Current Newsletter - Hogrider No 168, November 2023 (Microsoft Word format)
Hogrider No 167, May 2023 (Microsoft Word format)
Hogrider No 166, December 2022
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Hogrider No 165, August 2022
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Hogrider No 164, January 2022 (also in Microsoft Word format)
The franchise of ill repute; an evidence-based history of South West Trains under ethically-limited, asset-stripping, tax-evading Stagecoach (Microsoft Word format)
Hogrider No 163, Spring 2021
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Hogrider No 162, Autumn 2020
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Hogrider No 161, Spring 2020
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Hogrider No 160, February - August 2019
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Hogrider No 159, Mid-September 2018 - January 2019
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Hogrider No 158, June - Mid-September 2018
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Hogrider No 157, February - May 2018
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Hogrider No 156, Mid-September 2017 - January 2018
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@swtrains watch; December 2017 letter on SWT - SWR comparisons
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South Western Railways 2017 rail franchise agreement and train service requirement
Hogrider No 155, June - Mid-September 2017 (also in Microsoft Word format)
@swtrains_watch; introduction and letter comprehensively summarising ethically-limited Stagecoach's failures on SWT (also in Microsoft Word format)
Hogrider No 154, March - May 2017
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Hogrider No 153, December 2016 - February 2017
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Hogrider No 152, September - November 2016
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Hogrider No 151, Mid-April - August 2016
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Hogrider No 151 Photographic Evidence (PDF document)
Hogrider No 150, Mid-January - Mid-April 2016
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Hogrider No 149, October 2015 - Mid-January 2016
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SHRUG'S reponse to consultation on the South Western Franchise, January 2016
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Hogrider No 148, July - September 2015
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Hogrider No 147, April - June 2015
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SHRUG's response to Network Rail's Wessex Route Study
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SHRUG's response to Penalty Fares Consultation 2015
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Hogrider No 146 (Part 1), January - March 2015
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Hogrider No 146 (Part 2), January - March 2015
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Hogrider No 145 (Part 1), October - December 2014
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Hogrider No 145 (Part 2), October - December 2014
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Hogrider No 144 (Part 1), July - September 2014
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Hogrider No 144 (Part 2), July - September 2014
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Hogrider No 143 (Part 1), April - June 2014
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Hogrider No 143 (Part 2), April - June 2014
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Hogrider No 142 (Part 1), January - March 2014
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Hogrider No 142 (Part 2), January - March 2014
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Hogrider No 141 (Part 1), October - December 2013
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Hogrider No 141 (Part 2), October - December 2013
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Hogrider No 140 (Part 1), July - September 2013
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Hogrider No 140 (Part 2), July - September 2013
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Hogrider No 139 (Part 1), April - June 2013
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Hogrider No 139 (Part 2), April - June 2013
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Hogrider No 138 (Part 1), January - March 2013
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Hogrider No 138 (Part 2), January - March 2013
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Hogrider No 137 (Part 1), October - December 2012
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Hogrider No 137 (Part 2), October - December 2012
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Hogrider No 136 (Part 1), July - September 2012
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Hogrider No 136 (Part 2), July - September 2012
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Hogrider No 135 (Part 1), April - June 2012
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Hogrider No 135 (Part 2), April - June 2012
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Hogrider No 134 (Part 1), January - March 2012
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Hogrider No 134 (Part 2), January - March 2012
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Hogrider No 133 (Part 1), October - December 2011
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Hogrider No 133 (Part 2), October - December 2011
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Hogrider No 132 (Part 1), July - September 2011
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Hogrider No 132 (Part 2), July - September 2011
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Hogrider No 131 (Part 1), April - June 2011
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Hogrider No 131 (Part 2), April - June 2011
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Hogrider No 131 (Part 3), April - June 2011
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Hogrider No 130 (Part 1), January - March 2011
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Hogrider No 130 (Part 2), January - March 2011
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Hogrider No 129 (Part 1), September - December 2010
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Hogrider No 129 (Part 2), September - December 2010
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Hogrider No 129 (Part 3), September - December 2010
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Response to the DFT's Consultation on 'Reforming Rail Franchising', October 2010
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Hogrider No 128 (Part 1), June - September 2010
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Hogrider No 128 (Part 2), June - September 2010
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Hogrider No 128 (Part 3), June - September 2010
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Hogrider No 127 (Part 1), March - June 2010
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Hogrider No 127 (Part 2), March - June 2010
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Hogrider No 127 (Part 3), March - June 2010
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Hogrider No 126 (Part 1), January - March 2010
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Hogrider No 126 (Part 2), January - March 2010
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Hogrider No 126 (Part 3), January - March 2010
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Hogrider No 125 (Part 1), October 2009 - January 2010
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Hogrider No 125 (Part 2), October 2009 - January 2010
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Hogrider No 125 (Part 3), October 2009 - January 2010
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Hogrider No 124 (short version), July - September 2009
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Hogrider No 124 (long version), July - September 2009
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Hogrider No 123, May - June 2009
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Hogrider No 122, February - April 2009
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Hogrider No 121, November 2008 - January 2009
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Hogrider No 120, September - October 2008
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Hogrider No 119, June - August 2008
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Hogrider No 118, April - May 2008
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Hogrider No 117, January - March 2008
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Hogrider No 116, October - December 2007
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Hogrider No 115, July - September 2007
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Understanding Revenue Protection on South West Trains
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Hogrider No 114, May - June 2007
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Hogrider No 113 with letter to MPs, mid February - April 2007
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From the Department of Transport's public register, as at 3 April 2007
Stagecoach South Western Franchise Agreement (Adobe Acrobat format - 710Kb)
Service Level Commitment (Adobe Acrobat format - 755Kb)
National Rail Franchise Terms (Adobe Acrobat format - 2,264Kb)
Huge Downgrade of Totton's Train Services Proposed from December 2007 (Microsoft Word format - 90Kb)
Hogrider No 112, January - mid February 2007
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Hogrider No 111, November - December 2006
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Hogrider No 110, September - October 2006
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Franchise Letter to MPs, October 2006 (Microsoft Word format - 35Kb)
MEGAPLAINT Letter to Ben Bradshaw MP, September 2006 (Microsoft Word format - 41Kb)
MEGAPLAINT Followup Letter to MPs, August 2006 (Microsoft Word format - 50Kb)
MEGAPLAINT Covering Letter to MPs, May 2006 (Microsoft Word format - 49Kb)
MEGAPLAINT - The Triumph of Greed over Ethics in the South West Trains Franchises (Microsoft Word format - 332Kb)
Hogrider No 109, July - September 2006
Hogrider No 108, mid April - June 2006
Hogrider No 107, February - mid April 2006
Hogrider No 106, December 2005 - January 2006
Hogrider No 105, October - November 2005
Hogrider No 104, July - September 2005
Hogrider No 103, June 2005
Stand Up and Be Counted - SHRUG letter to the Rail Passengers' Council, April 2005
Hogrider No 102, April 2005
Hogrider No 101, February 2005
Hogrider No 100, December 2004
Hogrider No 99, October 2004
Hogrider No 98, August 2004
Hogrider No 97, April - June 2004 (Volume 1)
Hogrider No 97, April - June 2004 (Volume 2)
Hogrider No 96, February 2004
SHRUG Contribution to the Government's Big Conversation, February 2004
Hogrider No 95, December 2003
Hogrider No 94, October 2003
Hogrider No 93, June - August 2003
Hogrider No 92, April 2003
Hogrider No 91, February 2003
Hogrider No 90, December 2002
Rail Users' Reports for 2002
The South Hampshire Rail Users' Group is always grateful for news, letters and articles for Hogrider.
Organiser:
Denis Fryer
19 Fontwell Close, Calmore
Southampton SO40 2TN
United Kingdom
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South Hampshire Rail Users' Group Mission Statement and History (also in Microsoft Word format)
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