Private company

Regional Railways

Former passenger sector of British Rail

Regional Railways (originally Provincial) was one of three passenger sectors of British Rail. It was created in 1982 and was the most subsidised (per passenger km) of the three sectors; upon formation, its costs were four times its revenue.2 It ceased to exist in 1994.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • Industrypassenger transport1

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Hugh Llewellyn regional railways sprinter 8737634707
Photo: Hugh Llewllyn https://www.flickr.com/photos/camperdown, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Regional Railways (originally Provincial) was one of three passenger sectors of British Rail. It was created in 1982 and was the most subsidised (per passenger km) of the three sectors; upon formation, its costs were four times its revenue.2

Corporate structure

Regional Railways is part of a group headed by British Rail. 13 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • British Rail London
    • Regional Railways
    • British Rail ScotRail Subsidiary
    • InterCity Subsidiary
    • Network SouthCentral Subsidiary
    • Network SouthEast Subsidiary
    • Red Star Parcels Subsidiary
    • Sealink Subsidiary · Hoek van Holland
    • Network NorthWest Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Rail Express Systems Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Railfreight Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Railfreight Distribution Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Trainload Freight Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • APTIS Owned · United Kingdom
    • Dyserth branch line Owned · United Kingdom
    • Eaton Branch Railway Owned · Eaton, United Kingdom
    • Friar Gate Bridge Owned · City of Derby, United Kingdom
    • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” Owned · United Kingdom
    • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa” Owned · United Kingdom
    • MV Cambria Owned
    • MV Hibernia Owned
    • North Stafford Hotel Owned · City of Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
    • PS Lincoln Castle Owned
    • TSS Slieve Bawn Owned
    • TSS Slieve League Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1994Dissolved Dissolved1

Sources

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