British Rail Provincial sector

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The British Rail Provincial sector was the division of British Rail responsible for operating most non-intercity and rural passenger train services across the United Kingdom before sectorisation reforms led to its rebranding as Regional Railways.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Rail sector
passenger rail operating sector
brandingColor blue
brandingName Provincial
country United Kingdom
didNotOperate InterCity services
Network SouthEast services
endDate 1992
fareSystem British Rail national fares structure
fundingModel subsidised passenger operations
governmentOversight UK Department of Transport
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
historicalContext pre-privatisation era of British railways
industry rail transport
notableChange introduction of sector-based management within British Rail
operatedBy British Rail
operatingArea England
Scotland
Wales
owner British Railways Board
linked to: British Rail
parentOrganization British Rail
partOf sectorisation of British Rail
predecessor British Rail Regions system
primaryFocus socially necessary but unprofitable routes
railGauge standard gauge
railwayOperatorRole management of rolling stock for regional services
operation of cross-country stopping services
timetabling of regional services
rebrandedAs Regional Railways
rebrandingDate 1987
regionServed Great Britain
relatedSector InterCity
Network SouthEast
Railfreight
rollingStockType diesel multiple units
electric multiple units
locomotive-hauled coaching stock
serviceCoverage most non-intercity passenger services in Great Britain
most rural passenger services in Great Britain
serviceType non-intercity passenger services
passenger rail services
rural passenger services
startDate 1982
status defunct rail operating sector
successor Regional Railways
successorSector Regional Railways sector
linked to: Regional Railways
transportMode rail

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Referenced by (6)

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Regional Railways precededBy British Rail Provincial sector
British Rail Class 158 operator British Rail Provincial sector
subject linked to: Class 158
British Rail Class 158 operator British Rail Regional Railways
subject linked to: Class 158
linked to: British Rail Provincial sector
British Rail Class 150 operator Regional Railways (sector of British Rail)
linked to: British Rail Provincial sector
Mainline Trains precededBy British Rail regional operations
subject linked to: Mainline Trains (past)
linked to: British Rail Provincial sector
British Rail Class 158 enteredServiceWith Provincial sector of British Rail
subject linked to: Class 158 diesel multiple unit
linked to: British Rail Provincial sector