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3 unusual facts about Regional Railways


Aintree railway station

When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways on behalf of the Merseyside PTE until the Privatisation of British Railways.

Ashley railway station

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways

Attercliffe Road railway station

When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways in co-operation with the South Yorkshire PTE until the privatisation of British Rail.


Adderley Park railway station

When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways on behalf of the West Midlands PTE, for whom British Rail had been running the trains since the PTE's inception.

Althorpe railway station

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.

Altofts railway station

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways under arrangements with the WYPTE METRO.

Ardwick railway station

When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways under arrangement with the Greater Manchester PTE until the privatisation of British Rail.

Askam railway station

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.

British Rail Class 323

In the early 1990s the Regional Railways sector of British Rail placed an order for new EMUs to both replace older units and to work services on the newly electrified Birmingham Cross-City Line.


see also

Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord

The funding discontinued when the regional railways merged to form the SNCF.

Saransk

Saransk is a station on the Kuybyshev Railway, and has additional stations serving regional railways to Ruzayevka and Krasny Uzel.

Zaldibar

Zaldibar has a station of the narrow-gauge regional railways, Euskotren, which connects the town with other major municipalities and cities like Bilbao, Amorebieta-Etxano, Durango, Eibar, Donostia and Hendaye.