As the Rover's name suggests, the north of the area ranges from Cardiff
and Bristol (close to the Severn) to Swindon and Cheltenham, then
extends down to the Southampton area (on the Solent) with a coastal
stretch from Portsmouth as far as Weymouth. What's more, it takes in
some fascinating railway centres such as Eastleigh, Salisbury and
Westbury. The Rover offers travel on a variety of express and local
passenger services operated by several different train companies,
combined with a variety of freight action across the region. This
includes the container trains to and from Southampton Docks, steel
workings to and from South Wales and stone and aggregate movements from
the Mendip Hills. The author demonstrates the variety of traffic on
offer today across this popular Rover ticket area.