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Southeastern
DfT Operator Limited
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Southeastern
nationalised
replaced
< Southeastern
to be replaced by
(Great British Railways) >
start date
17 October 2021
end date
(not applicable)
owned by
DfT Operator Limited
legal title
SE Trains Limited
description
This direct award to a state-owned company replaced the former Southeastern franchise, which had been owned by Govia.
The Govia contract was terminated after it was revealed that Southeastern had improperly retained money which should have been refunded to the Department for Transport.
This contract was to have ended on 13 October 2024, but SE Trains Limited is now a subsidiary of DfT Operator Limited (previously DfT Operator of Last Resort Holdings Limited [DOHL]).
***NOTE*** As this operator has already been nationalised, no further contracts are expected.
service area
Commuter and outer suburban services between London (Blackfriars/Cannon Street/Charing Cross/London Bridge/St Pancras International/Victorial), Dover, Folkestone, Maidstone/Canterbury/Ashford and branches. Including High Speed services (225km/h) from St Pancras to Ebbsfleet, Ashford, Faversham, Ramsgate, Dover, Maidstone West.
2022-09-29 > Southeastern timetable changes criticised by watchdog
2022-03-17 > Southeastern fined £23.5m for multi-million pound shortfalls
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