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| − | '''British Rail''' (in full, the British Railways Board) was the nationalised railway of [[Great Britain]] from 1948 until the system was privatised piecemeal in the 1990s. It included almost all the standard gauge railways in Great Britain, with the exception of the [[London Underground]], the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]], and some industrial and colliery lines; railways in [[Northern Ireland]] were run by a separate authority. | + | '''British Rail''' (in full, the British Railways Board) was the nationalised railway of [[Great Britain]] from 1948 until the system was privatised piecemeal in the 1990s. It included almost all the standard gauge railways in Great Britain, with the exception of the [[London Underground]], the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]], and some industrial and colliery lines; railways in [[Northern Ireland]] were run by a separate authority. Subsequent to privatisation, Britain's network of tracks and stations has been owned and maintained by Railtrack, and subsequently Network Rail, while train services have been managed by numerous regional companies. |
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Revision as of 22:57, October 28, 2008
British Rail (in full, the British Railways Board) was the nationalised railway of Great Britain from 1948 until the system was privatised piecemeal in the 1990s. It included almost all the standard gauge railways in Great Britain, with the exception of the London Underground, the Tyne and Wear Metro, and some industrial and colliery lines; railways in Northern Ireland were run by a separate authority. Subsequent to privatisation, Britain's network of tracks and stations has been owned and maintained by Railtrack, and subsequently Network Rail, while train services have been managed by numerous regional companies.