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02 Feb 2024Southeastern gearing up for its biggest-ever intake of apprentices this year
- Southeastern preparing to welcome a record of over 400 new apprentices this year
- Opportunities will be available across a range of front-line and office-based roles
- Confirmation of numbers comes ahead of the start of National Apprenticeship Week – on Monday 5th February
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01 Feb 2024Southeastern unveils new figures showing it has invested £274million with local businesses in the last year
- Published today, the new information demonstrates Southeastern’s work to build a better, more reliable and sustainable railway
- Investment in local businesses sits alongside support for 86,000 students as well as funding for local Community Rail Partnerships
- Part of Southeastern’s Social Value Report which is now available on the Southeastern website
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26 Jan 2024Sliding doors moment as customer waiting areas at Eltham station fully covered for the first time
- Three waiting areas on the two platforms have been completely enclosed from the elements with glazed panelling and automatic sliding doors for accessible entry
- Big improvements in customer experience delivered through a £120,000 project managed by Southeastern and funded by Network Rail
- Eltham investment is part of an ongoing £2.6m programme of station upgrades
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24 Jan 2024Southeastern confirms train services during ASLEF industrial action
- Members of the ASLEF union are taking industrial action across the country between 29 January and 6 February
- Southeastern will not run any train services on Tuesday 30 January but will provide a full service on all other days during this period
- Customers can plan ahead by visiting the Southeastern website or app
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22 Jan 2024Great British Rail Sale - up to 50% off Southeastern Advance tickets
- Confirmation of details of Great British Rail Sale for Southeastern customers
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08 Jan 2024Accessibility improvements for Shortlands railway station
Shortlands station in South London will soon benefit from three lifts and a new footbridge which will make the station fully accessible
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14 Dec 2023Southeastern introduces UK first with new digital season tickets
- sTickets are a new and secure way to buy Season tickets
- Southeastern is the first train operator in the UK to accept and retail Flexi tickets as an sTicket
- New technology is introduced as Southeastern sees its busiest day since pre-pandemic with nearly 400,000 entries and exits in London
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13 Dec 2023Working together for a safer railway: tripartite agreement signed
- Southeastern becomes the first train operator in the country to sign tripartite agreement with Network Rail and the British Transport Police
- Agreement based on workstreams to reduce workplace violence, anti-social behaviour, ticketless travel, graffiti and trespass, while improving safeguarding and working together to reduce suicide
- Work ongoing to collaborate and share information on counter-terrorism and be as prepared as possible for critical and major incidents
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08 Dec 2023Success for Southeastern and partners at the prestigious Railway Heritage Awards
- Community Rail Partnerships receive ‘Highly Commended’ recognition for their efforts to bring disused buildings back into use at two stations
- Railway Heritage Awards recognise the very best in re-use, restoration and conservation of the country’s historic railway infrastructure
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07 Dec 2023
Times are changing: 100 additional trains per week from this Monday
- Southeastern to introduce new timetable from Monday 11th December
- 100 additional trains and thousands of extra seats across Metro, Mainline and High Speed services
- Part of Southeastern’s drive to provide a better, more reliable and sustainable railway