Eastern Region
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The Eastern Region was a major administrative division of British Railways responsible for operating and managing rail services across eastern England.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region of British Railways
ⓘ
railway operating region ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1992 ⓘ |
| electrificationIncluded |
25 kV AC overhead electrification
ⓘ
750 V DC third-rail (in some suburban areas) ⓘ |
| followed |
London and North Eastern Railway (in most areas)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of London Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ |
| hadMajorTerminus |
London King’s Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Liverpool Street NERFINISHED ⓘ London St Pancras (for some services) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
management of rail services
ⓘ
operation of rail services ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | eastern England ⓘ |
| ownedBy | state-owned British Railways ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
British Railways Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Transport Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railNetworkIncluded |
East Coast Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Eastern Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Main Line (southern sections) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railServicesIncluded |
commuter services into London
ⓘ
freight services in eastern England ⓘ long-distance services on the East Coast Main Line ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leeds (via East Coast Main Line) NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Peterborough NERFINISHED ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedPort |
Felixstowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Immingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire (eastern parts) ⓘ |
| subsequentDivisionReplacedBy |
InterCity sector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Network SouthEast sector NERFINISHED ⓘ Regional Railways sector NERFINISHED ⓘ sectorisation of British Rail ⓘ |
| usedGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedInfrastructurePreviouslyOperatedBy |
London Midland and Scottish Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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