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Although the reform plan envisions the creation of competing companies operating trains, it envisages that RZD will own at least 50 percent of these companies in the near term and at least 25 percent in the longer term.
This was the case in the United Kingdom for the first 100 years of rail operations.
If the track owner or operator is not permitted to run trains, economies of scale are lost, chances of competition among railroad companies are further eroded, and complex contracts have to be worked out between the track owner or operator and the train operators.
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 List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom - Psychology Central
Passenger train services in Great Britain are operated by a number of companies, referred to as Train Operating Companies or TOCs, normally on the basis of regional franchises awarded by the Strategic Rail Authority.
The Association of Train Operating Companies is the coordinating body of the train operating companies.
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 National Rail - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The brand and company are jointly owned by the privatised rail companies of Great Britain which were formed from the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now-defunct state-owned rail operator.
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) provides a common voice for the TOCs and provides some centralised coordination, for example the provision of a national timetable and journey planner.
Finally there are a significant number of privately owned and/or heritage railways, as listed in the list of British heritage and private railways, which are not part of the National Rail network.
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In Europe and especially the United Kingdom, the term "trainspotter" is sometimes used, although this refers to the specific activity of watching trains and tracking the locomotives which pass, and has a much narrower meaning than railfan.
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 British Railways - UK Railways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Northern Counties Committee lines owned by the LMS in Northern Ireland were quickly sold to the Stormont Government, becoming part of the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) in 1949.
During the 1960s the TOPS system for classifying locomotives and multiple units was introduced, and is the basis of the classification system.
Also during this time, yellow warning panels, characteristic of British railways, were added to the front of diesel and electric locomotives and multiple units in order to increase the safety of track workers.
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Angel Trains is a leading financier of rolling stock for the train operating companies in the United Kingdom and Europe, supplying and maintaining more than 5,000 vehicles.
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 The Association of Train Operating Companies - anagrams
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