Upon the privatisation of Post Office Telephones ' successor, British Telecom ( BT ), the KX100, a more utilitarian design, began to replace most of the existing boxes.

Upon rail privatisation in 1996, Chiltern Railways took over the rail services.

Upon the privatisation of British Rail, the station became owned by Railtrack and later Network Rail, though, in common with most British railway stations, the day-to-day operation was contracted out to the largest user of the station, in this case Midland Mainline ( East Midlands Trains ' predecessor ).

Upon privatisation in 1994, the three passenger-operating sectors of British Rail ( InterCity, Network SouthEast and Regional Railways ) were subdivided, and their existing operations were let as 23 franchises:

Upon privatisation of British Rail, the Gatwick Express franchise was won by the National Express Group.

Upon the privatisation of British Rail, the West of England route passed in 1996 to the South West Trains franchise, which was won by the Stagecoach Group.

Upon privatisation of Britain's railways, the Class 121 fleet was only operated by one passenger company, namely Silverlink, with several more units in departmental duties with Railtrack.

Upon privatisation, the units passed to the North Western Trains ( NWT ) franchise.

Upon the break-up and privatisation of the Scottish Bus Group it was rumoured that Stagecoach was the preferred bidder for Kelvin Central until they had an opportunity to examine the company's accounts.

Upon the privatisation of the London Buses Limited subsidiaries, the remaining Titans were distributed between London Central, Stagecoach East London and Stagecoach Selkent.

Upon privatisation the whole fleet passed to the South West Trains franchise.

Upon privatisation in the 1990s, the national rail lines came under the Connex South Central franchise, which was replaced by the current operator in 2000.

Upon the privatisation of British Rail, the station became owned by Railtrack and later Network Rail, though, in common with most British railway stations, the day-to-day operation is contracted out to the principal user of the station, in this case East Midlands Trains.

Upon shadow privatisation of the UK freight business, Mainline Freight became the owners of the 50 strong fleet, which saw a small number re-painted into the operator's aircraft blue and silver livery, while others had Mainline Freight branding applied to the triple grey bodywork.

Upon the transfer of the colony to British control, the British government issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which imposed English common law on the colony, under the principle set out in Blackstone relating to captured colonies.

Upon Jamaica's independence in 1962, the Cayman Islands broke its administrative links with Jamaica and opted to become a direct dependency of the British Crown, with the chief official of the islands being the Administrator.

Upon independence from the British rule, the Indian Constitution listed 1, 108 castes across the country as Scheduled Castes in 1950, for affirmative action.

Upon returning from England, Hubble transformed himself from a middle-class mid-westerner into an affected faux-English dandy, took on a British accent, smoked a pipe, and sometimes wore knickers and a beret while observing at the big telescopes in California.

In his Essay Upon Several Subjects Concerning British Antiquities, written just after the Jacobite rising of 1745 he described how the politics of Scotland were not based on loyalty to Kings or Queens as Jacobites had said but on royal land grants given in return for loyalty.

* Essay Upon Several Subjects Concerning British Antiquities ( c. 1745 )

Upon receiving full control in 1713, the British soon moved the island's capital to the town of Basseterre in 1727, and St. Kitts quickly took off as a leader in sugar production in the Caribbean.

Upon his return, Edward hoped to pursue a career in the British Army, but this was denied him because he was heir to the throne.

Upon the outbreak of war in September 1939, British rearmament was not yet complete, although the Royal Air Force had been greatly expanded and programmes for new aircraft and equipment such as radar defences were just coming to fruition.

Upon the death of Piara Khabra in June 2007, Paisley became the oldest sitting British MP.

Upon his return to England, the British Crown claimed jurisdiction of the island chain.

Plans of the Attacks Upon Antwerp, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Cambray, Peronne, Maubeuge, Landrecy, Marienbourg, Philippeville and Rocroy, By the British and Prussian Armies in the Campaigns of 1814 and of 1815.

Upon his release, Trollinger sent two of his sons and a slave to help fight the British.

Upon his return to the United States, he was temporarily detained at Ellis Island, over the question of his nationality — British or Ethiopian.

Upon Frederick's pressing his case with Gustavus Adolphus, Gustavus Adolphus told Frederick that he would accept Frederick's restoration without Dutch / British support only if Frederick would agree to hold the Palatinate as a fief of the King of Sweden.

Upon the release of their debut album, The Vines were hailed as " the second coming of Nirvana " by the British press ; their grungy sound was considered reminiscent of the Seattle scene circa 1991 and Nicholls ' erratic on-stage behavior and raw vocals drew comparisons between him and Kurt Cobain.

Upon hearing of the October Revolution, Kolchak offered to enlist in the British Army to continue the struggle.

Upon hearing that his cousin had changed the name of the British royal house to Windsor, German Emperor Wilhelm II remarked jokingly that he planned to see Shakespeare's play " The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ", a play on the actual title of Shakespeare's work The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Upon the restoration of Charles II to the British throne in 1660, Ormonde became a major figure in English and Irish politics, holding many high government offices.

Upon the 1961 election, British Guiana also became self-governing, except as to defence and external matters.

Upon his death on 31 March 1946 without a son, the Irish Viscountcy of Gort passed to his brother, and the British creation became extinct.

Upon being published, Mahan struck up a friendship with pioneering British naval historian Sir John Knox Laughton, the pair maintaining this relationship through correspondence and visits when Mahan was in London.

Upon the opening of the MTR Kowloon Southern Link on 16 August 2009, the East Rail Line terminates at Hung Hom Station to the south again, and the tracks between Hung Hom Station and East Tsim Sha Tsui Station became part of the West Rail Line.

Upon the sectorisation of British Rail during the 1980s, the Parcels Sector was created.

Upon formation of the State Rail Authority, a red, orange and white livery was progressively applied to all trains, developed by Phil Belbin and known colloquially as the ' candy ' livery.

Upon the completion of the rail link, the West Rail Line assumed the tracks from the East Tsim Sha Tsui to Hung Hom portion of the East Rail Line.

Upon the opening of the extension, a new Tuen Mun-Hung Hom Monthly Pass was introduced for unlimited rides of the whole West Rail line ( including the new extension ) for a cost of $ 470.