Southeastern (train company 2006–2021)
Overview | |||||
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Franchise(s) | Integrated Kent 1 April 2006[1][2][3] - 16 October 2021[4] | ||||
Main region(s) | Greater London, Kent | ||||
Other region(s) | East Sussex | ||||
Fleet size | 392 | ||||
Stations called at | 179 | ||||
Stations operated | 173 | ||||
National Rail abbreviation | SE | ||||
Parent company | Govia (Go-Ahead Group / Keolis) | ||||
Website | www | ||||
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London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern was a train operating company in southeast England.
On 1 April 2006, it became the franchisee for the new Integrated Kent Franchise (IKF), overtaking the publicly owned South Eastern Trains. It served the commuter routes to south-east London, most of Kent, and parts of East Sussex.
From 2012, Thameslink have taken over various routes including the Catford Loop and Sevenoaks to Blackfriars services.
Its services was stopped on 16 October 2021 because the company kept £25 million that should have been returned to Department for Transport.[5] It was replaced by government-owned Southeastern.[6][7]
Rolling stock
[change | change source]Southeastern operated 400 trains, they were taken over by Southeastern.
Fleet at end of franchise
[change | change source]Family | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Carriages | Routes operated | Built | Operated from | |
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mph | km/h | |||||||||
Bombardier Electrostar | 375 | EMU | 100 | 160 | 10 | 3 | Main line routes | 1999–2005 | 2006 | |
102 | 4 | |||||||||
376 | 75 | 120 | 36 | 5 | Metro routes | 2004–2005 | 2006 | |||
377/1 | 100 | 160 | 2 | 4 | Main line routes | 2003 | 2017 | |||
377/5 | 23 | 2008-2009 | 2016-2017 | |||||||
Hitachi AT300 | 395 Javelin | 140 | 225 | 29 | 6 | High Speed 1 services | 2007–2009 | 2009 | ||
Networker | 465 | 75 | 120 | 147 | 4 | Main line and metro routes | 1991–1994 | 2006 | ||
466 | 43 | 2 | Metro and limited main line routes. | 1993–1994 | 2006 | |||||
Desiro City | 707 City Beam | 100 | 161 | 14[8] | 5 | Metro routes | 2015–2018 | 2021 |
Past fleet
[change | change source]Family | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Cars | Routes operated | Built | Withdrawn | |
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mph | km/h | |||||||||
BREL 1972 | 508/2 | EMU | 75 | 120 | 12 | 3 | Rural routes (mainly branches) | 1979–1980 | 2008 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "South Eastern Franchise Consultation" (PDF). Department for Transport. June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ Barrow, Keith (26 March 2013). "British government issues revised franchising schedule". International Rail Journal. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ Ford, Coreena (6 December 2016). "Southeastern franchise extended until December 2018". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle/Tyne. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "Direct Award franchise extensions for Southeastern and GWR". Rail Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ Topham, Gwyn; Kollewe, Julia (28 September 2021). "Government to take over Southeastern after 'serious' breach of franchise". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Southeastern stripped of franchise over undeclared funding". BBC News. 28 September 2021.
- ↑ "Government takes over running of LSER services in response to over £25 million breach of franchise agreement". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ↑ New name for SWR Class 707s moving east Rail Express issue 306 November 2021 page 28
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Southeastern at Wikimedia Commons
Preceded by South Eastern Trains South Eastern franchise |
Operator of Integrated Kent franchise 2006 – 2021 |
Succeeded by Southeastern (SE Trains) |
Incumbent | ||
New creation |