British Rail

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Rail

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	railway company
gptkbp:code	BR
gptkbp:dissolved	1997
gptkbp:employees	over 200,000
gptkbp:founded	1948
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Rail
gptkbp:insignia	gptkb:British_Rail_logo
gptkbp:keyPeople	gptkb:Sir_Robert_Reid gptkb:Sir_Peter_Parker gptkb:Sir_John_Egan gptkb:Sir_Richard_Branson
gptkbp:notableEvent	Privatization in 1994 Creation of Railtrack Electrification of major routes Introduction of the British Rail Class 158 Introduction of the British Rail Class 220 Introduction of the British Rail Class 321 Introduction of the British Rail Class 375 Introduction of the British Rail Class 377 Introduction of the British Rail Class 390 Introduction of the British Rail Class 395 Introduction of the British Rail Class 707 Introduction of the British Rail Class 720 Introduction of the British Rail Class 730 Introduction of the British Rail Class 800 Introduction of the British Rail Class 802 Introduction of the British Rail Class 91 Launch of the Network Southeast Introduction_of_the_British_Rail_Class_717 Introduction_of_the_InterCity_125 Launch_of_the_CrossCountry_services Launch_of_the_East_Coast_Main_Line Launch_of_the_Great_Western_Railway Launch_of_the_West_Coast_Main_Line Introduction_of_the_British_Rail_Class_800/801/802
gptkbp:operates	freight services passenger rail services
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:British_Government
gptkbp:passengerCapacity	over 1 billion passengers annually
gptkbp:revenue	£4 billion (1990s)
gptkbp:route	over 10,000 miles
gptkbp:services	InterCity Regional services Freight services London_commuter_services
gptkbp:serviceType	Freight rail High-speed rail Long-distance rail Suburban_rail
gptkbp:subsidiary	gptkb:British_Transport_Police gptkb:British_Railways_Board gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:National_Rail gptkb:Railtrack