The Transport Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 49) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Under the terms of the Act, the railway network, long-distance...
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freight transport in Great Britain (Northern Ireland had the separate Ulster Transport Authority). Its general duty under the Transport Act 1947 was to...
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companies were nationalised to form British Railways as a result of the Transport Act 1947. The three larger companies relied heavily on freight (especially...
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regulated, for instance under the Railways Act 1921, but was finally nationalised by the Transport Act 1947. Calls for reform of the nationalised system...
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by Clement Attlee's Labour government in 1947 to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport. The Act established the British Railways Board, which...
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Industry Nationalisation Act 1946; Transport Act 1947 (railways and long-distance road haulage); Gas Act 1948; and Iron and Steel Act 1949. The issues of fragmentation...
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the Electricity Act 1947; the Transport Act 1947 (railways and long-distance road haulage); the Gas Act 1948; and the Iron and Steel Act 1949. The Coal...
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British Rail (redirect from British Railways Act 1980)
British Railways was formed on 1 January 1948 as a result of the Transport Act 1947, which nationalised the Big Four British railway companies along with...
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1947. January 1 – The Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses is reconstituted...
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The National Security Act of 1947 (Pub.L. 80-253, 61 Stat. 495, enacted July 26, 1947) was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's...
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