Southeastern trains to be hit by more strikes on Friday and Saturday engineering work
Passengers are being warned of more strikes with action due to take place across the Southeastern network on Friday 1 September and Saturday 2 September. Friday 1 September Due to…
A new dawn for Thanet: Parkway Railway Station opens after nearly a century
Photo credit: Andy Jones/Southeastern The wait is over. Monday 31 July, marked the grand opening of Thanet Parkway, the first new railway station in the district since 1926. The station,…
A Railway Blast from the Past in Ashford
Newtown Green was buzzing with excitement on Saturday 1 July 2023, as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the rich heritage of Ashford Railway Works and Newtown Railway Works, which…
Police forces working together to crack down on Medway rail drug dealers
A series of joint operations by Kent Police and British Transport Police have disrupted the supply of drugs in Kent via the rail network. The undercover operations took place at…
Kent rail passengers hit by more strikes starting today!
Library image – Javelin at Dover Priory Station Southeastern railways is warning passengers that strike action is set to take place in Kent and across the network on Wednesday 31…
CCTV image released after rail workers spat at in Sittingbourne
Library image – British Transport Police Officers… British Transport Police Officers investigating an incident during which a man spat at a member of rail staff are today releasing an image…
Frenzied knife attack at Birchington station sees man jailed for seven and a half years
A 26-year-old who subjected a man to a ‘horrific’ attack after an evening in a Wetherspoons pub has been jailed for seven years and six months following a British Transport…
Man jailed over sexual assault of girl on Kent train
A man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl on a train to Rainham has been jailed for three years, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation. Matthew Lewis, 55, from…
Natalie’s delight at return of hourly high speed trains between London and Deal
Natalie Elphicke MP Dover and Deal MP, Natalie Elphicke has welcomed the reintroduction of all day direct hourly high-speed trains between Deal and St Pancras in both directions including the…