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27 Nov 2025First fully refreshed Class 376 train comes into customer service
- All 36 units in the Class 376 fleet are getting a full mid-life refresh.
- Includes fully refurbished seating, handy at-seat power points and accessibility improvements for better journeys plus a sleek, new blue livery.
- The upgrade is part of South Eastern Railway’s wider fleet improvement programme that covers a £27million refurbishment of the Class 395 highspeed ‘Javelins’, the arrival of 13 newer Class 377s and the ongoing procurement for a more accessible replacement Metro fleet.
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20 Nov 2025Southeastern delivers 200 Toys to Kent Children in Railway 200 Christmas celebration
- Festive enterTRAINment to Canterbury combined charitable giving with family fun as railway industry marks bicentenary year
- Special Christmas service also provided chance to play games on board UK’s fastest train service
- Southeastern is offering great value advance fares and adding a further 29 services per week from 14th December
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17 Nov 2025Engineering work to improve Kent and south east London’s railway over Christmas and New Year 2025/26
Passengers are asked to plan ahead this Christmas and New Year as vital upgrades are delivered for a more reliable railway
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14 Nov 2025Rail industry launches trial to supply essential items to women’s refuges across the country
- Southeastern has partnered with Solace Women’s Aid to pilot a scheme that delivers essential items from unclaimed lost property to women’s refuges.
- The initiative uses InPost lockers to ensure requested clothing and toys reach refuges quickly, securely and confidentially, reducing pressure on frontline staff.
- This trial run by the Rail Delivery Group to be expanded in the coming months.
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14 Nov 2025One month to go: South Eastern Railway’s boosted timetable starts from 14 December
- Latest enhancements add an extra 29 highspeed services between St Pancras International and Faversham.
- There will be more carriages on some of the busiest trains and extra peak-time services on popular routes such as Charing Cross to Maidstone East.
- Three more of the modern Class 377’s with air-conditioning and charging points are also joining the fleet, bringing the number in operation up to 36.
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13 Nov 2025Southeastern earns top recognition for investing in on-the-job training
- Southeastern has received Platinum Membership of The 5% scheme.
- The award recognises work creating opportunities through apprenticeships, graduate schemes and student placements.
- More than 500 apprentices are currently working across the business.
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06 Nov 2025THREE MONTHS TO GO: Major railway upgrades at Dartford will affect travel for passengers over the February half term next year
Rail passengers are being asked to plan ahead of a major upgrade at Dartford Junction.
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05 Nov 2025Historic railway van returns to Dover for Special Remembrance event
The Cavell Van, which transported Britain's Unknown Warrior and executed war heroes, marked an emotional homecoming as part of Railway 200 celebrations
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04 Nov 2025Railway reopens on the Hastings line following £9m improvement works
The railway is open between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings, following the completion of a £9 million programme of essential works.
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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