BR Eastern Region
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BR Eastern Region was a major operating division of British Railways responsible for rail services in eastern England, including key main lines such as the East Coast Main Line.
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British Railways region ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | nationalisation of British railways ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Transport Act 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrificationIncludes |
Fenchurch Street to Southend line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Eastern suburban lines NERFINISHED ⓘ London Liverpool Street suburban network NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the East Coast Main Line ⓘ |
| endCause | sectorisation of British Rail ⓘ |
| endDate | 1980s ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
LNER (London and North Eastern Railway)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Great Eastern Railway legacy network ⓘ parts of Great Northern Railway legacy network ⓘ parts of LMS (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) ⓘ parts of North Eastern Railway legacy network ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLineIncludes |
East Coast Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Eastern Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Northern Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ King's Cross to Edinburgh route NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool Street to Norwich route NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool Street to Southend route NERFINISHED ⓘ London to Cambridge route ⓘ London to Doncaster route ⓘ London to Harwich route ⓘ London to Hull route ⓘ London to King's Lynn route NERFINISHED ⓘ London to Leeds route NERFINISHED ⓘ London to Newcastle route ⓘ London to Peterborough route ⓘ London to York route NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Main Line (southern sections) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Pennine routes from Hull ⓘ |
| majorCityServed |
Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorLondonTerminus |
London Fenchurch Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London King's Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ London Liverpool Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Moorgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPortServed |
Grimsby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Hull docks ⓘ Immingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
British Railways Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Transport Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railNetworkPartOf |
British Rail network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | rail services in eastern England ⓘ |
| rollingStockIncludes |
LNER Pacific steam locomotives
ⓘ
diesel locomotives ⓘ diesel multiple units ⓘ electric multiple units ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| status | defunct administrative region ⓘ |
| successor |
InterCity East Coast sector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Network SouthEast (for London and South East routes) NERFINISHED ⓘ Regional Railways (for some secondary routes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trafficTypeHandled |
agricultural produce
ⓘ
coal traffic ⓘ fish traffic ⓘ freight traffic ⓘ passenger traffic ⓘ steel traffic ⓘ |
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