British Railways Corporation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Railways_Corporation
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:state-owned_enterprise
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:competitor airlines
road transport
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:didNotServe gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:dissolved 1997
gptkbp:founded 1948
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Railways Corporation
gptkbp:industry gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:logo double arrow symbol
gptkbp:motto This is the age of the train
gptkbp:notable_rolling_stock gptkb:Class_43_HST
gptkb:Mark_1_carriage
gptkb:Class_37_locomotive
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Beeching_Report_1963
gptkb:Privatisation_of_British_Rail
Dieselisation
Electrification
Closure of branch lines
Sectorisation in the 1980s
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:ScotRail
gptkb:Railfreight
gptkb:InterCity
gptkb:Network_SouthEast
gptkb:Rail_Express_Systems
gptkb:Regional_Railways
Parcels sector
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Sir_Bob_Reid
gptkb:Sir_Peter_Parker
gptkb:Sir_David_Serpell
gptkb:Richard_Beeching
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Beeching_cuts
gptkb:InterCity_125
gptkb:Modernisation_Plan_1955
Electrification of main lines
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Beeching_Report
gptkb:British_Rail_Timetable
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 600,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:operates national rail network of Great Britain
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Transport_Commission
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Big_Four_railway_companies
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Railtrack
privatized train operating companies
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:website www.britishrailways.info (historical/archival)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CDC_6600
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5