News Releases
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17 Jan 2025More reliable journeys ahead for Southeastern customers as £90m re-signalling begins across the Lewisham area
SET/NR Alliance press release: No trains will run to or from Charing Cross, Waterloo East and Cannon Street as work to install a new signalling system in the heavily-used Lewisham area gets fully underway this weekend, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 January.
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17 Dec 2024Multi-million-pound investment at Slade Green depot boosts rail industry’s maintenance capabilities and smoother, more reliable journeys for customers
SET/NR Alliance release: A brand-new wheel lathe, carriage wash and extended overhead gantry are among the highlights of a multi-million pound investment at the Slade Green train maintenance depot to assist Southeastern with maintaining its current train fleet as well as supporting future upgrades of its ‘Metro’ fleet
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16 Dec 2024Most routes open as usual as Southeastern gets you home for Christmas
- Most routes will be open as usual throughout the festive period
- Some ticket restrictions will be lifted
- Passengers encouraged to check their entire journey as major engineering work is taking place elsewhere
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10 Dec 2024Check before you travel advice as boosted timetable starts on Sunday 15th December
- Customers are being reminded that Southeastern’s new timetable starts from Sunday 15th December with an extra 44 services each week day, totalling 220 per week.
- This includes 12 more Cannon Street ‘rounders’ on the Woolwich and Sidcup lines, as well as 27 extra off-peak services between Victoria and Orpington.
- The first two trains from a transfer of 13 Class 377s are also coming into service on the Maidstone East line from 15 December.
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09 Dec 2024"When you enjoy what you do, you keep doing it" – Southeastern station supervisor celebrates 55 years of working on the railway
- Dougie Calder was 16 when he joined British Rail in 1969
- His long service was recognised at a special event with current and former colleagues
- Southeastern bosses praise his commitment and encourage others to consider a career in the rail industry
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31 Oct 2024**UPDATED** Southeastern Ghost Train departs for TRAINsylvania this Halloween
- Today, Southeastern invited customers to embark on a journey with a difference to Pluckley, reputed to be the most haunted place in the UK.
- Play experts gathered some of the best Halloween-based games for customers to enjoy while travelling on the specially selected service from Charing Cross.
- Photos from today's special service are now available
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29 Oct 2024Southeastern Ghost Train departs for TRAINsylvania this Halloween
- This Halloween during half-term, Southeastern invites customers to embark on a journey with a difference to Pluckley, reputed to be the most haunted place in the UK.
- Play experts have gathered some of the best Halloween based games for customers to enjoy while travelling on the specially selected service from Charing Cross.
- Customers, both young and old, are invited to join Southeastern and renowned Toyologist Peter Jenkinson for the special journey on Thursday 31st October.
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24 Oct 2024ONE WEEK TO GO: Passengers reminded to plan ahead over October half term as Network Rail undertakes essential work on the Medway Valley line
Network Rail/Southeastern Alliance release
People using the Medway Valley line between Paddock Wood and Strood are being asked to plan ahead and check before they travel when Network Rail engineers undertake work on the railway to protect it against landslips.
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16 Oct 2024Southeastern’s first Changing Places toilet opens at Margate
- It’s the first toilet of its kind to open at a station managed by Southeastern.
- The facility will support people with a range of needs that aren’t met by standard accessible toilets.
- We are working hard to improve accessibility across the network.
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09 Oct 2024Check your train times as some services will ‘leaf’ earlier this autumn
- Some services will depart a few minutes earlier from 13 October
- It’s estimated around 50 million leaves fall onto the railway in the south-east every autumn
- Safety is our top priority and drivers need more time to stop and start at stations