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29 Jun 2023Clear, consistent, correct and concise: Innovation in Southeastern’s customer information recognised at Railway Innovation Awards
A programme of improvements to customer information have not only benefited Southeastern train passengers but have had a much wider benefit to the whole rail industry.
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29 Jun 2023Thanet to London in 70 minutes: new station gets ready to open for business
- Kent’s first new railway station in eight years to bring the capital closer to the coast and open up Thanet to new jobs and new business
- Station will offer new connections for leisure journeys in East Kent
- Free parking offer for Thanet Parkway customers from 31 July for a limited time
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23 Jun 2023Kent-born trailblazer Verena Holmes honoured with train naming on International Women in Engineering Day as Southeastern looks to boost number of women in engineering roles
- Honour marks International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June 2023 as Southeastern raises awareness of careers for women in engineering and technical roles
- Verena became the first female member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and Society of Locomotion Engineers
- Train naming ceremony held at Cannon Street station attended by Verena’s great niece, Caroline Yardley
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16 Jun 2023Birthday honour from the King for Southeastern’s ‘Queen of the North’
- Sonia Maulson, Southeastern’s General Manager for the North area, has been appointed the MBE
- Sonia was the first female train driver at Southeastern's Grove Park depot in Lewisham
- Sonia’s career includes the enormous contribution she made during the Covid-19 pandemic and 'Operation London Bridge' following the mourning period for HM Queen Elizabeth II
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01 Jun 2023Lower prices with ‘Flexi Season’ deal for part-time commuters on Southeastern extended
- Special promotional price for travel from more than 40 stations in Kent and East Sussex stations continues until 14 October
- Flexible Season ticket aimed at workers travelling to work at least two days a week
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25 May 2023Check before you travel next week: Strike action means no trains on Wednesday 31 May or Saturday 3 June and a limited service with some routes closed on Friday 2 June
- Customers unable to travel on Southeastern trains on Wednesday 31 May and Saturday 3 June.
- Strike action will also take place on Friday 2 June with a limited service running on the network – customers asked to check before they travel.
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23 May 2023e-Scooters to be banned on Southeastern from 1 June
- Concerns over fire risk led to decision
- Ban being enforced by a number of other train operators
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19 May 2023Conductor, Mark Barron named as Male Apprentice of the Year at Women in Rail Awards
At the Women in Rail Awards ceremony this week Conductor Mark Barron was awarded Male Apprentice of the year.
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15 May 2023We’re halfway there: Train fleet upgrade reaches critical milestone
- Class 375 upgrade to at-seat power and new LED lighting will make working and browsing easier on the move
- 56 out of 112 trains now complete – meaning customers are more likely than not to be on an upgraded train