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10 Jul 2025Step Behind the Scenes: Southeastern's Exclusive Railway 200 Depot Open Day
- Celebrate 200 years of railway history – Southeastern is opening the doors to Ashford Train Maintenance Centre for a special behind-the-scenes open day
- Thousands of visitors will have a rare chance to get up close with a range of trains and see what it takes to keep one of the country’s biggest and busiest operators running
- Tickets on sale now, but expected to sell out quickly – buy yours today
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09 Jul 2025Free youth summer sport events to tackle anti-social behaviour near Southeastern stations
- Sports Connect to offer a programme of free sporting events for young people across Kent.
- Sessions aim to reduce antisocial behaviour by offering fun activities, coaching qualifications and workshops to deter trespassing.
- Project funded through a £48,000 grant from the Customer and Communities Fund
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04 Jul 2025South Eastern Railway expands programme of daytime inspections for improved maintenance
- A small number of timetable changes on four routes across Kent will take place off-peak, within school hours on weekdays, over a six-month period.
- This will give railway workers more time in-between trains to carry out a greater number of maintenance inspections in daylight hours, which helps to improve their efficiency and supports better performance.
- Customers are being advised to plan ahead and check journey planners before they travel.
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25 Jun 2025Southeastern stations improved with £9 million investment
- Passengers benefitting from cleaner, more comfortable stations from refurbishment programme.
- More than 134 stations deep cleaned and painted alongside installation of new seating, shelters and toilets.
- Major refurbishment comes as more passengers use the network, up 9% on the previous year.
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23 Jun 2025Train networking event inspires next generation of women in rail
- Southeastern train turned into moving classroom to encourage more girls to consider a career in railway engineering
- Students from Mulberry School for Girls met with female engineers and Purpose Coalition Chair and former Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening
- Event celebrates Women in Engineering Day and the birthday of pioneering engineer Verena Holmes
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18 Jun 2025Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railway
Hero image caption: Rail Minister visits Hither Green station to mark the launch of South Eastern Railway
- Southeastern and Network Rail unite to operate under a single, more efficient leadership team known as South Eastern Railway
- Under public ownership Southeastern are delivering some of the lowest cancellation rates nationally and have forecast a £50m reduction in taxpayer subsidy
- South Eastern Railway marks a significant milestone towards Great British Railways and creating clear accountability for performance, delivering better public transport
- Southeastern and Network Rail unite to operate under a single, more efficient leadership team known as South Eastern Railway
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10 Jun 2025Southeastern boosts water-saving efforts as part of sustainability strategy
- More than 150 automatic meter readers now installed across the Southeastern network.
- Real-time monitoring enables faster leak detection, minimising waste at depots and stations.
- Move delivers on Southeastern’s commitment to improve sustainability.
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29 May 2025Rail industry unites to tackle safeguarding challenges at national conference
- Senior police and youth outreach leaders join publicly owned rail operators to share frontline insights
- Violence Against Women and Girls, youth safety, and use of technology take centre stage
- Event hosted by Southeastern and South Western Railway with support from Department for Transport
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21 May 2025Mayor of Lambeth unveils plaque celebrating Brixton station’s iconic sculptures
On the World Day for Cultural Diversity a plaque has been unveiled at Brixton railway station marking the restoration of some of the earliest sculptural representations of black British people in the UK.
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19 May 2025Highspeed fleet upgrade on the right track
- The last of the Class 395 highspeed trains to receive its interior refresh has re-entered passenger service.
- This completes the first phase of a £27m upgrade that saw all 29 trains fitted with new carpets, new seats, energy-efficient LED lighting, and at-seat USB charge points.
- The second phase of the upgrade is now underway bringing in improved passenger information and a sleek new exterior livery.