Network SouthEast
Network SouthEast (NSE) was one of three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982. NSE principally operated commuter trains in the London area and inter-urban services in densely populated South East England. Before 1986, the sector was known as London & South Eastern.
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Franchise(s) | Not subject to franchising |
| Main region(s) | London, South East |
| Other region(s) | East of England, South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, Thames Valley |
| Fleet size | Carriages: 6,700 (1986) |
| Stations called at | 930 (1986) |
| Parent company | British Rail |
Two units, one in NSE livery, while the other in Jaffa Cake livery.
A train in modified NSE livery with rounded corners.
Transitional scene from BR Blue (the train) to NSE (the signage, train sticker) at Farnborough North railway station
Privatisation
After privatisation, NSE was divided up into several franchises:
| Original franchise | Route(s) | Currently |
|---|---|---|
| LTS Rail | London, Tilbury and Southend | rebranded c2c |
| Chiltern Railways (management) | Chiltern | unchanged |
| Great Eastern Railway | Great Eastern | rebranded as First Great Eastern, then merged into larger franchise operated by National Express East Anglia, then passed on to Greater Anglia in 2012 |
| Thames Trains | North Downs Thames section (Gatwick/Redhill - Dorking/Guildford/Reading) | merged into larger franchise operated by First Great Western |
| Island Line | Island Line | operated by Stagecoach South Western Trains, but is still called Island Line |
| North London Railways | Northampton Line North London Line | rebranded as Silverlink, later split up into two franchises operated by London Midland (Northampton) and London Overground (N.London) |
| South Eastern | Kent Coast, Kent Link, North Downs (Tonbridge- Redhill section) | rebranded by original franchisee Connex as Connex South Eastern, then passed to South Eastern Trains, then to Southeastern |
| Network SouthCentral | South London Line Sussex Coast | rebranded by original franchisee Connex as Connex South Central, then passed to Southern |
| Thameslink | Thameslink | merged into larger franchise operated by First Capital Connect |
| WAGN | Great Northern West Anglia | split with GN merged into First Capital Connect and WA merged into National Express East Anglia, then passed on to Greater Anglia |
| South West Trains | Solent & Wessex South Western Line West of England Line | operated by Stagecoach South Western Trains, but is still called South West Trains |
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