UK operator Southeastern trio of initiatives
New trains, new timetables and a first for kinship care. The much-maligned British franchise Southeastern has been making something of an effort to redress matters in the past…
UK government strips Southeastern of franchise and takes over
The UK government takes over rail operations from operator Southeastern from 17 October 2021, after a serious breach of the franchise agreement’s “good faith” obligation was identified relating…
UK government prolongs two rail franchises
Despite the rumours on the possible cancellation of the franchising system for railways, the UK government does otherwise. It has awarded two operating companies with the new contracts…
‘Action plan’ should prevent second Lewisham incident
Infrastructure manager Network Rail and train operating company Southeastern have agreed to make changes both to the railway infrastructure and processes to prevent another incident like the one…