Privatisation of British Rail
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:event
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:created |
freight operating companies
train operating companies infrastructure company Railtrack maintenance companies rolling stock companies |
| gptkbp:dividedInto |
British Rail into over 100 companies
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Railways_Act_1993
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1997
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
collapse of Railtrack in 2002
criticism over fares and service quality increase in government subsidies increase in passenger numbers |
| gptkbp:mainlyOccurredUnder |
gptkb:John_Major_government
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Labour_Party
rail unions |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:British_Rail
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkb:Railtrack gptkb:British_Rail gptkb:Railways_Act_1993 UK rail franchising system |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Network Rail (for infrastructure)
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
creation of Railtrack
creation of train operating companies fragmentation of railway operations private sector involvement in railways |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1994
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Conservative_Party
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:British_Railways
gptkb:British_Railways_Corporation |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Privatisation of British Rail
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