South Eastern Railway – Track and Train reunited at last: Interview with Steve White

The Government believes that by uniting track and train together, performance on the railway will improve and costs will come down, leading to better outcomes for passengers and taxpayers. But after 30 years of vertical separation, reintegrating operations at a practical level will be more complex than just issuing a few soundbites.

On 18th June 2025, South Eastern Railway was created – this united the train operator SouthEastern and the Network Rail team who covered the same area bringing them both under the leadership of Managing Director, Steve White.

Steve has now had two months in the role and so Richard met up with him at Cannon Street station to hear how things were coming along where it matters. On the ground……