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British Rail Security
 
Policing on (and within) the network was carried out British Transport Police (BTP). In 1947 the Transport Act created the British Transport Commission (BTC), which unified the railway system. On 1 January 1949, the British Transport Commission Police (BTCP) were created, formed from the four old railway police forces, the London Transport Police, canal police and several minor dock forces.
 
In 1957 the Maxwell-Johnson enquiry found that policing requirements for the railway could not be met by civil forces and that it was essential that a specialist police force be retained. On 1 January 1962, the British Transport Commission Police ceased to cover British Waterways property and exactly a year later when the BTC was abolished the name of the force was amended to the British Transport Police. This name and its role within policing on the rail network was continued post-1994.
 
British Rail Finances
 
Despite its nationalisation in 1947 "as one of the 'commanding heights' of the economy", according to some sources British Rail was not profitable for most (if not all) of its history. Newspapers reported that as recently as the 1990s, public rail subsidy was counted as profit, as early as 1961, British Railways were losing £300,000 a day.
 
Although the company was considered the sole public-transport option in many rural areas, the Beeching cuts made buses the only public transport available in some rural areas. Despite increases in traffic congestion and road fuel prices beginning to rise in the 1990s, British Rail remained unprofitable. Following sectorisation, InterCity became profitable. InterCity became one of Britain's top 150 companies, providing city centre to city centre travel across the nation from Aberdeen and Inverness in the north to Poole and Penzance in the south.
 
British Rail Investment
 
In 1979 the incoming Conservative Government led by Margaret Thatcher was viewed as anti-railway, and did not want to commit public money to the railways. However, British Rail was allowed to spend its own money with government approval. This led to a number of electrification projects being given the go-ahead, including the East Coast Main Line, the spur from Doncaster to Leeds, and the lines in East Anglia out of London Liverpool Street to Norwich and King's Lynn. 
 
The list with approximate completion dates includes:
  • St Pancras – Bedford 1981–83.
  • Rock Ferry – Hooton 1985.
  • Hitchin – Leeds 1985–88.
  • Colchester – Norwich 1986.
  • Bishops Stortford – Cambridge 1987.
  • Watford Junction – St Albans Abbey 1988.
  • Royston – Cambridge 1988.
  • Snow Hill Tunnel as part of Thameslink project 1988.
  • Doncaster – York 1989.
  • Airdrie – Drumgelloch 1989.
  • York – Edinburgh Waverley (and the spur to North Berwick) 1991.
  • Carstairs – Edinburgh Waverley 1991.
  • Cambridge – King's Lynn 1992.
  • Hooton – Ellesmere Port and Chester 1993–94.
  • London Paddington – Heathrow Airport 1993–98.
  • Leeds and Bradford Forster Square – Skipton and Ilkley 1994.
In the Southwest, the South West Main Line from Bournemouth to Weymouth was electrified along with other infill 750 V DC third rail electrification in the south. In 1988, the line to Aberdare was reopened. A British Rail advertisement ("Britain's Railway", directed by Hugh Hudson) featured some of the best-known railway structures in Britain, including the Forth Rail Bridge, Royal Albert Bridge, Glenfinnan Viaduct and London Paddington station.
London Liverpool Street station was rebuilt, opened by Queen Elizabeth II, and a new station was constructed at Stansted Airport in 1991. The following year, the Maesteg line was reopened. In 1988, the Windsor Link Line, Manchester was constructed and has proven to be an important piece of infrastructure.
 
British Rail Overview
 
British Rail Type: State-owned enterprise
British Rail Industry: Railway transport, logistics, shipping, and manufacturing of rolling stock
British Rail Predecessor:
Great Western Railway
London, Midland & Scottish Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
Southern Railway
British Rail Founded: 1 January 1948
British Rail Defunct: 20 November 1997
British Rail Fate: Privatised
British Rail Successor:
National Rail
Train Operating Franchises:
Railtrack
EWS
Freightliner
British Rail Headquarters: London, England
British Rail Area Served: Great Britain
British Rail Key People: Alastair Morton
(Final Chairman of the British Railways Board)
British Rail Products: Rail transport, cargo transport, services
British Rail Owner: Government of the United Kingdom
British Rail Parent:
1948–1962:
British Transport Commission
1962–1997:
British Railways Board
British Rail Divisions:
From 1948:
Eastern Region
London Midland Region
North Eastern Region
Scottish Region
Southern Region
Western Region
British Rail Research Division
Collection & Delivery
Freightliner
Motorail
Night Star Parcels
Speedlink
Rail Express Parcels
Red Star Parcels
From 1982:
InterCity
Network SouthEast
Railfreight
Railfreight Distribution
Rail Express Systems
Regional Railways
Trainload Freight
British Rail Subsidiaries:
British Rail Engineering Ltd
British Transport Hotels
European Passenger Services
Sealink
Seaspeed
Travellers Fare
 
Rail Holidays
Rail Vacations
Luxury Trains
Luxury Tours
International Trains
International Tours
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