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  2. Rail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Rail transport. The railway system in Great Britain is the oldest railway system in the world. The first locomotive-hauled public railway opened in 1825, which was followed by an era of rapid expansion. Most of the track is managed by Network Rail, which in 2017 had a network of 9,824 miles (15,811 km) of standard-gauge lines, of which 3,339 ...

  3. British Rail - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. History of rail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    History of rail transport in Great Britain. Rail passengers in Great Britain from 1829 to 2023. Class 87 electric locomotive and Mark 3 coaches operated by franchisee Virgin Trains. The railway system of Great Britain started with the building of local isolated wooden wagonways starting in the 1560s. A patchwork of local rail links operated by ...

  5. History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994 - Wikipedia

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    The history of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994 covers the period when the British railway system was nationalised under the name of 'British Railways', latterly known as British Rail until its eventual privatisation in 1994. The railway system in this period underwent modernisation, reorganisation and rebranding, some of which ...

  6. Rail pass - Wikipedia

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    UK rail rover. A rail pass is a pass that covers the cost of train travel in a certain designated area or areas within a certain period of time. [1] It is contrasted to a point-to-point ticket in that it allows the holder unlimited travel, within the pre-designated area and period, while a point-to-point ticket only permits the holder to travel from a point to another once.

  7. High-speed rail in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Operational high-speed lines in the UK: 140–186 mph (225–300 km/h) 125 mph (200 km/h) <110 mph (180 km/h) High-speed rail in the United Kingdom is provided on five upgraded railway lines running at top speeds of 125 mph (200 km/h) and one purpose-built high-speed line reaching 186 mph (300 km/h). Trains currently travel at 125 mph (200 km/h ...

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