News Releases

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  04 Mar 2021

  Southeastern releases safety video ahead of schools reopening

  • Southeastern will be welcoming school children back to the network next Monday
  • 15 services will have extra train carriages from Monday 8 March to accommodate the increase in passenger numbers and to help maintain social distancing

   

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  10 Feb 2021

  Paralympian Andy Barrow to lead panel ensuring Southeastern trains are accessible to all

  • Paralympian Andy Barrow to lead new panel to continually review and improve policy and practice
  • New accessibility app will use inclusive design principles
  • Innovative features added to customer information systems will provide automatic updates of toilet availability on trains and lift availability at stations
  • New highly trained roving Mobile Assistance staff to be deployed at stations
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  15 Jan 2021

  Southeastern supports community vaccination drive at Sevenoaks

  • Car park made available in arrangement with NHS until further notice
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  31 Dec 2020

  Southeastern makes a new year’s resolution for 2021: carry on swabbing

  • 100% negative Covid-19 tests will reassure rail passengers returning to school, college and work that they can travel with confidence
  • Programme continuing in new year covers stations, trains and depots
  • Some train times will change on January 4 – check before you travel at southeasternrailway.co.uk.
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  25 Dec 2020

  Southeastern and Network Rail staff worked through Christmas Eve to deliver food to lorry drivers stuck in Kent (with high-res photography)

  • Southeastern and Network Rail worked late into the night on Christmas Eve to get food to stranded lorry drivers
  • Food has been donated from station shops, including Pret A Manger, Starbucks and M&S
  • The food is being offloaded at Ashford International Railway station and distributed by the Salvation Army 
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  26 Nov 2020

  Southeastern Recognised In The Top 100 Apprentice Employers In England

  Southeastern ranked 66 out of 100, recognised for its overall commitment to employing apprentices

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  23 Nov 2020

  Free train travel for almost a thousand fleeing domestic abuse as demand for help soars

  • Scheme initiated by Southeastern extended until the end of March 2021 for domestic abuse survivors
  • Latest figures show that, on average, four survivors a day have used scheme
  • Train operators have provided free tickets to 836 people, including 210 children
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  20 Nov 2020

  New pilot boosts already high face covering compliance on Southeastern

  • As the country faces increased restrictions, train companies and police are doing more to ensure those who are travelling can do so with confidence
  • A new trial of joint patrols by rail enforcement and policing staff and British Transport Police officers around London has increased already high levels of face covering compliance from 91% to 98%
  • 104 people have been removed from trains and station as part of the pilot
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  17 Nov 2020

  Negative station swab tests provide positive news for rail passengers

  • Southeastern completes coronavirus swab testing on high touch areas among 20 of its busiest stations.
  • The activity is part of Southeastern’s enhanced cleaning regime to protect staff and passengers.
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  13 Nov 2020

  Southeastern implements a reduced timetable from Monday 16 November

  A reduced timetable will be implemented that reflects the current phase of the pandemic.