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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