In 2010, there were 1. 33 billion journeys on the National Rail network, making the British network the fifth most used in the world ( Great Britain ranks 23rd in world population ).

From the start of 1948, the " big four " were nationalised to form British Railways ( latterly " British Rail ") under the control of the British Transport Commission.

A East Midlands Trains British Rail Class 222 | Class 222 Meridian on a London to Nottingham service.

A CrossCountry British Rail Class 170 | Class 170 numbered 170113 with a service from London Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street railway station | Birmingham New Street First Capital Connect British Rail Class 365 | Class 365 ' networker ' numbered 365538 at Cambridge railway station | Cambridge Rail Station

British Railways ( BR ), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

It was formed from the nationalisation of the " Big Four " British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages between 1994 and 1997.

The British Rail " double arrow " logo is formed of two interlocked arrows showing the direction of travel on a double track railway and was nicknamed " the arrow of indecision ".< ref >

The British Rail Mark 2 coach, however, carried the B4 bogies from new.

The BT10 bogie was introduced on the British Rail Mark 3 coach in the 1970s.

A First ScotRail operated British Rail Class 318 | Class 318 departing Gourock railway station | Gourock.

From Elmers End to Woodside route 1 and route 4 ( and route 2 from Arena ) follow the former British Rail branch line to Addiscombe, then diverge to reach Addiscombe tram stop, which is 500 metres west of the now-demolished Addiscombe railway station.

The section of Route 3 between Wimbledon and West Croydon follows the old single-track British Rail route for the most part, which was closed on 31 May 1997 so that it could be converted for Tramlink.

* Cyclops, a nickname for the British Rail Class 67 Locomotive

The situation was greatly complicated by the large number of landowners involved: the PLA, the Greater London Council ( GLC ), the British Gas Corporation, five borough councils, British Rail and the Central Electricity Generating Board.

* Virgin Trains British Rail Class 221 unit 221129 is named in his honour.

* Class ( TV series ), a British television programme, which airs on CBBC

The British built a series of destroyers ( the A Class to I Class ) which were about 1, 400 tons standard displacement, had four guns and eight torpedo tubes ; the American Benson class of 1938 similar in size, but carried five guns and ten torpedo tubes.

He is probably best known today for his historical work on the British radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular The Making of the English Working Class ( 1963 ).

The trial ran on 19 October 2010 with a Class 406 ICE train specially liveried with a British " Union flag " decal.

The British Working Class in Postwar Film.

An early design of electric locomotive showing the steeplecab arrangement: North Eastern Railway ( UK ) | North Eastern Railway British Rail Class ES1 | No. 1, England from 1905

Also, National Express East Anglia named a British Rail Class 153 ( unit number 153335 ) after him.

The British also decided to form what were known as " Class Battalions " based on ethnicity.

* Phantom, a preserved British Rail Class 08 locomotive

* British Rail Class 52 or Westerns, a class of locomotives

The " Fraggle Rock Theme " reached number 33 on the British music charts during the phenomenon.

* Sir Oswald Stoll, Australian-born British theatre and film magnate, 33 Putney Hill

As of October 2008, the current membership of the Council is Conservative Party 33 ; Residents ' Association 12 ; Independent Local Residents 2 ; Labour Party 2 ; Hornchurch Residents 1 ; Rainham Residents 2 ; British National Party 1 ; Liberal Democrat 1.

Defense investments represent about 50 % of the group's current portfolio ; for example, Carlyle owns 33. 8 % of QinetiQ, the privatized British defense contractor.

The town is also the location of the former Northampton Barracks, which housed units of the British Army of the Rhine until 1993 ( postcode: BFPO 33 ).

It changed hands 33 times between Courland ( vassal of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ), Spain, England, France, Sweden, and the Dutch Republic until in 1814 it became part of the British Empire.

There are 62. 5 % similarities found in British Sign Language and NZSL, compared with 33 % of NZSL signs found in American Sign Language.

In 1991, due in part to Social Credit's scandal-plagued final term in office under Premier William Vander Zalm and in part to the stellar performance of then – British Columbia Liberal Party ( BC Liberals ) leader Gordon Wilson in the televised leader's debate, the old Social Credit vote split between the BC Liberals, which garnered 33 % of the vote and BC Social Credit Party with 25 %.

* Holden, Brock W., " King John, the Braoses, and the Celtic Fringe, 1207-1216 ", Albion: Journal of British Studies v. 33 ( 2001 )

Napier's 1902 win brought the Gordon Bennett hosting duties to Britain, and the 1903 event was held south of Dublin, with three shaft-driven Napiers defending British honour, all in the ( later famous ) green: a brace of 470 cu in ( 7708 cc ) 45 hp ( 33. 5 kW ) fours of Charles Jarrott and J. W. Stocks ( with McDonald, the Genoa plant manager, his riding mechanic ), and an 80 hp ( 838 cu in, 13, 726 cc ), the Type K5, of Edge ; Jarrott and Stocks wrecked, while Edge was disqualified for receiving outside assistance ( onlookers helped throw buckets of water over the wheels to cool the tyres ).

Starting with a 2-litre Coventry-Climax engine in the Lotus 33, Clark did not score points until the British Grand Prix and a third place at the following Dutch Grand Prix.

* The Swedish Intelligencer ( 1632 – 33 ), including an account of the career of Gustavus Adolphus and of the Diet of Ratisbon ( Regensburg ), is attributed to Roe in the catalogue of the British Museum.

Within a week of Italy's 10 June 1940 declaration of war upon Britain, the British Army's 11th Hussars ( assisted by elements of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and supported by Gladiators of No. 33 Squadron and Blenheims of No. 211 Squadron ) captured Fort Capuzzo.

The British persisted in their attempts to storm the unbreached palisades and five to seven minutes later 33 were dead and 66 injured.

* Miles M. 33 Monitor, a 1944 twin engined British target tug aircraft

At the same time Home was involved in a series of collective installations including " Ruins of Glamour " ( Chisenhale Studios, London 1986 ), " Desire In Ruins " ( Transmission Gallery, Glasgow 1987 ), " Refuse " ( Galleriet Läderfabriken, Malmö 1988 ) and " Anon " ( 33 Arts Centre, Luton 1989 ) which generated serious art world interest and art publication reviews and even coverage in British newspapers such as " The Observer " and " Independent ".

* Lives of Eminent British Painters, Sculptors and Artists ( 1829 – 33 )

* 7 Jon Lee, 33, British drummer.

( A British version of this duel can be found under Chapter 33 Year 1781.

The British persisted in their attempts to storm the unbreached palisades and five to seven minutes later 33 were dead and 66 injured.

A rumor or rumour ( spelling differs between American and British English ) is often viewed as " an unverified account or explanation of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern " ( 33 ) However, a review of the research on rumor conducted by Pendleton in 1998 found that research across sociology, psychology, and communication studies had widely varying definitions of rumor.

For instance, in the U. K., 4 % of British investment goes to venture capital, compared to about 33 % in the U. S.

In the Taranaki district, Māori were very reluctant to sell their land, but elsewhere Grey was much more successful, and nearly 33 million acres ( 130, 000 km² ) were purchased from Māori, with the result that British settlements expanded quickly.

* British enthusiasts today enjoy an extended average picking season of 75 days compared to just 33 in the 1950s.