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This section of our site gives all of our latest news and press releases on changes and improvements to Southeastern train services as well as articles on the transport industry as a whole.
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Network SouthEast anniversary tour raises £10,000 for Railway 200 charities
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Southeastern supports families in Woolwich through new community café
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Southeastern unveils community-named Bayeux Tapestry train as Hastings children begin historic journey
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Express service to cut Hastings to London journey times from December
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11 Nov 2026Network SouthEast anniversary tour raises £10,000 for Railway 200 charities
- £10,000 raised for Railway 200's five charity partners through special Network SouthEast anniversary tour
- Passengers joined a one-off journey aboard Southeastern's iconic Network SouthEast-liveried Networker train
- Event celebrated 40 years of Network SouthEast and its lasting railway legacy
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10 Nov 2026Railway staff and police step up action at Lewisham
- Railway staff and police join forces at Lewisham station to tackle trespass, anti-social behaviour and help protect vulnerable people
- Targeted action included high-visibility patrols, conversations with passengers and drone flights in the area
- Lewisham benefited from improvements to reduce crowding and upgrades to CCTV systems
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05 Nov 2026Railway and Armed Forces communities mark Remembrance together in Dover
- Southeastern’s Armed Forces Network brings colleagues, cadets, veterans and the Port of Dover together at its annual Remembrance service
- Service commemorates those who lost their lives in conflict and recognises those who have served
- Free travel for eligible Armed Forces community members and a cascade of crocheted poppies at Canterbury West mark Remembrance across the network
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02 Nov 2026COMPLETED: Train services resume on the Hastings line after nine-day closure
- Engineers renewed slab track south of Tunbridge Wells station and carried out vital maintenance
- Additional work carried out to remove speed restrictions on the line between Etchingham and Battle
- Customers thanked for their patience and understanding during the closure
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28 Oct 2026700 free rail tickets will help Canterbury pupils follow the thread of history
- 700 complimentary return tickets available to help Canterbury schoolchildren visit once in a generation showing of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum
- Follows successful scheme which helped 30 schools and 1,138 pupils and accompanying adults visit the Bayeux Tapestry from Hastings and Rother
- Schools in the CT1-CT4 postcode areas can apply for groups of up to 40 people
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27 Oct 2026Southeastern supports families in Woolwich through new community café
- New community café created by Mama2Mama Baby Essentials with support from Southeastern’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund
- New café offers affordable refreshments, family activities and support for parents, carers and children
- One of 14 projects being supported through Southeastern’s largest-ever Customer and Community Improvement Fund programme
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23 Oct 2026Southeastern achieves top Ministry of Defence recognition for supporting veterans, reservists and military families
- Southeastern has received the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award
- Award recognises Southeastern’s support for veterans, reservists, military families and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
- Support includes up to 10 days’ additional paid leave for Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and guaranteed interviews for veterans.
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14 Oct 2026TEN DAYS TO GO: Hastings line passengers advised to plan ahead this October school half term as buses replace trains for nine days
- Buses replace trains between Tonbridge and Wadhurst from Saturday 24 October until Sunday 1 November
- Engineers will renew worn track just south of Tunbridge Wells
- Teams to carry out additional remedial work to remove three temporary speed restrictions on the line
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12 Oct 2026Rail industry crackdown as trespassing criminals cause more than 1,500 hours of delays on South Eastern Railway network
- Trespass crime including vandalism, and obstruction caused over two months of delays to passengers and cost the South Eastern Railway over £5 million in delay costs
- New crackdown campaign sees rail industry and British Transport Police work closer together than ever in tackling trespass and railway crime
- New technology and better evidence gathering to bring more offenders to justice and reduce impact on passengers.
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07 Oct 2026Southeastern to introduce Autumn timetable from Sunday 11 October to improve reliability and punctuality
- Southeastern’s Autumn Timetable will operate from Sunday 11 October to Saturday 12 December 2026
- Many customers will see little or no change, but some services have been retimed and a small number of stopping patterns revised
- Customers are encouraged to check their journey before travelling at southeasternrailway.co.uk/autumn