region also owned three locomotive works at
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Also in 2014, Govia had been selected to operate the new
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The lines in Devon and Cornwall were reclassified to the
1457:
Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (May 1973) .
619:. By this time the Southern Region had been abolished.
1407:
206:. There was also an unelectrified service to parts of
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stock - much of it after privatisation (mainly using
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commenced operations in the South Western franchise.
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First MTR joint venture wins South Western franchise
633:
135:
The Southern Region also inherited some independent
929:As part of a general reorganisation of franchises,
910:In 2002 the South Central franchise was awarded to
962:Thameslink Southern & Great Northern franchise
1039:The region had ordered large fleets of slam-door
2051:
724:lines. This plan was, however, overtaken by the
557:in central London closed in 1990, replaced with
526:and the Southern's luxury trains, including the
1545:
334:Outside Greater London the main stations were:
149:North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway
788:. During the mid 1980s these were replaced by
630:) from London Victoria to Paris and Brussels.
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981:Category:British Rail electric multiple units
1456:
1164:List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom
622:Until 1980 the Southern Region operated the
470:
1414:"The Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report"
974:
835:
280:A Southern Region "totem" station sign for
16:Former region of British Railways from 1948
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922:until it was franchised to Govia again as
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475:Underused stations such as those between
288:Other major stations in London included:
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1241:
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842:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
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275:
153:
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1505:4th edition; Ian Allan Publishing 1968
1398:
1210:
1109:(5-WES) units later transferred to the
933:(on the Isle of Wight) was merged with
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692:livery on the 1066 electric service to
483:(a few of them later reopened with the
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792:, which were also rebuilt from former
586:Waterloo International railway station
1662:
1519:
158:Richmond Railway Bridge spanning the
1020:, two carriage works (Eastleigh and
728:which brought about the creation of
170:The Southern Region served southern
1731:Campaign to Bring Back British Rail
1446:Railway Clearing House, London 1935
1295:Phillips, Mark (11 December 2018).
1117:services from Victoria, run by the
116:companies, including the Southern.
22:Southern Region of British Railways
13:
1297:"New platforms at London Waterloo"
1135:
100:Station totem design prior to 1965
14:
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744:Phase 1: electrifying the former
634:Competition with London Transport
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2065:750 V DC railway electrification
1996:British Rail Passenger Timetable
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1637:
1622:
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1491:Corhampton Kevin Robertson 2007
1440:Atlas Ian Allan Publishing 2004.
786:British Rail Classes 485 and 486
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602:tunnel under the English Channel
237:, the largest terminal in London
27:
1960:British Rail Telecommunications
1284:. Vol. 110. 20 March 1959.
534:, ceased in the 1960s and 70s.
226:The Region's chief stations in
1955:British Rail Research Division
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1359:
1350:
1341:
1332:
1323:
1314:
1288:
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1095:, this time dating from 1938.
1065:diesel-electric multiple units
859:
763:Phase 2: reopening the former
659:West Croydon to Wimbledon Line
567:West Croydon to Wimbledon Line
1:
1392:Railway Gazette International
1282:Railway Gazette International
1266:
735:
670:Privatisation of British Rail
515:, plus goods yards including
110:third rail DC electrification
91:
33:Region logo from 1965 to 1992
1783:British Transport Commission
1461:(2nd ed.). Shepperton:
1093:more redundant LT tube stock
953:, which in 2014 was renamed
941:. Thameslink became part of
626:sleeper train (jointly with
282:Hither Green railway station
145:Kent and East Sussex Railway
126:British Transport Commission
7:
1229:Isle of Wight Steam Railway
1154:Clapham Junction rail crash
992:(4-CEP) "slam-door" EMU at
819:
10:
2081:
1161:
1139:
978:
688:electric multiple unit in
453:Windsor and Eton Riverside
108:, thanks to its extensive
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1983:
1942:
1894:
1853:
1842:
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1158:Purley Station rail crash
657:, however, took over the
600:The 1973 plan to build a
471:Line and station closures
221:
60:
46:
38:
26:
1965:British Transport Hotels
1950:British Rail Engineering
1912:Railfreight Distribution
1489:The Atmospheric Southern
1356:Moody, (1968) pp.214-23.
1338:Moody, (1968) pp.174-81.
1329:Moody, (1968) pp.164-74.
975:Trains and rolling stock
836:Oxted and East Grinstead
746:London Chatham and Dover
666:Waterloo & City line
590:St Pancras International
513:Bexhill West Branch Line
2001:British Transport Films
1793:BRB (Residuary) Limited
1706:1955 modernisation plan
1347:Moody, (1968) pp.212-4.
1320:Moody, (1968) pp.124-5.
1150:Hither Green rail crash
994:London Victoria station
939:South Western franchise
810:London Waterloo station
784:in 1921. These became
782:London Electric Railway
676:Further electrification
596:Channel Tunnel planning
141:East Kent Light Railway
2025:The wrong type of snow
1788:British Railways Board
1736:Great British Railways
1263:
1251:
1121:, before returning to
1041:electric multiple unit
1001:
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528:Atlantic Coast Express
509:New Romney branch line
285:
167:
101:
2041:Category:British Rail
1257:
1245:
1123:South Western Railway
1084:"Standard" tube stock
988:
979:Further information:
969:South Western Railway
955:Great Western Railway
943:First Capital Connect
854:diesel multiple units
846:South Eastern Railway
765:South Eastern Railway
683:
617:Ashford International
279:
157:
99:
2060:British Rail regions
2019:The Age of the Train
1907:Rail Express Systems
1444:London Railway Atlas
1211:Later heritage lines
937:in 2005 to form the
920:South Eastern Trains
905:Connex South Eastern
901:Connex South Central
806:South West Main Line
800:South West Main Line
553:. At the same time,
551:Thameslink Programme
325:in the southern area
305:in south west London
194:, and some areas of
164:Richmond upon Thames
1984:Media and publicity
1204:passed a red signal
1146:Lewisham rail crash
1000:livery (March 2003)
951:First Great Western
804:The first phase of
263:(later replaced by
23:
1767:Transport Act 2000
1757:Transport Act 1962
1752:Transport Act 1947
1459:Passengers No More
1264:
1252:
1225:Spa Valley Railway
1119:Southern franchise
1111:Brighton Main Line
1002:
949:was taken over by
914:and rebranded it "
794:London Underground
726:Transport Act 1947
698:
696:in September 1986.
427:Effingham Junction
286:
216:"The Withered Arm"
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121:Transport Act 1947
102:
21:
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1929:Trainload Freight
1876:Regional Railways
1871:Network SouthEast
1866:Network NorthWest
1844:Services, sectors
1762:Railways Act 1993
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1655:
1651:
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1503:Southern Electric
1142:Barnes rail crash
1006:steam locomotives
998:Network SouthEast
935:South West Trains
881:South West Trains
870:Network SouthEast
519:and Falcon Lane.
319:in the south east
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1177:Barnes Junction.
1088:London Transport
1077:North Downs line
967:In August 2017,
947:North Downs Line
866:business sectors
730:British Railways
694:Hastings Station
640:London Transport
571:Croydon Tramlink
539:Snow Hill tunnel
485:Bluebell Railway
465:Exeter St Davids
293:Clapham Junction
86:Southern Railway
78:British Railways
76:was a region of
55:South of England
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748:routes between
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578:London Waterloo
576:As a contrast,
563:Addiscombe Line
559:City Thameslink
555:Holborn Viaduct
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265:City Thameslink
261:Holborn Viaduct
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74:Southern Region
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