Network SouthEast
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.
 A Class 465 Networker at Waterloo East in 2003 | |
| Main region(s): | London, South East |
|---|---|
| Other region(s): | East of England, South West, Thames Valley |
| Fleet size: | Carriages: 6,700 (1986) |
| Stations called at: | 930 (1986) |
| Parent company: | British Rail |
Rolling stock
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 unit | Route(s) | Original franchisee | Franchise start date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LTS | London, Tilbury and Southend line | c2c | 26 May 1996 |
| Chiltern Lines | Chiltern Main Line, London to Aylesbury Line, Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line, Leamington to Stratford Line, Oxford to Bicester Line | Chiltern Railways | 21 July 1996 |
| FirstGroup | Great Eastern | First Great Eastern | 5 January 1997 |
| Thames Trains | Thames, North Downs (Gatwick/Redhill–Dorking/Guildford/Reading section) | Thames Trains | 13 October 1996 |
| South West Trains | Island Line, Isle of Wight | Island Line | 13 October 1996 |
| North London Railways | Northampton Line, North London Line | Silverlink | 2 March 1997 |
| South Eastern | Kent Coast, Kent Link, North Downs (Tonbridge–Redhill section) | Connex South Eastern | 13 October 1996 |
| Network SouthCentral | South London Line, Sussex Coast Line | Connex South Central | 26 May 1996 |
| Thameslink | Thameslink (route) | Thameslink | 2 March 1997 |
| West Anglia | Great Northern | West Anglia Great Northern | 5 January 1997 |
| South Western | Solent & Wessex Line, South West Main Line, West of England Line | South West Trains | 4 February 1996 |
Network SouthEast Media
Two Class 309 (AM9) units; one in NSE livery, the other in Jaffa Cake livery
Transitional scene from BR Blue (the train) to NSE (the signage, train label) at Farnborough North station
Marylebone still with the red NSE livery for stations, around 30 years later in 2015. Marylebone was one of the stations given a facelift in the late 1980s.
The later style of the Network SouthEast livery
NSE-era signage at Old Street station in September 2008
NSE's logo in a plaque at Kew Gardens station
NSE's logo in relief over the main entrance to London Marylebone station
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Other websites
Media related to Network SouthEast at Wikimedia Commons
