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31 Oct 2025It’s back! Southeastern invites community projects to apply for grant funding
- Southeastern is launching the third instalment of the Customer and Communities Improvement Fund
- Charities, organisations and community groups can apply for up to £50,000 for good causes in their area
- 24 projects have already been supported with over £500,000 of grant funding in last two years
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30 Oct 2025Southeastern unveils Armed Forces tribute on London Poppy Day
- Striking poppy-themed design unveiled on highspeed train at London St Pancras today
- Livery celebrates Armed Forces community and in service ahead of Remembrance Day
- Train is the latest to enter passenger service as part of £27 million refurbishment programme
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27 Oct 2025Bringing track and train together: innovative on-board camera programme expanded to spot issues before they cause delays
- Major investment by the integrated South Eastern Railway to fit on-board monitoring cameras onto 32 trains.
- Data from the cameras provide early warning of potential faults and hazards on the railway so they can be fixed before causing delays.
- Initial pilot programme identified 41 overheating incidents and prevented over 9,000 minutes of delays for customers.
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21 Oct 2025Southeastern rolls out new 3D station maps to improve accessibility and boost passenger confidence
- Maps for 139 stations on the Southeastern network will be updated and improved in the coming months
- Follows the successful trial of 3D station mapping for 25 stations earlier this year
- New maps designed to help all customers plan their journey and travel with confidence across the network
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16 Oct 2025Maidstone commuters learn lifesaving skills for Restart a Heart Day
- Southeastern teamed up with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to teach lifesaving skills for Restart a Heart Day.
- Medical staff taught passengers how to perform CPR and use defibrillators, which are available at all Southeastern stations.
- More than 30,000 cardiac arrests occur outside hospitals every year, with the survival rate less than 1 in 10.
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10 Oct 2025TWO WEEKS TO GO: Passengers reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel this half-term as the railway closes between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings and Bexhill for essential improvement work
Southeastern and Southern passengers are being reminded to plan ahead this October half-term if travelling on the Hastings line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings.
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07 Oct 2025Customers urged to check before they travel ahead of new autumn timetable
- Some services will depart slightly earlier or later from Sunday, 12 October
- 50 million leaves expected to fall on the tracks in the south-east this autumn
- New timetable to keep trains running on time and ensure drivers can stop and start safely
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29 Sep 2025Over 250 people join a very special Network SouthEast metro tour to celebrate Railway 200
- Special charter tour of the Southeastern metro network included lesser-used junctions, routes and a train wash
- Tour departed London Victoria on the special Railway 200 Networker, 465908
- Almost £10,000 to be donated to the Railway 200 charities
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25 Sep 2025Leaf-busting trains ‘will travel 12 times around the planet’ this autumn
A special fleet of leaf-busting trains has this week begun working across Kent and Sussex to keep the railway running safely and reliably.
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19 Sep 2025Southeastern supports families in crisis through new charity partnership
- Southeastern partners with Safe Families to support isolated families across Kent and East Sussex
- 40 families to receive emotional support, mentoring, friendship, and respite care for children
- Funded through a £46,600 grant from Southeastern’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund