Trains
Update from Will about SWR APPG
The APPG is a cross-party parliamentary group, that Will chairs, formed by MPs on the SWR lines to hold the company to account.
17 Mar 2025
Trains
Will’s SWR survey: Provide your feedback on Woking’s railway services
South West Railways has announced a full review of its timetable - the first such review since 2004. During this review, SWR will be working with stakeholders, customers, and MPs to develop the new timetable. That is why Will has created a survey asking residents for their thoughts on South Western Railway (SWR) services in Woking.
Trains
Woking MP leads new Parliamentary group to hold South Western Railway accountable
Liberal Democrat MP, Will Forster, has announced that he has set up a new cross-party Parliamentary group aimed at empowering passengers by holding South Western Railway to account.
6 Mar 2025
Trains
South Western Rail APPG: Inaugural General Meeting and 2025 Work Plan
Will chaired the Inaugural General Meeting (IGM) of the South Western Rail All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). The meeting brought together parliamentarians to address the future of SWR and advocate for a stronger, more sustainable rail network.
22 Jan 2025
Trains
Woking’s Lib Dem MP sets up rail group in Parliament to get fair deal for passengers
Will Forster, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Woking, has set up a cross party group in Parliament that will look at South Western Railway’s impending nationalisation and deal with issues passengers have raised.
22 Jan 2025
Cost of Living
Why we must freeze rail fares and fix our broken railway system
Our railways were once the pride of Britain, however rising fares and deteriorating service quality means this is distant memory. Commuters are increasingly finding themselves caught in a system that is unaffordable, unreliable, and unfair.
18 Oct 2024