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• Customers are being reminded that Southeastern’s new timetable starts from Sunday 15th December with an extra 44 services each week day, totalling 220 per week.
• This includes 12 more Cannon Street ‘rounders’ on the Woolwich and Sidcup lines, as well as 27 extra off-peak services between Victoria and Orpington.
• The first two trains from a transfer of 13 Class 377s are also coming into service on the Maidstone East line from 15 December.

• Dougie Calder was 16 when he joined British Rail in 1969
• His long service was recognised at a special event with current and former colleagues
• Southeastern bosses praise his commitment and encourage others to consider a career in the rail industry

Southeastern and Hitachi Rail have agreed a new contract for the maintenance of the iconic Class 395 ‘Javelin’ which will see more units in service for customers every day alongside the continuation of the £27million refurbishment programme.  

Southeastern has partnered with sustainability experts Action Sustainability to launch a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within its supply chain to drive positive environmental and social change.

• An extra 13 Class 377s to enter service between now and end of 2025
• The trains are more reliable and air conditioned to provide a better onboard experience
• Made possible because of joint working with Govia Thameslink Railway and the Department for Transport

• The package of enhancements at over 20 stations across the Southeastern network has restored historic elements and upgraded customer facilities.
• Wider programme began in 2023 and includes improvements in booking halls, on platforms and for customer information systems.
• Investment sits alongside the multi-million-pound Access for All schemes delivered at several stations to make them step-free plus £2m to refresh more than 100 stations over the next six months.

• Southeastern’s improved timetable starts on Sunday 15 December with an extra 44 services per each day, totalling 220 per week.
• There will be 12 more of the Cannon Street ‘Rounder’ services at peak times along the Woolwich and Sidcup routes.
• Extra off-peak services have also been added between Victoria and Orpington via Herne Hill to offer a full ‘turn up and go’ Metro service with four trains per hour.

• Response times for Network Rail first responders on the Hastings line to be slashed by up to an hour during disruption
• George Graham House, at Robertsbridge station, will act as a new base for operations managers so that incidents can be responded to more quickly.

• Serving military personnel, veterans and Royal British Legion fundraisers travel for free on Sunday, 10 November.

• Free travel available to service personnel or veterans in uniform, or with valid ID or medals.

• Southeastern colleagues come together to remember former railway employees.