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12 Mar 2021Mother and daughter train together to join the next generation of drivers
Cynthia, 60, and Vicki, 30, will celebrate Mother’s Day on the network, whilst both training at the same time to become Southeastern drivers.
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04 Mar 2021Southeastern releases safety video ahead of schools reopening
- Southeastern will be welcoming school children back to the network next Monday
- 15 services will have extra train carriages from Monday 8 March to accommodate the increase in passenger numbers and to help maintain social distancing
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10 Feb 2021Paralympian Andy Barrow to lead panel ensuring Southeastern trains are accessible to all
- Paralympian Andy Barrow to lead new panel to continually review and improve policy and practice
- New accessibility app will use inclusive design principles
- Innovative features added to customer information systems will provide automatic updates of toilet availability on trains and lift availability at stations
- New highly trained roving Mobile Assistance staff to be deployed at stations
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15 Jan 2021Southeastern supports community vaccination drive at Sevenoaks
- Car park made available in arrangement with NHS until further notice
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31 Dec 2020Southeastern makes a new year’s resolution for 2021: carry on swabbing
- 100% negative Covid-19 tests will reassure rail passengers returning to school, college and work that they can travel with confidence
- Programme continuing in new year covers stations, trains and depots
- Some train times will change on January 4 – check before you travel at southeasternrailway.co.uk.
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25 Dec 2020Southeastern and Network Rail staff worked through Christmas Eve to deliver food to lorry drivers stuck in Kent (with high-res photography)
- Southeastern and Network Rail worked late into the night on Christmas Eve to get food to stranded lorry drivers
- Food has been donated from station shops, including Pret A Manger, Starbucks and M&S
- The food is being offloaded at Ashford International Railway station and distributed by the Salvation Army
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26 Nov 2020Southeastern Recognised In The Top 100 Apprentice Employers In England
Southeastern ranked 66 out of 100, recognised for its overall commitment to employing apprentices
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23 Nov 2020Free train travel for almost a thousand fleeing domestic abuse as demand for help soars
- Scheme initiated by Southeastern extended until the end of March 2021 for domestic abuse survivors
- Latest figures show that, on average, four survivors a day have used scheme
- Train operators have provided free tickets to 836 people, including 210 children
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20 Nov 2020New pilot boosts already high face covering compliance on Southeastern
- As the country faces increased restrictions, train companies and police are doing more to ensure those who are travelling can do so with confidence
- A new trial of joint patrols by rail enforcement and policing staff and British Transport Police officers around London has increased already high levels of face covering compliance from 91% to 98%
- 104 people have been removed from trains and station as part of the pilot
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17 Nov 2020Negative station swab tests provide positive news for rail passengers
- Southeastern completes coronavirus swab testing on high touch areas among 20 of its busiest stations.
- The activity is part of Southeastern’s enhanced cleaning regime to protect staff and passengers.