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| Overview | |
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| Main region(s) | East Anglia, North West England, North East England, Wales, South West England |
| Other region(s) | East Midlands, West Midlands (region), Scotland, Merseyside |
| Parent company | British Rail |
| Dates of operation | 1982–1997 |
| Successors | Central Trains, First North Western, Midland Mainline, Arriva Trains Merseyside, Wales & West, Valley Lines |
Regional Railways was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982 that existed until 1997, two years after Privatisation of British Rail. The sector was originally called Provincial.
Regional Railways was the most subsidised (per passenger km) of the three sectors. Upon formation, its costs were four times its revenue.[1]
The sector was broken up into eight franchises during the privatisation of British Rail and ceased to exist on 31 March 1997.
- ^ Thomas, David St John; Whitehouse, Patrick (1990). BR in the Eighties. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-9854-8. OL 11253354M. Wikidata Q112224535.[page needed]