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1. fullfact.org › economy › who-owns-britains-trainsWho owns Britain’s trains, energy and postal service?

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   Jan 29, 2018 · Trains, most smaller stations, and routes are split into franchises run by different companies. Around a dozen of the franchise holders are linked to governments in other countries. A German company, Deutsche Bahn, runs several UK rail franchises—Arriva Trains Wales, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Grand Central, and Northern. The German ...

2. www.ft.com › content › f97bc627-bf5a-4094-ab9b-7eBritish Rail: A New History — a timely reminder of how to run ...

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   Jul 4, 2022 · There was little mourning after the UK’s nationalised train operator, British Rail, ran its last service in 1997. Over its 49-year existence, it had been widely criticised as a complacent ...

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_rolling_stockList of rolling stock manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   United American Car, Cartersville, Georgia (to Thrall) United States Rolling Stock Company (1875–1893) Chicago Illinois; United States Railway Equipment (USRE) (1954–) Blue Island, Illinois (to Evans) United Streetcar; US Car and Foundry; US Railcar; Vertex Railcar; Virginia Bridge & Iron Company (until 1920s) Roanoke, Virginia

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_rail_transitList of rail transit systems in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the operating passenger rail transit systems in the United States. This list does not include intercity rail services such as the Alaska Railroad or Amtrak and its state-sponsored subsidiaries.

   Region	State	System	Authority
   Albuquerque	New Mexico	New Mexico Rail Runner Express	Mid-Region Council of Governments
   Atlanta	Georgia	MARTA rail	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit ...
   Atlanta	Georgia	Atlanta Streetcar	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit ...
   Austin	Texas	Capital MetroRail	Capital Metropolitan Transportation ...

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

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   May 20, 2024 · Its high-speed train (the iconic InterCity 125) broke new ground with a speed of 148mph in 1987 (still a world record for a diesel train) while proving itself to be a reliable workhorse in the ...

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

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   Travellers Fare. 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 ...

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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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   Who owns the British Railways?

   • Other international companies have stakes in other members of the Big Six. The railways are owned by the Dutch and German government. Governments in Germany, the Netherlands and France are shareholders in the companies and parent companies running around a dozen UK rail franchises.

   Who owns Britain’s trains, energy and postal service?

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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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   Who owns a train franchise in the UK?

   • Around a dozen of the franchise holders are linked to governments in other countries. A German company, Deutsche Bahn, runs several UK rail franchises— Arriva Trains Wales, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Grand Central, and Northern. The German government is Deutsche Bahn’s majority shareholder.

   Who owns Britain’s trains, energy and postal service?

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rail_transportation_in_theRail transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Map. Rail transportation in the United States consists primarily of freight shipments along a well integrated network of standard gauge private freight railroads that also extend into Canada and Mexico. The United States has the largest rail transport network of any country in the world, about 160,000 miles (260,000 km).