South Western Railway is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and MTR Corporation (30%) that operates the South Western franchise.
A South Western Railway Class 444 near Southampton Airport Parkway in April 2021
Image: Southampton Central SWR 158887 Salisbury service
Image: New SWR livery variation
Island Line is a brand of the South Western Railway train operating company which runs the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) Island Line on the Isle of Wight. A stand-alone franchise from 1996 until 2007, it then became part of the South Western franchise operated by South West Trains until August 2017 and since by South Western Railway.
An Island Line Class 484 at Shanklin
Island Line train in dinosaur livery
Island Line Class 483 No. 004 at Ryde St John's Road station