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• 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

• Southeastern teamed up with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to teach lifesaving skills for Restart a Heart Day.
• Medical staff taught passengers how to perform CPR and use defibrillators, which are available at all Southeastern stations.
• More than 30,000 cardiac arrests occur outside hospitals every year, with the survival rate less than 1 in 10.

Southeastern and Southern passengers are being reminded to plan ahead this October half-term if travelling on the Hastings line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings.

• Some services will depart slightly earlier or later from Sunday, 12 October
• 50 million leaves expected to fall on the tracks in the south-east this autumn
• New timetable to keep trains running on time and ensure drivers can stop and start safely

• Special charter tour of the Southeastern metro network included lesser-used junctions, routes and a train wash
• Tour departed London Victoria on the special Railway 200 Networker, 465908
• Almost £10,000 to be donated to the Railway 200 charities

A special fleet of leaf-busting trains has this week begun working across Kent and Sussex to keep the railway running safely and reliably.

• Southeastern partners with Safe Families to support isolated families across Kent and East Sussex
• 40 families to receive emotional support, mentoring, friendship, and respite care for children
• Funded through a £46,600 grant from Southeastern’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund