Network SouthEast

Network SouthEast
A Class 442 at Weymouth in 1992
Overview
Main region(s)London, South East
Other region(s)East of England, South West, Thames Valley
Fleet sizeCarriages: 6,700 (1986)
Stations called at930 (1986)
Successors
Parent companyBritish Rail

Network SouthEast (NSE) was a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It was owned by British Rail. It ran commuter trains in London and the South East England areas. Before 1986, the sector was known as London & South Eastern.

Rolling stock

Class 411 (4CEP) in a changed NSE livery with rounded corners

Privatisation

On 1 April 1994, British Rail was privatised and Network SouthEast was split up into different train operating companies. The train operating companies would then start running the following franchises in the table below:

Train operating unitRoute(s)Original franchiseeFranchise start date
London, Tilbury and SouthendLondon, Tilbury and Southend lineLTS Rail26 May 1996
ChilternChiltern Main Line, London to Aylesbury Line, Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line, Leamington to Stratford Line, Oxford to Bicester LineM40 Trains21 July 1996
Great EasternGreat EasternFirst Great Eastern5 January 1997
Thames TrainsThames, North Downs (Gatwick/Redhill–Dorking/Guildford/Reading section)Thames Trains13 October 1996
Island LineIsland Line, Isle of WightIsland Line13 October 1996
North London RailwaysNorthampton Line, North London LineNorth London Railways2 March 1997
South EasternKent Coast, Kent Link, North Downs (Tonbridge–Redhill section)Connex South Eastern13 October 1996
Network SouthCentralSouth London Line, Sussex Coast LineConnex South Central26 May 1996
ThameslinkThameslink (route)Thameslink2 March 1997
West Anglia Great NorthernWest Anglia Main Line, Northern City Line, Hertford Loop line, Cambridge line, Fen Line, East Coast Main LineWest Anglia Great Northern5 January 1997
South WesternSolent & Wessex Line, South West Main Line, West of England LineSouth West Trains4 February 1996

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