British Rail
British state-owned rail transport operator (1948–1997)
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1965
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Additional Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikidata Link | Open Wikidata |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product Or Material Produced | Rail Transport |
| Headquarters Location | London |
| Foundation Date | 1948 |
| Inception | 1948-01-01 |
| Followed By | Freightliner, DB Cargo UK |
| Headquarters Location | London |
| Topic’S Main Category | Category:British Rail |
| Freebase Id | /m/01dqc |
| Follows | Eden Valley Railway, Leeds and Selby Railway |
| Viaf Cluster Id | 293165011 |
| Dissolved, Abolished Or Demolished Date | 1997-02-01 |
| Owned By | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Image | Resting at King’s Cross station - geograph.org.uk - 1427194.jpg |
| Quora Topic Id | British-Rail |
| Encyclopædia Britannica Online Id | topic/British-Railways |
| Industry | rail transport in the United Kingdom |
| Ycba Agent Id | 8742 |
| Owner Of | TSS Slieve Bawn, TSS Slieve League, North Stafford Hotel, Friar Gate Bridge, Eaton Branch Railway (+8 more) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Replaced By | National Rail, Railtrack |
| Replaces | Big Four, Cheshire Lines Committee, Alloa Railway, West Cornwall Railway, Mersey Railway |
| Product Or Material Produced | rail transport |
| Uk Parliament Thesaurus Id | 5088 |
| Alexander Turnbull Library Id | 202109 |
| Legal Form | state-owned enterprise |
| Described By Source | British Railroad Pension Fund Making Millions From Art |
| National Library Of Wales Authority Id | british-rail-firm |
| State Of Use | decommissioned |
| Gnd Id | 138062-X (from 1948, until 1968), 5529246-X (from 1968, until 1997) |
| Grace’S Guide Id | British_Rail, British_Railways |
| British Museum Person Or Institution Id | 87741 |
| Snarc Id | Q134036 |
| Short Name | BR |
| Kalliope Verbund (Gnd) Id | 5529246-X |
| Sboid | ch:1:sboid:100862 |
| Chairperson | Bob Reid (from 1990, until 1995) |