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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	British Railways
Also Known As	British Rail (from 1965)
Place	London
Place	London
Epithet	railway authority
Dates	1948-1997
History	Railway authority set up at nationalisation of the railways; traded as British Rail from 1965; privatised into different companies again between 1994 and 1997.
Key Events	1948: railways become a nationalised industry 1994-1997: privatisation into various companies
Authorised Form of Name	London; British Railways; 1948-1997; railway authority

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