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• Southeastern has partnered with Solace Women’s Aid to pilot a scheme that delivers essential items from unclaimed lost property to women’s refuges.
• The initiative uses InPost lockers to ensure requested clothing and toys reach refuges quickly, securely and confidentially, reducing pressure on frontline staff.
• This trial run by the Rail Delivery Group to be expanded in the coming months.

• Latest enhancements add an extra 29 highspeed services between St Pancras International and Faversham. 

• There will be more carriages on some of the busiest trains and extra peak-time services on popular routes such as Charing Cross to Maidstone East. 

• Three more of the modern Class 377’s with air-conditioning and charging points are also joining the fleet, bringing the number in operation up to 36. 

• Southeastern has received Platinum Membership of The 5% scheme.
• The award recognises work creating opportunities through apprenticeships, graduate schemes and student placements.
• More than 500 apprentices are currently working across the business.

Rail passengers are being asked to plan ahead of a major upgrade at Dartford Junction.

The Cavell Van, which transported Britain's Unknown Warrior and executed war heroes, marked an emotional homecoming as part of Railway 200 celebrations

The railway is open between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings, following the completion of a £9 million programme of essential works.

• Southeastern is launching the third instalment of the Customer and Communities Improvement Fund
• Charities, organisations and community groups can apply for up to £50,000 for good causes in their area
• 24 projects have already been supported with over £500,000 of grant funding in last two years

• Striking poppy-themed design unveiled on highspeed train at London St Pancras today 
• Livery celebrates Armed Forces community and in service ahead of Remembrance Day 
• Train is the latest to enter passenger service as part of £27 million refurbishment programme 

• Major investment by the integrated South Eastern Railway to fit on-board monitoring cameras onto 32 trains.
• Data from the cameras provide early warning of potential faults and hazards on the railway so they can be fixed before causing delays.
• Initial pilot programme identified 41 overheating incidents and prevented over 9,000 minutes of delays for customers.

• Maps for 139 stations on the Southeastern network will be updated and improved in the coming months
• Follows the successful trial of 3D station mapping for 25 stations earlier this year
• New maps designed to help all customers plan their journey and travel with confidence across the network