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• £77m spent with small businesses supporting local economies
• Over 500 staff in apprenticeships, boosting career development
• Carbon emissions cut by a third and water use reduced by 43%

• Southeastern and Hornby jointly unveil the new Railway 200 Class 395 ‘Javelin’ highspeed train
• 395015 carries a specially designed Railway 200 graphic and is also the first in the fleet to receive the new highspeed livery
• Unveiling held at Margate railway station – the home of Hornby – and attended by local businesses and attractions that have benefited from highspeed rail
• Investment in the fleet has helped to drive a post-pandemic record of just over 15 million journeys on domestic high-speed services in the last financial year

• A new and improved timetable starting from Sunday 18 May will add extra capacity to provide more space on the busiest services
• More of the newer Class 377 Electrostar trains are coming in to improve the customer experience.
• Extra space to help to support 10 million extra journeys over the next 12 months.

• 10,000 Advance tickets available for just £5 across Southeastern trains on 5 and 6 April

• Offer ties into Kent Big Weekend with attractions across Kent taking part.

• Tickets available exclusively via the Southeastern website and app from 22 to–28 March

SET/NR Alliance release: Passengers in south-east London have been asked to plan ahead from Sunday 18 May to Sunday 27 July 2025 as the Blackheath tunnel, between Blackheath and Charlton will close as Network Rail begins £10 million of essential repairs to the 175-year-old Victorian-era structure.

• Lee Doggett qualified as a train driver this week, following in his father Alan’s footsteps
• Alan Doggett was a well-known railway figure and colleagues named a train in his memory in 2017
• For his first solo journey, Lee drove his father’s train 376001 from Charing Cross

• Women urged to consider careers in rail this International Women’s Day
• Southeastern is setting new industry standards in inclusivity and wellbeing, with numbers of female train drivers and conductors up 50%
• Variety of roles  available to ensure long-term career progression from engineering to customer service

• Grants of up to £50,000 awarded to 11 charities and community groups
• Funding supports vital services, including domestic abuse support and youth mentoring
• Part of Southeastern’s ongoing commitment to advancing social mobility

• The iconic ‘Network SouthEast’ livery has been restored on a Southeastern Networker train
• The train has been named ‘Chris Green’ in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the railway we know today
• Train painting and special event delivered in partnership between Southeastern, Angel Trains, Wabtec, Network SouthEast Friends and Network Rail
• The train will remain on the Southeastern network and will be used in regular passenger service as well as for charity rail tours and other Railway 200 events