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The first of 29 refurbished high-speed trains on southeastern's flagship route between London St Pancras and Kent has re-entered service heralding a £27 million upgrade for Britain's fastest passenger trains as part of the train operator's commitment to deliver a better, more reliable, and more sustainable service.
Unit 395012, well-known to many as the 'Trainbow', entered the train operator's Ashford train maintenance depot on 12th June to have interior refresh work carried out, and emerged from the workshops today to be followed by another 28 trains over the coming months. (Permalink) Hitachi southeastern  Ashford International: A Southeastern Class 395 six car Javelin set heads towards London on HS1 shortly after leaving Ashford International. The photo was taken from Westwell Lane road bridge in Tutt Hill on 28 October 2010 ... |
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ScotRail, South Western Railway, Southeastern, Southern Rail, Thameslink, and Gatwick Express introduced a ban on Thursday.
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Southeastern has become the latest commuter train operator to scrap first-class carriages as the Department for Transport orders companies to cut costs due to a low demand post-pandemic.
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Go-Ahead was stripped of the Southeastern franchise over the declaration of public funds.
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Decision will have no impact on passengers or the frontline staff of LSER. The government will take over running services on Southeastern from 17 October 2021, after a serious breach of the franchise agreements good faith obligation in relation to financial matters was identified, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced today (27 September 2021).
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Department for Transport finds rail operator did not declare more than £25m of historical taxpayer funding. The government is taking over the running of Southeastern railway services from Go-Ahead after discovering a serious breach of the franchise agreement. The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said an investigation by the Department for Transport found that since October 2014 Southeastern had not declared more than £25m of historical taxpayer funding that should have been returned, and described this as a serious breach of the franchise agreements good faith obligation.
(Permalink) Department for Transport Franchise Go-Ahead Govia Keolis Operator of Last Resort Serious Fraud Office Southeastern  Margate: A Southeastern 'Javelin' set departs westwards from Margate with a service to St Pancras on 5 March 2017. The station can be seen in the background, however the signal box that stood on the left has b ...  London Bridge: Southeastern Networker 465934 arriving at London Bridge station
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Damage to a sea wall in Kent which is causing major disruption for rail passengers will take six to 12 months to repair, Network Rail has admitted.
Southeastern services were stopped between Folkestone and Dover Priory on 24 December after huge cracks appeared. Network Rail said major work is needed to repair the track and the sea wall will also need to be rebuilt. Its Chief Executive Mark Carne admitted on Tuesday six to 12 months was 'the sort of timeframe we are looking at'. A bus replacement service is running between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central while repairs take place. [From Richard Buckby] (Permalink) Network Rail Southeastern |
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Thousands of commuters have signed a petition calling for Southeastern to be stripped of its rail franchise.
The petition accuses the company of letting down customers and cancelling trains strategically to avoid fines. It says customer service is 'beyond useless' and the people of the South East have suffered long enough. (Permalink) Southeastern |
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Rail passengers on Southeastern, Govia Thameslink and Southern were the least satisfied last year, a survey suggests.
The poll of 27,000 people last autumn by the watchdog Passenger Focus looked at topics ranging from reliability to staff attitudes and value for money. It recorded that 81% of people said they were happy with railways in Great Britain, compared to 83% in 2013. Rail operators say satisfaction levels had been improving until recently and promised to act to see them rise again. The survey was conducted between September and November and so does not include the Christmas period, when trains into London King's Cross were seriously disrupted. (Permalink) Southeastern |
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Passengers using London Bridge station will face further disruption for more than a year because of rebuilding work, rail authorities have warned.
Commuters travelling to London Bridge on Southeastern's Charing Cross services must take different routes. The disruption results from work on north side platforms starting later on Monday. [From Richard Buckby] (Permalink) Southeastern  London Bridge: London Bridge station forecourt, dominated by The Shard, on a wet 25 July 2014.  Charing Cross (London): You get an unbeatable view of railway landmarks from The London Eye. View north across the Thames towards Charing Cross station in August 2009.  Borough Market Junction: View over Borough Market Junction on 20 July with trains on the Charing Cross / Blackfriars route (left) and the cross-Thames lines from Cannon Street. The new east-west viaduct seen under constructio ... |
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A rail company responsible for a train which overshot a station by two-and-a-half miles has been fined £65,000.
The 06:45 Southeastern commuter service from Charing Cross to Hastings overran Stonegate station in East Sussex by 2.4 miles (3.9km) on 8 November 2010. (Permalink) Southeastern  Robertsbridge: Looking south from the footbridge over the level crossing at
Robertsbridge on 25 October 2010 as a Southeastern Charing Cross - Hastings service calls at the station. |
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Thousands of people faced major delays after a train broke down in Kent and passengers on a separate service forced the doors open because of the heat.
Southeastern said the first set of delays were caused when a train halted at Dartford on Monday afternoon. (Permalink) Southeastern |
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The Department for Transport has agreed the company, which has faced heavy criticism over its performance and is jointly owned by Govia and Keolis, will continue to operate the Integrated Kent Franchise until March 31, 2014, carrying 160m passengers a year.
(Permalink) Southeastern Robertsbridge: Looking south from the footbridge over the level crossing at
Robertsbridge on 25 October 2010 as a Southeastern Charing Cross - Hastings service calls at the station.  Minster: A Hitachi Class 395 Javelin EMU passes Minster station on 6 March 2010 with one of the hourly London St Pancras to Margate services via Stratford Intl, Ebbsfleet Intl, Ashford Intl (all on HS1) ...  Ashford International: One of the Hitachi Class 395 high speed electric sets operated by
Southeastern is seen on HS1 heading through Kent on a St Pancras to Ramsgate service on 28 October 2010.
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Workers on Southeastern trains in London have voted in favour of striking in a row over jobs.
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A train operator has been accused of avoiding paying compensation to passengers by cancelling hundreds of trains in the cold weather.
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