Template:NESA/doc

Provides a standard citation for using the National Electronic Sectional Appendix as a reference, as many rail articles do. No longer a footnote.

Usage

{{NESA}}
{{NESA|region=|access-date=|version=}}

When the region parameter is provided, a footnote about that specific data set is generated. All the below examples use {{today}} for the access date and March26 for the version. The region codes are the same as those used by {{NESA}}:

• {{NESA|region=Anglia}}:
  "Anglia Sectional Appendix" (PDF). National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
• {{NESA|region=KS&W}}:
  "Kent, Sussex & Wessex Sectional Appendix" (PDF). National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
• {{NESA|region=LNE}}:
  "London North Eastern Sectional Appendix" (PDF). National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
• {{NESA|region=LNW(N)}}:
  "London North Western (North) Sectional Appendix" (PDF). National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
• {{NESA|region=LNW(S)}}:
  "London North Western (South) Sectional Appendix" (PDF). National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
• {{NESA|region=Scotland}}:
  "Scotland Sectional Appendix" (PDF). National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
• {{NESA|region=W&W}}:
  "Wales & Western Sectional Appendix" (PDF). National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.

When no region parameter is provided, or when an invalid region is provided, a generic footnote is generated with an error:

• {{NESA|version=March26}}:
  "Error: unknown region """. National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026.
• {{NESA|region=xyz|version=March26}}:
  "Error: unknown region "xyz"". National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. 7 March 2026.

When the version is not specified or wrong, the following error is seen:

• {{NESA|region=Anglia}}:
  

[Error: unknown version "" "Anglia Sectional Appendix"]. National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. {{Cite journal}}: Check |url= value (help)

• {{NESA|region=Anglia|version=January99}}:
  

[Error: unknown version "January99" "Anglia Sectional Appendix"]. National Electronic Sectional Appendix. Network Rail. {{Cite journal}}: Check |url= value (help)

Allows the Sectional Appendix to be cited easily.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Region	region 1	The specific region of Sectional Appendix you are referring to Suggested values LNE LNW(N) LNW(S) W&W KS&W Anglia Scotland Example LNE	String	required
Access date	access-date access date Access date Access-date	The date you accessed the NESA Default {{subst:CURRENTDAY}} {{subst:CURRENTMONTH}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} Example 23 June 2025	Date	suggested
Page(s) cited	pages p pp p. pp. Pages cited pages cited pages-cited page	The page(s) you wish to reference within the NESA. Example 210	Number	suggested
Version	version Version	The version of the NESA you are citing Suggested values March26 June25 June26 Default June26 Example June26	String	required