• 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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  • 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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    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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    the 1990s in preparation for the privatisation of British Rail that same decade. As a consequence of the privatisation initiative, the business unit was...
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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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  • 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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    British Railways Scottish Region. ScotRail was the final brand of British Rail passenger services to operate prior to the privatisation of British Rail...
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    testing. The majority of the class are named after European composers and writers. Prior to the privatisation of British Rail, ownership of the class was split...
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    Trains was formed out of the privatisation of British Rail and operated the InterCity routes from London Paddington to the west of England. In 1998 FirstGroup...
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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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    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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    Engineering Limited's Derby Litchurch Lane Works. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the fleet was sold to Angel Trains and operated by 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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    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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    control at the expiration of their contracts from 2025 onwards. The system was created as part of the privatisation of British Rail, the former state-owned...
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  • national railway company of the Republic of Ireland. Upon privatisation in 1994, the three passenger-operating sectors of British Rail (InterCity, Network...
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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 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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    C2c (redirect from LTS Rail)
    After the privatisation of British Rail, the London, Tilbury & Southend railway franchise was awarded to Prism Rail, who began operating as LTS Rail in May...
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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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    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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    intended to phase the 101s out of service in favour of the Class 142 in the late 1990s, but the Privatisation of British Rail delayed those plans.[citation...
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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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    which made use of Frutiger for much of their interior signage. The privatisation of British Rail from 1994 accelerated the decline in use of the typeface...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    units were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's York Carriage Works in 1990 and 1991. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the fleet was sold...
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