British Railways Modernisation Plan

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railway modernisation programme transport policy document

The British Railways Modernisation Plan was a major post-war programme to transform and modernize Britain’s railway network through widespread dieselisation, electrification, and infrastructure upgrades.

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British Railways early dieselisation era	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway modernisation programme ⓘ transport policy document ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Modernisation and Re-Equipment of British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ British railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ freight services ⓘ passenger services ⓘ
author	British Transport Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
focusesOn	dieselisation ⓘ electrification of railway lines ⓘ extension of 25 kV AC overhead electrification ⓘ infrastructure upgrades ⓘ introduction of diesel locomotives ⓘ introduction of diesel multiple units ⓘ marshalling yard modernisation ⓘ rolling stock replacement ⓘ signalling modernisation ⓘ suburban electrification schemes ⓘ track renewals ⓘ
follows	nationalisation of British railways in 1948 ⓘ
hasEffect	accelerated withdrawal of steam locomotives ⓘ changes in railway employment patterns ⓘ closure or rationalisation of some freight facilities ⓘ expansion of electrified route mileage ⓘ introduction of large diesel locomotive fleet ⓘ standardisation of some rolling stock types ⓘ
hasPart	diesel locomotive procurement programme ⓘ diesel multiple unit procurement programme ⓘ electrification projects ⓘ marshalling yard concentration scheme ⓘ signalling and control centre upgrades ⓘ station modernisation projects ⓘ
influencedBy	competition from road transport ⓘ need to replace life-expired steam locomotives ⓘ post-war economic conditions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainGoal	improvement of passenger comfort ⓘ improvement of railway efficiency ⓘ increase in railway capacity ⓘ modernisation of Britain’s railways ⓘ reduction of operating costs ⓘ replacement of steam traction ⓘ
pointInTime	1955 ⓘ
publisher	British Transport Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1955 ⓘ
timePeriod	1950s ⓘ post-war era ⓘ

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Modernisation Plan of the 1950s → alsoKnownAs → British Railways Modernisation Plan ⓘ

British Rail first-generation DMUs → introducedUnder → British Railways Modernisation Plan ⓘ

6200 Princess Royal → era → British Railways Modernisation Plan ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Railways early dieselisation era