CELEBRATING 40 YEARS SINCE THE CREATION OF NSE

by Mark Battle

EXPLORE THE ROUTES OF NSE

It's now 32 years since NSE was disbanded, though remarkably reminders are still visible everyday across the former network

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Myself (Mark Battle) alongside Class 414 2HAP 4308 at Locomotion Shildon
NSE Clock - created by AJ Computing
Page last updated -  01/05/2026

 My ''NETWORK SOUTHEAST YEARS'' book

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Chris Green OBE and myself as I presented him with a copy.
Here, I recall some of my personal memories from the NSE era and utilise photographs from my own personal collection, as well as sharing the work of others.
​Network SouthEast truly changed the way railways were run and operated and laid the foundations for the railway of the present day.

Available on Amazon or direct from Amberley

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(My site viewed on a desk/laptop is recommended)
© 2011- 2026 The Network SouthEast Years 
​The NSE logo, brand name & typescript is used by kind permission from the NSE Friends
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