Private company

Network SouthEast

Passenger sector of British Rail (1982–1994)

Network SouthEast (NSE) was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982. NSE mainly operated commuter rail trains within Greater London and inter-urban services in densely populated South East England, although the network went as far west as Exeter and also covered the inner East of England.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Network SouthEast (NSE) was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982. NSE mainly operated commuter rail trains within Greater London and inter-urban services in densely populated South East England, although the network went as far west as Exeter and also covered the inner East of England.2

Corporate structure

Network SouthEast is part of a group headed by British Rail. 13 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • British Rail London
    • Network SouthEast
    • British Rail ScotRail Subsidiary
    • InterCity Subsidiary
    • Network SouthCentral Subsidiary
    • Red Star Parcels Subsidiary
    • Regional Railways Subsidiary
    • Sealink Subsidiary · Hoek van Holland
    • Network NorthWest Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Rail Express Systems Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Railfreight Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Railfreight Distribution Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Trainload Freight Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • APTIS Owned · United Kingdom
    • Dyserth branch line Owned · United Kingdom
    • Eaton Branch Railway Owned · Eaton, United Kingdom
    • Friar Gate Bridge Owned · City of Derby, United Kingdom
    • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” Owned · United Kingdom
    • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa” Owned · United Kingdom
    • MV Cambria Owned
    • MV Hibernia Owned
    • North Stafford Hotel Owned · City of Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
    • PS Lincoln Castle Owned
    • TSS Slieve Bawn Owned
    • TSS Slieve League Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Southern Region of British Railways1
  2. Succeeded by Anglia Railways1
  3. Succeeded by Chiltern Railways1
  4. Succeeded by Connex South Eastern1
  5. Succeeded by First Great Eastern1
  6. Succeeded by Network SouthCentral1
  7. Succeeded by Silverlink1
  8. Succeeded by South West Trains1
  9. Succeeded by Thames Trains1
  10. Succeeded by Thameslink1
  11. Succeeded by West Anglia Great Northern1
  12. Succeeded by c2c1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 1994Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1982Founded Founded1

Sources

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