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• More than 150 automatic meter readers now installed across the Southeastern network.
• Real-time monitoring enables faster leak detection, minimising waste at depots and stations.
• Move delivers on Southeastern’s commitment to improve sustainability.

• Senior police and youth outreach leaders join publicly owned rail operators to share frontline insights
• Violence Against Women and Girls, youth safety, and use of technology take centre stage
• Event hosted by Southeastern and South Western Railway with support from Department for Transport

On the World Day for Cultural Diversity a plaque has been unveiled at Brixton railway station marking the restoration of some of the earliest sculptural representations of black British people in the UK.

• The last of the Class 395 highspeed trains to receive its interior refresh has re-entered passenger service.
• This completes the first phase of a £27m upgrade that saw all 29 trains fitted with new carpets, new seats, energy-efficient LED lighting, and at-seat USB charge points.
• The second phase of the upgrade is now underway bringing in improved passenger information and a sleek new exterior livery. 

South East Alliance release: Repair work to the Blackheath railway tunnel being undertaken by Network Rail starting this Sunday means that train services will be diverted via Greenwich and Bexleyheath.

Families gathered at Grove Park station at the weekend to enjoy the classic tale The Railway Children by local author E.Nesbit who took inspiration from the area to tell the infamous story.

• Digital lost and found service boosts items returned to almost 5,000 in just one year
• Precious items returned include church keys and an insulin pen.
• Customers urged to register their lost possessions at Lost property | Southeastern.

Whitstable Town FC supporters heading to Wembley for the FA Vase final on Sunday 11 May are being advised to check before they travel and kick off their journey early as a bus replacement service is in operation due to long-planned engineering work.

•  38 new toilets almost double the number of toilets at the station to meet the growing needs of customers.

• New, expanded summer timetable starts from Sunday 18 May.
• Includes more trains from London to hugely popular coastal destinations such as Whitstable, Herne Bay and Broadstairs.
• Also adds extra services from Margate to support the stellar line up of music events at Dreamland and the wider late-night economy.