NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Regional Railways

Regional Railways was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1981 that existed until 1996 a year before Privatisation. The sector was originally called Provincial, and ran regional non-express services. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 656 KB)BR Class 150/2, no. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ...

The other passenger regions created in the 1980s were InterCity (express services) and Network SouthEast (principally London commuter services) (see British Rail brand names for a full history). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A High Speed Train power car in Intercity livery InterCity was the sector of British Rail responsible for long-distance express trains. ... A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... British Rail created many brand names for its products, designed to catch the eye and imagination of current and potential travellers and freight users. ...

Regional Railways was the most subsidised (per passenger km) of the three sectors.

Sprinterisation

Regional Railways' main achievement was the "sprinterisation" of the system in order to reduce costs. Older locomotive-hauled trains were replaced by new Diesel multiple units (DMUs) in two large groups of classes. The first, Pacers, used bus technology, from the Leyland National, in classes numbered in the 14X range. Sprinters were assigned class numbers in the 15X range; most were based on the Mk3 (Cl 150-156) carriage. DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in PoznaÅ„, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... A Mancunian class 142 Pacer ( Alternative picture) A Westcountry based Class 143 A Yorkshire based Class 144 Pacer is the operational name of the British class 140, 141, 142, 143 and 144 railbuses, built between 1984 and 1987. ... Leyland National operation of London Buses route 110 in 1976 The Leyland National was a British single-deck bus built in large quantities between 1972 and 1985. ... A wide variety of locomotives and multiple units have operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of locomotives and multiple units have operated on Great Britains railway network. ...

The late 1980s and early 1990s also saw the development of secondary express services that complemented the mainline Intercity routes. In particular, key Scottish and Transpennine routes were upgraded with new Class 158 Express Sprinters, while a network of 'Alphaline' services was introduced elsewhere in the country. A High Speed Train power car in Intercity livery InterCity was the sector of British Rail responsible for long-distance express trains. ... Class 158, no. ... A Class 158 in Wessex Alphaline livery Alphaline is a brand used on British Railways for regional express services mostly operated by Class 158 diesel multiple units. ...

British Rail created many brand names for its products, designed to catch the eye and imagination of current and potential travellers and freight users. ...

Privatisation

Following privatisation, the Regional Railways sector was split into several different franchises.

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Privatisation

Sprinterisation