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1. cardinalnews.org › 2024/06/04 › virginia-movesVirginia moves closer to extending passenger rail to the New ...

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   2 days ago · In the spring of 2021, then-Gov. Ralph Northam announced during a visit in Christiansburg that Virginia had reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern to bring passenger rail to the New River Valley and increase the intercity service from Roanoke to the Northeast corridor. The administration at the time said that the expanded intercity rail ...

2. theconversation.com › britains-railways-were-neverBritain’s railways were never properly privatised – here’s ...

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   May 20, 2024 · From 1948 until the mid 1990s, under public ownership, the then-British Railways (BR) developed from a war-battered service in need of investment and modernisation to be considered by some as one...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_RailBritish Rail - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission , it became an independent statutory corporation in January 1963, when it was formally renamed the British Railways Board .

4. www.business-live.co.uk › economic-developmentVirgin Trains proposes direct rail link from ... - Business Live

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   May 24, 2024 · Virgin is making moves to reintroduce its brand to British railways, with plans for a direct rail service from Bolton and Horwich to London Euston. The company, which lost the West Coast mainline intercity franchise to Avanti in 2019 after a 22-year tenure, has applied to the Office of Rail and Road for four Open Access rail paths, aiming to ...

5. news.railbusinessdaily.com › leading-uk-railLeading UK rail companies combine to form Buckland Rail

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   May 17, 2024 · Buckland Rail – a new leading integrated rail services company – has been announced. It is made up of W.H. Davis, Davis Wagon Services and Yellow Rail, replacing W.H Davis (Holdings) Limited.

6. railfanning.org › trackside › abingdonAbingdon, Virginia – Railfanning.org

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   May 21, 2024 · ABINGDON, Va. – Though trains still pass through this Virginia community, the town is perhaps best known for a walking trail where the trains no longer run.The Virginia Creeper Trail hasn’t seen train activity since 1956, but today the former rail line is a walking trail.

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   Is the British Railway a good service?

   • However, he was right in his initial analysis. From 1948 until the mid 1990s, under public ownership, the then-British Railways (BR) developed from a war-battered service in need of investment and modernisation to be considered by some as one of the best regular integrated rail services in the world.

   Britain’s railways were never properly privatised – here’s how they

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   When did the British Railways Board become a corporation?

   • The British Railways Board continued in existence as a corporation until early 2001, when it was replaced by the Strategic Rail Authority as part of the implementation of the Transport Act 2000. The original passenger franchisees were:

   British Rail - Wikipedia

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   How many companies did British Rail own?

   • Under the process of British Rail's privatisation, operations were split into 125 companies between 1994 and 1997. The ownership and operation of the infrastructure of the railway system was taken over by Railtrack.

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   Does the UK have a 'private' rail system?

   • Although rail “privatisation” was promoted by EU directive 91/440, no other EU nation followed the British example. Few, if any, comparator nations have such a high level of “private” rail provision as the UK. And few, if any, governments would adopt the British model now.

   Britain’s railways were never properly privatised – here’s how they

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8. www.bbc.com › news › articlesVirgin Trains makes bid to return to West Coast Main Line - BBC

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   May 19, 2024 · Virgin Trains could return to running rail services on the West Coast route between London and Glasgow five years after losing the franchise. It means that Virgin would be competing with Avanti...