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Transport Act 1947 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (586 words) |
 | Under the Transport Act 1947 the railways, long-distance road haulage and various other types of transport were acquired by the state and handed over to a British Transport Commission for operation. |
| The commission was responsible to the Ministry of Transport for general transport policy, which it exercised principally through financial control of a number of executives set up to manage specified sections of the industry under schemes of delegation. |
| In Northern Ireland, the Ulster Transport Authority acted in a similar manner.The also nationalised other means of transport such as canals, sea and shipping ports, bus companies, and eventually amidst much opposition, road haulage. |
| Ulster Transport Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (177 words) |
| The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966. |
| The UTA was formed by the 1948 Transport Act (NI) by the merger of the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board (NIRTB) and the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR). |
| Acts in 1966 saw the split into road and rail operations, rail being taken over by Ulster Transport Railways (UTR) which a year later was renamed Northern Ireland Railways (NIR). |
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