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Eras

It is common these days to describe the periods in which railways existed in Eras. These are thought to be the periods and Eras relevant to our railways:

Era Description Timeline
Era 1 Pioneering 1804-1875
Era 2 Pre-Grouping 1875-1922
Era 3 The Big Four 1923-1947
Era 4 BR (early emblem) 1948-1956
Era 5 BR (Last Crest) 1957-1966
Era 6 BR (Pre-TOPS) 1967-1971
Era 7 BR (TOPS) 1971-1982
Era 8 BR (Sectorisation) 1982-1994
Era 9 Post Privatisation 1995 onwards
Era 10 Network Franchising 2006-2017
Era 11 Current operations 2014-
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