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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ross Lydall

Southeastern plans for new fleet of trains to lure commuters back to operator

Passengers on one of London’s biggest commuter networks are set to benefit from a multimillion-pound new fleet of trains — but will likely have to wait until the end of the decade to board them.

Southeastern, which operates out of Victoria, Charing Cross and Cannon Street, hopes the investment in its “metro” network in south-east London and Kent will help lure more people back onto the trains and into to the office.

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