| South Western Railway confirms plans for first new timetable since 2004 Posted by ChrisB at 20:55, 10th January 2026 |     |
From Rail magazine
South Western Railway has confirmed that the first major redesign of its timetable in more than 20 years is under way.
The last time that schedules into Waterloo were comprehensively upgraded was in December 2004, when Sir Andrew Haines (recently retired from his position as Network Rail Chief Executive) was in charge of Stagecoach’s South West Trains.
Then, the drivers of change were new Siemens Class 444/450 Desiro trains that had different point-to-point timings and door cycle times, along with growing passenger numbers which together caused station dwell times to increase.
Now, changed patterns of commuting and the replacement of the last Class 455s with new Class 701 Arterios are the major reasons.
....cont.
The last time that schedules into Waterloo were comprehensively upgraded was in December 2004, when Sir Andrew Haines (recently retired from his position as Network Rail Chief Executive) was in charge of Stagecoach’s South West Trains.
Then, the drivers of change were new Siemens Class 444/450 Desiro trains that had different point-to-point timings and door cycle times, along with growing passenger numbers which together caused station dwell times to increase.
Now, changed patterns of commuting and the replacement of the last Class 455s with new Class 701 Arterios are the major reasons.
....cont.
