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Meaning of "British Rail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRITISH RAIL

British Rail  [ˈbrɪtɪʃ reɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRITISH RAIL

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British Rail is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRITISH RAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

British Rail

British Rail

British Railways, which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages between 1994 and 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in 1962: the British Railways Board. The period of nationalisation saw sweeping changes in the national railway network. A process of dieselisation and electrification took place, and in 1968 steam locomotion had been entirely replaced by diesel and electric power, except for one narrow-gauge tourist line. Passengers replaced freight as the main source of business, and one third of the network was closed by the Beeching Axe of the 1960s. The British Rail "double arrow" logo is formed of two interlocked arrows showing the direction of travel on a double track railway and was nicknamed "the arrow of indecision".

Definition of British Rail in the English dictionary

The definition of British Rail in the dictionary is the organization that ran the British rail system from 1948 until privatization in the 1990s.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRITISH RAIL


Azrael
ˈæzreɪl
bedrail
ˈbɛdˌreɪl
brail
breɪl
Braille
breɪl
contrail
ˈkɒntreɪl
derail
dɪˈreɪl
entrail
ɪnˈtreɪl
frail
freɪl
graal
ɡreɪl
Grail
ɡreɪl
guardrail
ˈɡɑːdˌreɪl
handrail
ˈhændˌreɪl
headrail
ˈhɛdˌreɪl
interrail
ˈɪntəˌreɪl
monorail
ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl
rail
reɪl
Thrale
θreɪl
trail
treɪl
vitrail
ˈvɪtreɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRITISH RAIL

British Legion
British Library
British Lions
British List
British longhair
British lop
British Museum
British National Party
British New Guinea
British North America
British Red Cross Society
British shorthair
British Sign Language
British Somaliland
British Standard brass thread
British Standard fine thread
British Standard pipe thread
British Standard Time
British Standard Whitworth thread
British Standards Institution

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRITISH RAIL

Abigail
avail
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cocktail
detail
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fail
get out of jail
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hail
jail
mail
nail
on the nail
retail
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tail
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Synonyms and antonyms of British Rail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «British Rail» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

英国铁路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

British Rail
570 millions of speakers

English

British Rail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रिटिश रेल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السكك الحديدية البريطانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

British Rail
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

British Rail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রিটিশ রেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

British Rail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

British Rail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

british Rail
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

英国国鉄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영국 철도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

British Rail
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

British Rail
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிட்டிஷ் ரயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिटिश रेल्वे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiliz Demiryolları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

British Rail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

British Rail
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

British Rail
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Translator English - Romanian

British Rail
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British Rail
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Translator English - Afrikaans

British Rail
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

British Rail
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

British Rail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of British Rail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH RAIL»

The term «British Rail» is regularly used and occupies the 105.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH RAIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about British Rail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITISH RAIL»

Discover the use of British Rail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to British Rail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
British Rail: The Nation's Railway
It did all this despite being starved of cash and being subjected to the whims of ever fickle politicians. British Rail, A Passenger’s Journey is the story of how all that was achieved, seen from a passenger’s perspective.
Tanya Jackson, 2013
2
Competition, Regulation and the Privatisation of British Rail
This work looks at the privatization of British Rail. It covers the competition for franchises and the regulation of those franchises. The book examines the rail system as a whole and looks at the prospects for the future.
Jon Shaw, 2000
3
British Rail 1974-1997: From Integration to Privatisation
4 These were surely findings from which British Rail could learn. Lessons could also be drawn from the Leeds study's work on traction/ rolling stock maintenance in 1977. Although the researchers could not produce precise comparisons with ...
Terence Richard Gourvish, Terry Gourvish, Mike Anson, 2004
4
British Rail Class 47
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
5
Brel Products: Intercity 125, Driving Van Trailer, British ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
6
Bo-Bo Locomotives: British Rail Class 86, InterCity 125, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, Books Group, 2011
7
Rail Steels: Developments, processing, and use
B. J. Dabell,1 S. J. Hill,1 and P. Watson1 An Evaluation of the Fatigue Performance of Conventional British Rail Steels REFERENCE: Dabell, B. J., Hill, S. J., and Watson, P., "An Evaluation of the Fatigue Performance of Conventional British ...
D. H. Stone, G. G. Knupp, 1978
8
British Railways 1948-73: A Business History
This is a business history of the first twenty-five years of nationalised railways in Britain.
T. R. Gourvish, 1986
9
Electric Locomotives of Great Britain: British Rail Electric ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
10
British Rail Diesel Locomotives: Intercity 125, British Rail ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITISH RAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term British Rail is used in the context of the following news items.
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Southern Rail hits back as engineers announce strike action
It also said the Promotion, Transfer, Redundancy, and Resettlement (PTR&R) Agreement, which has been in place since the days of British Rail ... «Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, Jul 15»
2
Stagecoach fails to reach agreement over renewing rail franchise
The DfT plans to invite train operating companies to bid for the franchise, which SWT has run since British Rail was privatised in 1996. It is one ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
WMN Letters: Expanded airport must help Cornwall
... Gatwick services are withdrawn leaving Cornwall dependent on a Victorian railway whose speeds are worse than when British Rail Inter City ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
4
Graham Ellis
A chance meeting with a Morecambe GP Dr Peter Beet led to them buying a Stanier Black Five, 44781, direct from service with British Rail. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
5
Asbestos victim's widow receives damages
Graham Hutchings died at the age of 68 in 2012, 17 years after he retired from a 36-year career with British Rail (BR), where he latterly worked ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»
6
Birmingham New Street – Final push
At the time, British Rail sold the air rights above the station which led to the construction of the Pallasades Shopping Centre. With little room to ... «Rail Engineer, Jul 15»
7
24 hours - from triumph to tragedy on our railways 10 years ago
To mark the end of the British Rail built trains, one set sported a pair of gold buffers, more than likely a UK rail first! A portent of the golden ... «Rail.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Jeremy Cresswell: “PwC comparisons just don't wash”
... just how successful the likes of BREL (British Rail Engineering Ltd) were in the days of British Rail, which was a far greater success story than ... «Energy Voice, Jul 15»
9
Fears raised over plan to build railway stations AFTER electrification
Mr Davies, formerly British Rail's manager for Wales, acknowledged that funding may not be available for new stations in the next five years, but ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
10
Waddington into grand final
The large table final is on Sunday at 1 p.m. between Russell Large of Poplar and Simon Blackwell of British Rail. The Grand Final will be ... «Burnley Express, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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