All Southeastern articles – Page 2

  • Govia has been directly awarded a new franchise to operate South Eastern services.
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    Govia directly awarded new South Eastern franchise

    2014-09-11T08:38:00Z

    UK: Incumbent Govia has been directly awarded a new franchise to operate South Eastern services from the expiry of its current contract on October 12 2014 until June 24 2018, the Department for Transport announced on September 11. The current Integrated Kent franchise has been operated ...

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    Southeastern rehearses Olympic shuttle

    2009-07-27T15:52:00Z

    UK: Former Olympic athlete Daley Thompson took the controls of a Class 395 EMU on July 27 for a special ‘time trial’ to rehearse the intensive ‘Javelin’ service that will operate between London St Pancras and Stratford International during the 2012 London Olympics. The shuttle is intended ...

  • Interior of Southeastern Class 395 train.
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    Southeastern ready to launch High Speed service

    2009-06-18T11:30:00Z

    UK: Domestic passenger services will begin using High Speed 1 on June 29, when Southeastern launches a limited ‘preview’ service between Ashford and London ahead of the introduction of the full service with the December timetable change. The train operator will then have three service groups: High ...

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    Three replacement franchises start

    2006-05-01T10:00:00Z

    UK: Low-key celebrations were held in London on April 3 to mark the start of three replacement train operating franchises. FirstGroup has retained the First Great Western branding for its expanded ’Greater Western’ franchise which combines the FGW Link suburban services and the Wessex Trains regional services formerly run by ...

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    Connex loses second UK franchise

    2003-08-01T10:00:00Z

    UK: For the first time since privatisation in the 1990s, a franchise to operate passenger services in Britain has been terminated through default. On June 27, Strategic Rail Authority Chairman Richard Bowker announced that ‘we have given notice to Connex South Eastern that their franchise will terminate ...