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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.
National Rail should not be confused with Network Rail. National Rail is a brand used to promote passenger railway services, and providing some harmonisation for passengers in ticketing, while Network Rail is the organisation which owns and manages most of the fixed assets of the railway network, including tracks, stations and signals. [1]
BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, [1] 33,400 miles (53,800 km) of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. [2] It has three transcontinental routes that provide rail connections between the western and eastern ...
Regional Railways North East MTL: 2 March 1997: February 2000: Arriva Trains Northern: NS North Western Trains: North West Regional Railways Great Western Holdings: 2 March 1997: March 1998: First North Western: NW ScotRail: ScotRail National Express: 31 March 1997: 17 October 2004: First ScotRail: SR Silverlink: North London Railways 2 March ...
Today (also called The Today Show) is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC.The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and after 73 years of broadcasting it is fifth on the list of longest-running American television serie
James Corden’s tenure on The Late Late Show has come to an end.. The British presenter hosted his final episode in the early hours of Friday morning (28 April), following an eight-year run on ...
SE Trains Limited, [4] trading as Southeastern, is a British train operating company owned by DfT Operator for the Department for Transport, [5] that took over operating the South Eastern franchise in South East England from privately owned London & South Eastern Railway (which also traded as Southeastern) on 17 October 2021.
Network Rail pleaded guilty and were fined £4.1 million including legal costs. [109] [110] In December 2005, two young girls were killed by a train as they were crossing the railway line via a pedestrian level crossing at Elsenham in Essex. Network Rail was prosecuted for breaching health and safety law and fined £1 million in March 2012. The ...