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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Freightliner Group (redirect from Freightliner (British Rail))
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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InterCity 125 (redirect from British Rail class 253)
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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Train operating company (redirect from Train operating companies in Great Britain)
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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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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