ɪnðə lˈiːd ˌʌp tə ðə pɹˌaɪvəɾəzˈeɪʃən ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹˈeɪl, nˈɛtwɜːk sˈaʊθ ˈiːst wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ʃˈædoʊ fɹˈæntʃaɪzᵻz.
In the lead up to the privatisation of British Rail, Network SouthEast was divided into a series of shadow franchises.