News Releases

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  30 Sep 2016

  Poppy train to raise money for the Royal British Legion

  Southeastern will run a commemorative Poppy train ahead of Remembrance Sunday, taking paying passengers on a round trip from London, through Kent and on to Brighton to raise money for the Royal British Legion.

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  01 Aug 2016

  72% more journeys made since Oyster and contactless launch

  Southeastern and TfL see 72% rise in passenger journeys on high speed services between St Pancras International and Stratford International due to PAYG Oyster and contactless payments systems.

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  26 Jul 2016

  Station employees praised after rescuing guide dog

  Southeastern employees have been praised after rescuing a visually impaired passenger’s guide dog at Greenwich station.

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  21 Jul 2016

  Shortlands station annual fun day raises £2,500 for Alzheimer’s research

  The Shortlands station team hosted their annual fun day last week on Saturday 16 July in aid of Alzheimer's Society, raising a total of £2,500 for the great cause.

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  21 Jul 2016

  Dover to Folkestone railway repairs ahead of schedule

  A £39.8m project to rebuild the line between Folkestone and Dover will be completed this autumn, Network Rail has confirmed.

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  20 Jul 2016

  Southeastern treats pupils to a day out to remember

  Year One pupils from Sandwich Infant School were taken on an end of year treat on the railway by Southeastern.

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  19 Jul 2016

  Life's a beach

  The great British seaside is the place to be when it’s hot and Margate has become the seaside town of first resort with new figures showing a huge 50 per cent leap in train passengers heading there.

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  14 Apr 2016

  Easter improvement works successfully completed

  Network Rail out in force across the Southeastern network over the Easter Bank Holiday to complete work as part of its major £40 billion Railway Upgrade Plan.

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  13 Apr 2016

  Free travel for Virgin Money London Marathon runners

  We're running extra services to the Virgin Money London Marathon start lines at Greenwich, Maze Hill and Blackheath on Sunday 24 April.

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  04 Apr 2016

  Dover-Folkestone railway expected to reopen in December

  A severely damaged stretch of railway near Dover will need to be completely replaced with a new viaduct before trains can run again.