What is South West Trains?
{{Infobox rail company |name = South West Trains |image = SWT 444001 Clapham Junction.jpg |caption = [[British Rail Class 444|444001]] at [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction station]] |image_size=300px |logo= |regions=[[Greater London]], [[Surrey]], [[Hampshire]], [[Isle of Wight]] & [[Dorset]] |secregions=[[Berkshire]], [[Wiltshire]], [[Somerset]], [[Devon]] |fleet=371<br>1 [[British Rail Class 73|Class 73]] electro-diesel locomotive<br>11 [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158 ''Express Sprinter'']] sets<br>30 [[British Rail Class 159|Class 159 ''South Western Turbo'']] sets<br>45 [[British Rail Class 444|Class 444 ''Desiro'']] sets<br>127 [[British Rail Class 450|Class 450 ''Desiro'']] sets<br>91 [[British Rail Class 455|Class 455]] sets<br>24 [[British Rail Class 456|Class 456]] sets<br>36 [[British Rail Class 458|Class 458 ''Juniper'']] sets<br>6 [[British Rail Class 483|Class 483]] sets |franchise = [[South Western franchise|South Western]]<br>4 Feb 1996 − 31 Jan 2004<br>1 Feb 2004 − 3 Feb 2007<br>4 Feb 2007 – 20 Aug 2017 |stations = 213 |stationsop = 185 (including Island Line) |parent_company = [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] |website=www.southwesttrains.co.uk |abbr=SW |map = [[File:South West Trains route map 2010.svg|300px|Route map]] }} '''South West Trains''' was a [[train]] [[company]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. It served 213 [[Train station|stations]] and ran 185 of those. The company had 371 trains and ran the [[Island Line]]<ref name=IslandLine /> as well. In August 2017, [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] took over the franchise.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-mtr-south-western-trains-limited-wins-south-western-franchise First MTR South Western Trains Limited wins South Western franchise] Department for Transport 27 March 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.firstgroupplc.com/about-firstgroup/uk-rail/improving-south-western-railway.aspx Improving South Western Railway] FirstGroup plc, 27 March 2017</ref> ==References== {{reflist|refs= <