Editing British Rail (section)

=== Sectorisation ===
[[File:Charing Cross station geograph-3300926-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|[[Network SouthEast]] [[British Rail Class 465|Class 465]] at [[Charing Cross railway station|Charing Cross]]]]
Upon sectorisation in 1982, three passenger sectors were created: [[InterCity (British Rail)|InterCity]], operating principal express services; London & South East (renamed [[Network SouthEast]] in 1986) operating commuter services in the London area; Provincial (renamed [[Regional Railways]] in 1989) responsible for all other passenger services.<ref name="Thomas" /> In the [[metropolitan county|metropolitan counties]] local services were managed by the [[Passenger Transport Executive]]s. Provincial was the most subsidised (per passenger km) of the three sectors; upon formation, its costs were four times its [[revenue]].<ref name="Thomas">{{cite Q|Q112224535 |author-link = David St John Thomas|first1 = David St John|last1 = Thomas |last2 = Whitehouse |first2 = Patrick}}</ref> During the 1980s British Rail ran the [[Rail Riders]] membership club aimed at 5- to 15-year-olds.

Because British Railways was such a large operation, running not just railways but also ferries, steamships and hotels, it has been considered difficult to analyse the effects of nationalisation.<ref>{{cite book |last = Boocokc |first = Colin |title = Spotlight on BR: British Railways 1948–1998 Success or Disaster? |year = 1998 |publisher = Atlantic Transport |isbn = 978-0-906899-98-4}}</ref>

Prices rose quickly in this period, rising 108% in real terms from 1979 to 1994, as prices rose by 262% but RPI only increased by 154% in the same time.<ref>{{cite book |title = British Rail 1974–1997: From Integration to Privatisation |last = Gourvish |first = Terry |page = 277}}</ref>