News Releases

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  17 Jan 2020

  Southeastern makes two new senior appointments

  Southeastern has made two senior appointments to its Executive Board.

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  10 Dec 2019

  Southeastern confirms timetable changes for December 2019 – and advises passengers: check before you travel

  • Shorter journeys and better connections on many Highspeed and Mainline services
  • More boarding time at some stations to accommodate passenger growth
  • Changes to rolling stock and train lengths to improve accessibility and make best use of capacity available
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  09 Dec 2019

  Thousands of fare-dodgers caught in joint Southeastern and British Transport Police operation in Medway

  • Over 8,500 people dealt with for fare evasion across Medway towns in 28-day operation
  • Southeastern and BTP make clear: Violence against railway staff will not be tolerated
  • Smooth operation makes for a safer railway in the Medway towns
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  03 Dec 2019

  Help Southeastern find 'Tripod' the Gillingham depot cat

  Train operator Southeastern has put out an appeal to find a much loved cat which has long been adopted by staff at its Gillingham depot in Kent.

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  08 Nov 2019

  Free travel for serving troops, veterans and cadets on Southeastern - Remembrance Sunday 2019

  Southeastern is pleased to offer free travel on all of its services during Remembrance Sunday (November 10 2019) for serving troops, veterans and cadets.

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  31 Oct 2019

  First World War Memorial to be unveiled at Southeastern’s Herne Hill station

  A new war memorial is to be unveiled on Remembrance Sunday in Herne Hill station by MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Helen Hayes.

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  21 Oct 2019

  Southeastern is the first UK train operator to run dual trial of 'hidden disability' awareness schemes

  • Southeastern are rolling out trial schemes of the JAM card and Sunflower Lanyard in a joint approach
  • Southeastern Area Manager, Natalie Leister, has stepped forward to be the lead ally on a push for greater awareness of  hidden disabilities, Autism and Learning difficulties amongst Southeastern employees and Kent rail passengers – leading the debate with her first-hand experience of being the parent of a child with autism

  • Southeastern, which runs train services into London from Kent and East Sussex, today launched a trial of two schemes to raise awareness of, and assist passengers with, “hidden disabilities”, including autism and Learning difficulties.

   

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  23 Sep 2019

  Southeastern celebrates 10 Years of Highspeed service

  • 100 million passenger journeys in a decade[1]

  • £1 billion boost to the Kent visitor economy from the high speed line[2]

  • 48 million miles travelled collectively[3]
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  20 Sep 2019

  Southeastern is ‘Highly Commended’ in the Passenger Operator of the Year category at the National Rail Awards

  • Sustained improvement in punctuality – nearly 10% in two years - leads to top rail industry accolade
  • Close partnership with Network Rail overcomes performance challenges while other improvements for passengers are rolled out including Delay Repay 15
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  11 Sep 2019

  Southeastern introduces ‘Delay Repay 15’ compensation

  • Passengers delayed by 15 minutes or more can now claim compensation
  • Delay Repay forms have already been made faster and simpler to complete on upgraded website