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British Rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2555 words) |
 | British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. |
| British Railways came into existence on 1 January 1948 with the merger of the Big Four as the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission (BTC). |
| Also during this time, yellow warning panels, characteristic of British railways, were added to the front of diesel and electric locomotives and multiple units in order to increase the safety of track workers. |
| British shipping companies (C) (2145 words) |
| The flag shown is a yellow fimbriated red cross on a dark blue field, with a Tudor crown in the canton, and C and W in yellow in the lower fly. |
| The company was formed in 1973 by the merger of the Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd. |
| The original flag of the new company combined the two by moving the saltires towards the fly and placing the yellow disc with the lion in the hoist. |
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