British Rail sectorisation era
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The British Rail sectorisation era was a period in the 1980s and early 1990s when the UK’s state-owned railway was reorganised into semi-autonomous business sectors, paving the way for later privatisation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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phase of British Rail history ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving financial performance
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preparing for privatisation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | sectorisation of British Rail ⓘ |
| appliesTo | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandingChange |
introduction of InterCity brand
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introduction of Network SouthEast brand ⓘ introduction of Regional Railways brand ⓘ |
| characterisedBy |
commercial focus
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creation of business sectors ⓘ management reorganisation ⓘ separation of infrastructure and operations at management level ⓘ |
| context | Thatcher government transport policy ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicContext | public sector reform in the 1980s UK ⓘ |
| endDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Privatisation of British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceModel | semi-autonomous sectors under central board control ⓘ |
| impactOn |
branding of British Rail services
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freight services organisation ⓘ passenger services organisation ⓘ |
| infrastructureManagedBy | British Rail civil engineering and operations departments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | British Rail Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| ledTo |
creation of freight business units
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creation of passenger train operating units ⓘ |
| mainFreightSector |
Rail Express Systems
NERFINISHED
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Railfreight NERFINISHED ⓘ Railfreight Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ Trainload Freight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPassengerSector |
InterCity
NERFINISHED
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Network SouthEast NERFINISHED ⓘ Regional Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
formalisation of three main passenger sectors by late 1980s
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launch of Network SouthEast in 1986 ⓘ |
| organisationalChange |
creation of profit-and-loss accounts for sectors
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replacement of regional structure with sector-based structure ⓘ |
| partOf | history of rail transport in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| policyDriver |
introduction of market disciplines
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reduction of public subsidy ⓘ |
| precededBy | British Rail regions era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulator | Department of Transport (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Railways Act 1993
NERFINISHED
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privatisation of British Rail franchises ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail transport ⓘ |
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