News Releases
223 news releases found, showing page 1 of 23
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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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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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08 May 2025Southeastern’s new lost property scheme sees 144% boost in reunited items
- Digital lost and found service boosts items returned to almost 5,000 in just one year
- Precious items returned include church keys and an insulin pen.
- Customers urged to register their lost possessions at Lost property | Southeastern.
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06 May 2025Game plan for Whitstable Town FC supporters travelling to Wembley on Sunday 11 May
Whitstable Town FC supporters heading to Wembley for the FA Vase final on Sunday 11 May are being advised to check before they travel and kick off their journey early as a bus replacement service is in operation due to long-planned engineering work.
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01 May 2025New toilets open at London Bridge station
- 38 new toilets almost double the number of toilets at the station to meet the growing needs of customers.
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01 May 2025Get set for summer with the Southeastern specials
- New, expanded summer timetable starts from Sunday 18 May.
- Includes more trains from London to hugely popular coastal destinations such as Whitstable, Herne Bay and Broadstairs.
- Also adds extra services from Margate to support the stellar line up of music events at Dreamland and the wider late-night economy.
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28 Apr 2025Shortlands station accessibility scheme completed
South East Alliance release: A scheme to improve the accessibility of Shortlands station in south east London has now been completed with the opening of three new lifts.
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10 Apr 2025Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green station
South East Alliance release: Passengers are set to benefit from step-free access at Hither Green station thanks to a £28m funding boost from the Department for Transport’s Access for All (AfA) programme.
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25 Mar 2025Big train meets little train - a Railway 200 encounter
- Southeastern and Hornby jointly unveil the new Railway 200 Class 395 ‘Javelin’ highspeed train
- 395015 carries a specially designed Railway 200 graphic and is also the first in the fleet to receive the new highspeed livery
- Unveiling held at Margate railway station – the home of Hornby – and attended by local businesses and attractions that have benefited from highspeed rail
- Investment in the fleet has helped to drive a post-pandemic record of just over 15 million journeys on domestic high-speed services in the last financial year