Government starts takeover of Southeastern trains after 25,000,000 breach [Metro]





Date: 17/10/2021

The Department for Transport will now run the trains under the Operator of Last Resort.


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Southeastern train services taken over by government
Southeastern train

BBC News

The rail operator was stripped of its franchise for failing to declare millions in taxpayer funding.

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Southeastern Class 395 'Javelin' waits at Ramsgate to depart with the 1605 hrs to St Pancras International, via Ashford International and HS1 on 10 November 2019. The 6 car set is 395003 'Sir Steve Redgrave' and has also received the logo to celebrate 10 years of the units being in service. Although this service would normally have started at Margate, engineering work in the area resulted in the revised start point.
Location: Ramsgate
Company: Ramsgate Link (Southern Railway)
10/11/2019 John McIntyre


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Tags: x Southeastern Railway x Department for Transport x Operator of Last Resort