Southern Region of British Railways

The Southern Region was a constituent part of British Railways, the national, state-owned railway company of Great Britain. It was created on 1 January 1948, taking over the network of the former Southern Railway and some privately owned lines. It ran train services, managed stations, and maintained infrastructure and rolling stock until April 1992, when its responsibilities were transferred to Network SouthEast. The Southern Region was formally abolished on 31 March 1994 in preparation for the privatisation of British Rail.