South Eastern franchise

The South Eastern franchise, also known as the Integrated Kent franchise, is a railway franchise for providing passenger services between London and Kent in South East England.
History.
1996: Connex South Eastern.
Connex South Eastern began operating the franchise on 13 October 1996
On 8 November 2003, Its services were stopped because of money problems and using old trains instead of buying new ones.
2003: South Eastern Trains.
On 9 November 2003, South Eastern Trains, took over the franchise for 18 months. It took on all of the trains and the Connex staff.
2006: Southeastern (Govia).
In November 2005, Southeastern took over the franchise. It took on all of the trains.
In October 2021, Its services were stopped because it kept £25 million instead of paying it back to Department for Transport.
2021: Southeastern (DfT).
On 17 October 2021, Southeastern took over the franchise. It took on all of the trains and staff. They had also kept the same name and same logos.