British funicular railways (2210 bytes)
1: ...e [[United Kingdom]]. Many are known as '''cliff railways''' rather than [[funicular]]s.
4: ...h.railway.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px| A car of the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway]]
7: ==List of railways currently in use==
39: ==List of closed or never opened railways==
44: *[[Funicular|Funicular railways]]

British Railways Board (1534 bytes)
1: ...s the governing body of British Railways (later [[British Rail]]) from [[1962]] until privatisation in the ...
3: ...[BRB (Residuary) Ltd]], a wholly-owned subsidiary of the [[Strategic Rail Authority]] (SRA). Through ...
5: ...nd most of the papers went to the [[Public Record Office]].
9: * [http://www.brb.gov.uk/home British Railways Board (Residuary)]
10: ...[http://ndad.ulcc.ac.uk/AH/37/detail.html History of the BRB]

Western Region of British Railways (1374 bytes)
3: ...n in the [[1980s]]. The WR consisted principally of ex-[[Great Western Railway]] lines.
5: ...nagement opposed its nationalisation into British Railways and there would be power struggles, particularly ...
7: ...locomotives to GWR designs, even after the advent of [[diesel shunter]]s. The [[BR standard class 3]]...
9: ... as the [[British Rail Class 52]] ''Westerns'', [[British Rail Class 35]] ''Hymeks'' based on [[West German...
11: ...ing some ex-LMS lines in South [[Wales]] and west of [[Birmingham]].

Steam locomotives of British Railways (6570 bytes)
1: ...xplanation of numbering and classification, see [[British Locomotive and Multiple Unit Numbering and Classi...
4: ...much of which needed replacing due to the ravages of World War II.
8: .... 5MT. Mixed traffic locos had power in the range of classes 2-6.
12: ...ailway.jpg|thumb|right|Desiged by [[H. G. Ivatt]] of the LMS, but built by BR in [[1949]], 41241 is pr...
13: A wide varity of locomotives were acquired from the four constitue...

List of British heritage and private railways (7349 bytes)
1: '''List of British heritage and private railways'''
3: This list is intended as a list of ''[[railway]]s (railroads)'' in [[Britain]].
5: ...of British railway museums]]. More links at foot of page.
8: ... gauge railways were originally lines closed by [[British Rail]]ways under the [[Beeching Axe|Beeching]] cu...
44: *[[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]]

Privatization (21528 bytes)
1: ...nership]] to [[private ownership]]. The [[reverse privatization|opposite process]] is [[nationalization]] or [[mu...
4: ...[[education]] have been particularly targeted for privatization in many countries.
6: ...s to excessive cost cutting in order to achieve profit and a resulting poor quality service.
8: ...n]] and [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]]. The term "privatization" was [[word coinage|coined]] in [[1948]] and is t...
14: Advocates of privatization argue that governments run businesses poorly for ...

Water privatization (5956 bytes)
1: ...n for any other sector. Globally, over two-thirds of modern water and sanitation systems are [[public ...
4: ...ench model, the assets remain publicly owned. The British model is largely limited to [[England]] and [[Wal...
6: ...operations, there are three major types, in order of increasing risk transfer to the private operator:
11: ...ny. The risk for the private company for these is often relatively low, especially when contracts rela...
13: ...gement control, where it does not have a majority of shares.

Railways in China (472 bytes)
1: ...]], [[Railways in Taiwan|Railways in the Republic of China (Taiwan)]].''
3: [[China]] is home to one of the largest '''[[Railway]] Networks''' in the wor...
10: * http://www.railwaysofchina.com/

Railways in Adelaide (4333 bytes)
1: ...rrently operated by [[TransAdelaide]] and is part of the citywide [[Adelaide Metro]] public transport ...
4: ...icultural and mining industries at the time. Most of the lines were built before 1900. In 1929, the fi...
7: ...een electrified. However, there has been evidence of attempts by several governments throughout the 20...
45: ...s]] suburban railway network is currently made up of:
52: *[[List of Adelaide railway stations]]

Catenary (railways) (1532 bytes)
1: '''Catenary''' is a system of overhead [[wire]]s used to supply electrical powe...
3: ... the messenger wire, is loosely hung in the shape of a mathematical [[catenary]] between line structur...
9: For a more complete discussion of overhead wiring system for [[railway]]s, see [[ov...

Regional Railways (1319 bytes)
1: ... 150|Class 150/2]] "Sprinter" no. 150231 [[Edmund of East Anglia|"King Edmund"]] in '''Provincial''' l...
2: ...ys''' was one of the three passenger sectors of [[British Rail]] created in the [[1980s]] which existed unt...
4: ...egions created in the [[1980s]] were [[InterCity (British Rail)|InterCity]] (express services) and [[Networ...
6: ...ilways was the most subsidised (per passenger km) of the three sectors.
10: ...printers'' were assigned numbers in the [[List of British Rail classes#Sprinters|15X range]] and were faste...

Ferris railways (273 bytes)
1: '''Ferris''' was a manufacturer of [[O gauge]] toy trains in Australia in the 1950's...
3: The company was originally a manufacturer of radios and other electrical products.

Railways of Taiwan (3307 bytes)
5: The '''Railways of Taiwan''' can generally be catagorized into the f...
6: == Interurban Railways ==
10: ...8771;鐵路局): The TRA runs most of the main passenger and freight lines in [[Taiwan]...
24: ...): The TRTS (also known as the MRT) runs a series of [[light rail]] and underground [[metro]] systems ...
27: == Industrial Railways ==

Cambrian Railways (2349 bytes)
1: ...]]. The system was an amalgamation of a number of railways which were incorporated
2: ...er railways to give connections to the North West of England, via the [[London and North Western Railw...
6: ===Constituent railways===
8: In the following list the dates are: date of incorporation; opening date
19: ===Other railways within the Cambrian system===

Chiltern Railways (2271 bytes)
1: ...at Kidderminster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Chiltern Railways "Clubman" at [[Kidderminster]] station]]
2: '''Chiltern Railways''' is a [[List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom|...
4: The London to Birmingham route used by Chiltern Railways goes via [[High Wycombe]], [[Bicester]], [[Banbur...
6: ...ailway station|Quainton Road]], a short way south of [[Verney Junction]].
7: ...|200px|right|Chiltern Railways operate a single [[British Rail class 121|Class 121]] "Bubble Car" on [[Ayle...

Anglia Railways (516 bytes)
1: ... London [[Liverpool Street station]] and a number of local rail services in [[East Anglia]].
3: ...London Eastern Railway Ltd, which is a subsidiary of the [[National_Express_Group]]. Its services are ...
5: [[Category:British railway companies]]

Fragonset Railways (1841 bytes)
1: ...' at Bristol Temple Meads.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[British Rail Class 31|Class 31]], no. 31128 '[[Charybdis]...
3: '''Fragonset Railways''' is a [[railway]] spot-hire company based at [[...
18: |align=left|[[British Rail Class 08|Class 08]]
23: |align=left|[[British Rail Class 31|Class 31]]
28: |align=left|[[British Rail Class 33|Class 33]]

Pakistan Railways (379 bytes)
1: ...tration of the Pakistani Government's Ministry of Railways.
4: * [http://www.pakrail.com (Pakistan Railways)]
5: .../railway-ministry/index.jsp (Pakistan Ministry of Railways)]

Indian Railways (3741 bytes)
3: ...onsolidation of state-owned railways during the [[British Raj]].
7: ...ho, by using its trains, get a more complete view of India.
37: ...is administratively considered to have the status of a zonal railway.
43: See [[List of railways stations in India]].
45: ==Hierachy of trains==

Hornby Railways (2720 bytes)
1: ...age:Flying_Scotsman_Trainset_Box.jpg|right|Hornby Railways Flying Scotsman trainset box]]
3: '''Hornby Railways''' is the leading brand of [[model railway]] in the [[United Kingdom]], and ...
9: ...s were die-cast, and the cars were generally made of tinplate.
11: ... [[1959]], Hornby abandoned 3-rail track in favor of more realistic two-rail track.
13: ... The former Hornby line was discontinued in favor of Tri-ang's less costly plastic designs.

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