Skip Navigation
News Releases
440 news releases found, showing page 8 of 44
-
05 Mar 2025Southeastern unveils £380k boost for good causes
- Grants of up to £50,000 awarded to 11 charities and community groups
- Funding supports vital services, including domestic abuse support and youth mentoring
- Part of Southeastern’s ongoing commitment to advancing social mobility
-
25 Feb 2025Southeastern unveils the Railway 200 Networker – as part of year long celebration of rail’s past, present and future
- The iconic ‘Network SouthEast’ livery has been restored on a Southeastern Networker train
- The train has been named ‘Chris Green’ in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the railway we know today
- Train painting and special event delivered in partnership between Southeastern, Angel Trains, Wabtec, Network SouthEast Friends and Network Rail
- The train will remain on the Southeastern network and will be used in regular passenger service as well as for charity rail tours and other Railway 200 events
-
24 Feb 2025Southeastern launches new parking system for simpler and easier ways to pay
- Changes to parking payment options introduced from Monday 24th February
- This means parking at Southeastern stations will be quicker and easier as customers no longer need to return to their vehicle to 'pay and display' their ticket
- Enabled by the introduction of Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology
- Part of a £1million investment to improve the customer experience, safety and security
-
13 Feb 2025Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' is king of London commuters' playlists, as new research discovers the best tunes for your trips to and from work.
Southeastern hosted live gig with pop star Ethan Hodges at Sevenoaks Station to encourage commuters to shake up their playlists and discover new music for their journey
-
13 Feb 2025What time are you home? Did you get there safely? Southeastern’s new app feature provides real-time journey tracking across the country
- Track My Journey uses GPS and computer software to track customer journeys accurately in real time - when enabled by the user
- Tracking info can be instantly shared with friends and family to update on journeys and arrival times and will keep working even if the smartphone is switched off or loses signal
- The new feature is now available in the Southeastern app
-
-
30 Jan 2025Simpler train travel for the South East as contactless ticketing rolls out at 47 more stations
- Passengers benefit from simpler and better value train journeys
- New tap-in tap-out ticketing ends the complex web of fares and ticketing to make working people better off
- Made possible by £20 million of government funding to modernise the network to get Britain moving and unlock growth as part of Plan for Change
-
22 Jan 2025Gen Z's dream job? Hustle culture is dead - young people are prioritising a "Considered Career" that resonates with their hobbies.
- The rise of the “considered career” amongst Gen Z as job aspirations match up with hobbies
- Desk-based jobs are out - but jobs that allow travel and prioritise mental health support are in!
- 55% of young people say they research an employer’s environmental impact and policies before accepting a job offer*
- Southeastern is championing its roles as the perfect solution for what Gen Z are looking for, offering an “employer for life”
- To find out more about the different careers available at Southeastern, go to https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/about-us/company/careers-at-southeastern
-
17 Jan 2025More reliable journeys ahead for Southeastern customers as £90m re-signalling begins across the Lewisham area
SET/NR Alliance press release: No trains will run to or from Charing Cross, Waterloo East and Cannon Street as work to install a new signalling system in the heavily-used Lewisham area gets fully underway this weekend, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 January.
-
15 Jan 2025Southeastern Class 707 ‘City Beam’ trains to be fitted with customer toilets
- Southeastern’s newest fleet of trains on its Metro routes will be retro-fitted with accessible customer toilets
- Part of Southeastern’s wider commitment to expanding access to customer toilets across the network