Regional Railways

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Regional Railways was one of the post-sectorisation passenger business sectors of British Rail, responsible for operating local and regional train services across much of the UK outside the main intercity and commuter networks.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Rail sector
passenger rail operator
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1997
endDate 1997-03-31
formerName Provincial
headquartersLocation Birmingham
inception 1982
liveryColor blue
light blue
white
logoUsedFrom 1987
logoUsedUntil 1997
mainCompetitor InterCity
Network SouthEast
notableRouteType cross-country regional routes
rural branch lines
suburban routes outside Network SouthEast
operatedRailServices local rail services
regional rail services
operatedRollingStockType diesel multiple unit
electric multiple unit
locomotive-hauled coaching stock
operatedUnderBrand Regional Railways
ownedBy UK Government
linked to: UK government
parentOrganization British Rail
partOf sectorisation of British Rail
precededBy British Rail Provincial sector
railGauge standard gauge
railwayNetwork British Rail network
replacedBy Anglia Railways
Central Trains
Merseyrail Electrics
linked to: Merseyrail

North West Trains
Regional Railways North East
linked to: Regional Railways

Regional Railways North West
linked to: Regional Railways

ScotRail (privatised)
linked to: ScotRail

Wales & West
West Anglia Great Northern
sectorType passenger operations
serviceArea England
Scotland
Wales
border regions of Scotland
border regions of Wales
startDate 1982-10-01
trackOwnership British Rail

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Rail introducedBrand Regional Railways
Mark 2 coaching stock usedByOperator Regional Railways
British Railways Western Region successor Regional Railways
Regional Railways replacedBy Regional Railways North East
linked to: Regional Railways
Regional Railways replacedBy Regional Railways North West
linked to: Regional Railways
Regional Railways operatedUnderBrand Regional Railways
British Rail Class 156 operator Regional Railways (former)
subject linked to: Class 156 Super Sprinter
linked to: Regional Railways
Central Trains tookOverFrom Regional Railways
subject linked to: Central Trains (former)
Arriva Trains Northern predecessor Regional Railways North East
linked to: Regional Railways
Arriva Trains Northern predecessor Regional Railways North West
linked to: Regional Railways
Parbold railway station formerOperator Regional Railways
British Rail Eastern Region successor Regional Railways
Giggleswick railway station formerOperator Regional Railways
London Midland Region replacedBy Regional Railways sector
linked to: Regional Railways
British Railways London Midland Region followedBy Regional Railways sector
linked to: Regional Railways