News Releases
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12 May 2025'The Railway Children' readings at Grove Park
Families gathered at Grove Park station at the weekend to enjoy the classic tale The Railway Children by local author E.Nesbit who took inspiration from the area to tell the infamous story.
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08 May 2025Southeastern’s new lost property scheme sees 144% boost in reunited items
- Digital lost and found service boosts items returned to almost 5,000 in just one year
- Precious items returned include church keys and an insulin pen.
- Customers urged to register their lost possessions at Lost property | Southeastern.
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06 May 2025Game plan for Whitstable Town FC supporters travelling to Wembley on Sunday 11 May
Whitstable Town FC supporters heading to Wembley for the FA Vase final on Sunday 11 May are being advised to check before they travel and kick off their journey early as a bus replacement service is in operation due to long-planned engineering work.
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01 May 2025New toilets open at London Bridge station
- 38 new toilets almost double the number of toilets at the station to meet the growing needs of customers.
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01 May 2025Get set for summer with the Southeastern specials
- New, expanded summer timetable starts from Sunday 18 May.
- Includes more trains from London to hugely popular coastal destinations such as Whitstable, Herne Bay and Broadstairs.
- Also adds extra services from Margate to support the stellar line up of music events at Dreamland and the wider late-night economy.
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28 Apr 2025Shortlands station accessibility scheme completed
South East Alliance release: A scheme to improve the accessibility of Shortlands station in south east London has now been completed with the opening of three new lifts.
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17 Apr 2025Southeastern marks first major milestone in Class 376 fleet refresh
• First upgraded train featuring new blue livery and energy-efficient LED lighting enters passenger service.
• New livery and improved lighting are stage one of a multi-million refurbishment of the fleet that includes at-seat power supply and refurbished seating throughout.
• The first train with the full refresh is scheduled to be ready by the end of the year. -
14 Apr 2025Herne Bay station accessibility scheme completed
South East Alliance release: A £6m project to improve the accessibility of Herne Bay station has added two new lifts and a footbridge.
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10 Apr 2025Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green station
South East Alliance release: Passengers are set to benefit from step-free access at Hither Green station thanks to a £28m funding boost from the Department for Transport’s Access for All (AfA) programme.
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07 Apr 2025Elmers End Station marks 161 years with new teddy mascot
- Erin Jessop, 12, wins design-a-bear contest with heart-themed teddy now joining station's mascot collection.
- Celebrations included arts and crafts, music, and a teddy bear’s picnic at the historic Elmers End station.
- Bear collection has raised over £2,000 for charity and supported community events, including during the pandemic.