Template:NESA
Provides a standard citation for using the National Electronic Sectional Appendix as a reference, as many rail articles do. No longer a footnote.
Usage
[edit]{{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.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | region 1 | The specific region of Sectional Appendix you are referring to
| String | required |
| Access date | access-date access date Access date Access-date | The date you accessed the NESA
| 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.
| Number | suggested |
| Version | version Version | The version of the NESA you are citing
| String | required |