British railway privatisation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_railway_privatisation
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkb:public_policy
gptkbp:controversy safety concerns
increased fares
service reliability issues
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate 1997
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British railway privatisation
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Conservative_government
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Hatfield_rail_crash
collapse of Railtrack
creation of Network Rail
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Railways_Act_1993
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Labour_Party
railway unions
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:British_Rail
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:John_Major
gptkbp:purpose improve efficiency
introduce competition
reduce public subsidy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkb:Railtrack
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:Railways_Act_1993
gptkbp:resultedIn creation of Railtrack
fragmentation of railway operations
creation of private train operating companies
creation of rolling stock leasing companies
gptkbp:startDate 1994
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Permanent_Way
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7