Article: Back to the future. (British railways)

Article: British Rail, 1974-97
The Journal of Transport History;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Terry Gourvish, British Rail, 1974-97: from Integration to ... Terry Gourvish's history of British Rail largely is a history of such debates ... of labour also are considered. British Rail 1974-97 not only chronicles the ...

Article: British Rail board appoints Robert Paul Reid as ...
PR Newswire;  December 6, 1989 ;     700+ words ...BRITISH RAIL APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN NEW YORK, Dec ... new position, Reid will direct all of British Rail's operations, including BritRail ... who is retiring after 43 years at British Rail; the past six years as chairman. The ...

Article: British Rail work stoppage ends; business as usual.
PR Newswire;  August 7, 1989 ;     692 words ...BRITISH RAIL WORK STOPPAGE ENDS; BUSINESS AS USUAL ... or series of one-day walkouts by British Rail workers any longer. It's all over ... s business as usual on the entire British Rail system." The job action, which began ...

Article: British Rail: The end of the line as we've known it
The Independent - London;  February 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ...The journey is over for British Rail. The end of the line came yesterday ... rail network in private hands. British Rail was nationalised in 1948 by the ... become the butt of commuter jokes. British Rail's ride to the stock market was ...

Article: Bring back British Rail
Evening Standard - London;  March 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... blank to approve the privatisation of British Rail or London Underground. She banned discussion ... had failed. But rather than recreate British Rail with himself as chairman, he funked ... money, more to railways then ever under British Rail. The same is certain to happen to London ...

Article: Bring back British Rail.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  March 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... blank to approve the privatisation of British Rail or London Underground. She banned discussion ... had failed. But rather than recreate British Rail with himself as chairman, he funked ... money, more to railways then ever under British Rail. The same is certain to happen to London ...

Article: British Rail breakup entails own risks: ensuring ...
Business Insurance;  January 20, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... managers as the formerly nationalized British Rail breaks up into dozens of private companies ... companies that formerly were part of British Rail. These include 25 passenger operating ... 16.8 million deductible held by British Rail. Safety always was an important aspect ...