Regional Railways was one of the three passenger operating sectors of British Rail, alongside InterCity and Network SouthEast. It was created in 1982 to run local and regional passenger services across Great Britain and was the most heavily subsidised of the three sectors, with running costs about four times its revenue at formation. When British Rail was privatised, the sector was broken up into eight separate franchises, and Regional Railways itself ceased to exist on 31 March 1997.
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Regional Railways (originally Provincial) was one of three passenger sectors of British Rail.
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The sector was broken up into eight franchises during the privatisation of British Rail and ceased to exist on 31 March 1997.
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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.
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