South Eastern Trains was a publicly owned train operating company that operated the South Eastern Passenger Rail Franchise between November 2003 , when it took over from Connex South Eastern , and 1 April 2006 , when Southeastern began operating the new Integrated Kent Franchise .
South Eastern Trains was a train operating company that operated the South Eastern Passenger Rail Franchise from November 2003 until 1 April 2006 . It took over from Connex South Eastern in November 2003 and was taken over by Southeastern in April 2006 .