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• Latest improvements will deliver an extra 29 highspeed services per week 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 

• The modern Class 377 fleet now numbers 36 as three more units become available for customer service as part of the new timetable 

• Southeastern partners with domestic abuse charity to offer free counselling
• Project to support 100 women in Canterbury, Ashford, Folkestone and Hythe
• Each survivor to be offered 12 free sessions funded by grant

• All 36 units in the Class 376 fleet are getting a full mid-life refresh.
• Includes fully refurbished seating, handy at-seat power points and accessibility improvements for better journeys plus a sleek, new blue livery.
• The upgrade is part of South Eastern Railway’s wider fleet improvement programme that covers a £27million refurbishment of the Class 395 highspeed ‘Javelins’, the arrival of 13 newer Class 377s and the ongoing procurement for a more accessible replacement Metro fleet.

• Festive enterTRAINment to Canterbury combined charitable giving with family fun as railway industry marks bicentenary year
• Special Christmas service also provided chance to play games on board UK’s fastest train service
• Southeastern is offering great value advance fares and adding a further 29 services per week from 14^th December

Passengers are asked to plan ahead this Christmas and New Year as vital upgrades are delivered for a more reliable railway

• 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