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List of Train Operating Companies on the National Rail website Archived 4 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine; Map of Train Operating Companies on the National Rail website; Barry Doe's colour-coded map showing operator(s) on each route (Large PDF)
The Rail Delivery Group is the coordinating body of the train operating companies in Great Britain and owns the National Rail brand, which uses the former British Rail double-arrow logo and organises the common ticketing structure. Many of the train operating companies are in fact parts of larger companies which operate multiple franchises.
In some countries, the railway operating bodies are not companies, but are government departments or authorities. Particularly in many European countries beginning in the late-1980s, with privatizations and the separation of the track ownership and management from running the trains, there are now many track-only companies and train-only companies.
The growth in road transport during the 1920s and 1930s greatly reduced revenue for the rail companies. Rail companies accused the government of favouring road haulage through the subsidised construction of roads. The railways entered a slow decline owing to a lack of investment and changes in transport policy and lifestyles.
Railway lines in England and Wales, as of 2010. This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region.. There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London. [1]
The InterCity 125 is the world's fastest diesel train Eurostar services are one of only two international rail services serving the United Kingdom, the other being between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They are also the only services in Great Britain operating at speeds of more than 250 km/h (155 mph).
Europe was the epicenter of rail transport and has today one of the densest networks (an average of 46 km (29 mi) for every 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi) in the EU as of 2013). [10] Because of its history, European railway systems often differ between countries regarding their main line track gauges , loading gauges , electrification systems and ...
British Railways: From 1948 to 1994 the 'mainline' railway network was in the hands of the single nationalised operator, British Railways (later promoted as British Rail). Post-privatisation companies: From 1994, a number of privately owned companies have operated and maintained 'mainline' railway track and trains.