Southern (railway operating company)

Southern


Basic information
company	Southern
Concession and duration	Part of Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern July 26, 2015 - September 2021
Parent company	Govia ( Go-Ahead Group / Keolis )
statistics
fleet	297
Train stations	213 (156 operated by Southern)
Main regions	London , Sussex , Surrey , Hampshire , Kent
Secondary regions	Hertfordshire , Buckinghamshire
website
www.southernrailway.com

Southern is a former British rail operator and is now a brand of Govia Thameslink Railway . The subsidiary of Govia , a joint venture of the Go-Ahead Group and Keolis , operated the South Central franchise from 2001 to 2015 and the Gatwick Express from 2008 to 2015 . Since the merging of the Thameslink , Southern and Great Northern networks , Southern has only appeared as a brand name.

The route network extends from the London railway stations Victoria and London Bridge in the south adjoining counties Surrey and Sussex .

The company was officially called New Southern Railway Ltd. After taking over the concession from Connex South Central in October 2000, it initially appeared under the brand name South Central . On May 30, 2004 the name was changed; since then the company has appeared as Southern . This is to commemorate the former Southern Railway , which existed in the period of sectorization from 1923 to 1947 and was active in the same region.

As of June 2008, Southern will be responsible for operating the Gatwick Express between London Victoria Rail Station and Gatwick Airport , with additional high-speed trains to and from Brighton during rush hour .

The Southern network has been plagued by significant operational disruptions since 2016, which are partly due to a conflict with trade unions and partly to a lack of qualified train drivers. The Association of British Commuters , the Association of British Commuters , took legal action against the Department for Transport at the beginning of 2017 to clarify whether the Department of Transport disregarded an obligation to intervene.

stretch

Southern trains operate on local routes in south London and in Surrey and Sussex, as well as on the following main routes:

Brighton Main Line : London Victoria / London Bridge - Brighton
East Coastway Line : Brighton - Eastbourne - Hastings
Sutton & Mole Valley Lines : London Victoria / London Bridge - Sutton - Dorking - Horsham or Guildford
West Coastway Line : Brighton - Portsmouth or Southampton
West London Line : Clapham Junction - Watford Junction

Rolling stock

model series	Type	V / max	passenger cars	number	Construction year
British class 73	Electric diesel locomotive	145 km / h		1	1965-1967
British class 171	Railcar (diesel)	160 km / h	171/2 - 2	2	2003-2004
			171/4 - 4	2
			171/7 - 2	10
			171/8 - 4	6th

British class 313	Railcar ( electric )	120 km / h	3	19th	1976-1977
British class 377	Railcar ( electric )	160 km / h	377/1 - 4	64	2002-2014
			377/2 - 4	6th
			377/3 - 3	28
			377/4 - 4	75
			377/6 - 5th	26th
			377/7 - 5	8th

British class 442	Railcar ( electric )	160 km / h	5	6th	1988-1989
British class 442
British class 455	Railcar ( electric )	120 km / h	4th	46	1982-1984
British class 387	Railcar ( electric )	177 km / h	4th	27	2015

Individual evidence

↑ Our companies: Govia. Retrieved May 4, 2020 .
↑ UK: Passenger Association goes to court . In: Eisenbahnjournal Zughalt.de . ( zughalt.de [accessed on February 12, 2017]).

Web links

Commons : Southern - collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of Southern (English)

[1] Our companies: Govia. Retrieved May 4, 2020 .

[2] UK: Passenger Association goes to court . In: Eisenbahnjournal Zughalt.de . ( zughalt.de [accessed on February 12, 2017]).