British Railways (post-1948)
GPTKB entity
Statements (100)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:state-owned_enterprise
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1997
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| gptkbp:employs |
railway workers
|
| gptkbp:formed |
1948
|
| gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:London
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British Railways (post-1948)
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| gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:rail_transport
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Blue_Pullman
gptkb:British_Railways_Mark_1_carriage gptkb:InterCity_125 double arrow logo Rail Alphabet signage TOPS system corporate blue livery |
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:British_Rail
BR |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Beeching_cuts
gptkb:Modernisation_Plan_1955 privatization in the 1990s transition from steam to diesel and electric traction |
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:ScotRail
gptkb:Western_Region gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited gptkb:Southern_Region gptkb:Eastern_Region gptkb:Electrostar_trains gptkb:InterCity_services gptkb:London_Midland_Region gptkb:Motorail_services gptkb:Network_SouthEast gptkb:Networker_trains gptkb:North_Eastern_Region gptkb:Pacer_trains gptkb:Red_Star_Parcels gptkb:Regional_Railways gptkb:Royal_Train gptkb:Scottish_Region level crossings passenger rail services electrification projects Research Division special trains containerized freight Sprinter trains mail trains Pullman services commuter services sleeping car services bulk freight signal boxes engineering works locomotive-hauled trains freight rail services container trains track maintenance parcels trains wagonload freight suburban rail services engineering trains multiple unit trains infrastructure renewal Advanced Passenger Train project Sealink ferry services Travellers-Fare catering ballast trains block freight trains car trains chemical trains dieselization projects experimental trains freight business sectors heritage locomotive preservation (in later years) heritage railways (before privatization) high-speed train development international services (via Sealink) mainline express services merry-go-round coal trains milk trains mineral trains motorail trains nuclear flask trains parcels business sectors petroleum trains postal trains rural branch lines steam locomotive withdrawal test trains timber trains track recording trains |
| gptkbp:owns |
gptkb:railway_line
gptkb:steam_locomotive railway stations |
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:British_Transport_Commission
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Big_Four_railway_companies
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Railtrack
gptkb:British_Railways_Board privatized train operating companies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:British_Railways_(wartime)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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