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04 Jul 2025South Eastern Railway expands programme of daytime inspections for improved maintenance
- A small number of timetable changes on four routes across Kent will take place off-peak, within school hours on weekdays, over a six-month period.
- This will give railway workers more time in-between trains to carry out a greater number of maintenance inspections in daylight hours, which helps to improve their efficiency and supports better performance.
- Customers are being advised to plan ahead and check journey planners before they travel.
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25 Jun 2025Southeastern stations improved with £9 million investment
- Passengers benefitting from cleaner, more comfortable stations from refurbishment programme.
- More than 134 stations deep cleaned and painted alongside installation of new seating, shelters and toilets.
- Major refurbishment comes as more passengers use the network, up 9% on the previous year.
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23 Jun 2025Train networking event inspires next generation of women in rail
- Southeastern train turned into moving classroom to encourage more girls to consider a career in railway engineering
- Students from Mulberry School for Girls met with female engineers and Purpose Coalition Chair and former Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening
- Event celebrates Women in Engineering Day and the birthday of pioneering engineer Verena Holmes
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18 Jun 2025Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railway
Hero image caption: Rail Minister visits Hither Green station to mark the launch of South Eastern Railway
- Southeastern and Network Rail unite to operate under a single, more efficient leadership team known as South Eastern Railway
- Under public ownership Southeastern are delivering some of the lowest cancellation rates nationally and have forecast a £50m reduction in taxpayer subsidy
- South Eastern Railway marks a significant milestone towards Great British Railways and creating clear accountability for performance, delivering better public transport
- Southeastern and Network Rail unite to operate under a single, more efficient leadership team known as South Eastern Railway
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10 Jun 2025Southeastern boosts water-saving efforts as part of sustainability strategy
- 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.
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29 May 2025Rail industry unites to tackle safeguarding challenges at national conference
- 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
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21 May 2025Mayor of Lambeth unveils plaque celebrating Brixton station’s iconic sculptures
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.
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19 May 2025Highspeed fleet upgrade on the right track
- 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.
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14 May 2025Passengers asked to plan ahead as further 10-week closure of Blackheath rail tunnel means train journeys will change
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.
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12 May 2025'The Railway Children' readings at Grove Park
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.