The privatisation of British Rail was the process by which ownership and operation of the railways of Great Britain passed from government control into...
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The impact of the privatisation of British Rail has been the subject of much debate, with the stated benefits including improved customer service, and...
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British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948...
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1947 and was run from then onwards by British Railways (which traded as British Rail from 1965) until privatisation, which was begun in 1994 and completed...
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from Leeds. As part of the privatisation of British Rail, ownership of the class passed from British Rail to the Eversholt Rail Group in April 1994....
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improved derivative of the Class 87 design. As a consequence of the privatisation of British Rail during the mid 1990s, all but one of the Class 87s were...
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provision of faster conventional passenger rail services under the Intercity brand. The wider privatisation of British Rail proved to be a fatal development for...
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Regional Railways (category British Rail brands)
was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982 that existed until 1997, two years after Privatisation of British Rail. The sector...
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2020, with rail franchising being effectively abolished in May 2021. The system was created as part of the privatisation of British Rail, the former...
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Further British train operating companies begin operation of their passenger service franchises as part of the privatisation of British Rail: Anglia Railways...
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the 323s were among the last trains to enter service with British Rail before its privatisation in the mid-1990s. The units were designed to operate on...
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first two British passenger train operating companies begin operation of their service franchises as part of the privatisation of British Rail: South West...
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usage figures below). This has coincided with the privatisation of British Rail, but the cause of this increase is unclear. The growth is partly attributed...
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Travelling Post Office (category Use British English from September 2017)
British Rail Class 325 electric multiple units, which were designed specifically for the transport of pre-sorted mail. Following the privatisation of...
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Lane Works. It is part of the Electrostar family, which are the most common EMUs introduced since the privatisation of British Rail. The units were ordered...
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Railtrack (category Privatisation of British Rail)
It was created as part of the privatisation of British Rail, listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In 2002...
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units were introduced to service in 1999, shortly after the privatisation of British Rail; they have been commonly used to operate regional as well as...
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The British Rail Class 150 Sprinter is a class of diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger trains, developed and built by British Rail Engineering Limited...
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British Rail reserved carriage numbers in the 526xx and 576xx series for these units. As the privatisation of British Rail began, the intended use of...
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Train operating company (redirect from Train operating companies in Great Britain)
Scottish Rail Holdings took over the Caledonian Sleeper service from Serco. The privatisation of British Rail allowed the introduction of open-access...
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is one of the three original ROSCOs created as a result of the privatisation of British Rail. Eversholt was established in March 1994 and was promptly...
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Porterbrook (category Privatisation of British Rail)
is a British rolling stock company (ROSCO), created as part of the privatisation of British Rail. Together with Angel Trains and Eversholt Rail Group...
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Transrail Freight (redirect from Trans-Rail)
was formed in 1994 from part of British Rail's Trainload Freight division, as part of the privatisation of British Rail. Mainline Freight, Loadhaul and...
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preparation for privatisation. These brands covered rail networks, customers services and several classes of new trains. With the size of British Rail's fleet,...
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most numerous type of EMU introduced since the privatisation of British Rail. These units form the basis of Southeastern's mainline fleet. Introduced into...
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increasingly uneconomic regardless of the structural changes being made. As part of the privatisation of British Rail, RES was the first freight company...
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units is a variation of the InterCity livery, with a claret stripe and Gatwick Express lettering. Upon privatisation of British Rail, the Gatwick Express...
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the United Kingdom during the privatisation of British Rail in the late 1990s. Amid the privatisation of British Rail during the mid 1990s, Virgin submitted...
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Financing of the rail industry in Great Britain Impact of the privatisation of British Rail Renationalisation of British Rail Great British Railways "Bring...
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closing years of British Rail, being used for both passenger services and freight trains alike. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the type has...
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