Network Rail

state-owned company that manages rail infrastructure in Great Britain
Organization railway_infrastructure_manager Q1501071
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Network Rail

Summary

Network Rail is a railway infrastructure manager[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of railway_infrastructure_manager entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Network Rail was a member of International Union of Railways[3].
  • Network Rail was a member of RailNetEurope[4].
  • Network Rail is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Network Rail's image is recorded as 43014 & 43062 Danesmoor.jpg[6].
  • Network Rail's instance of is recorded as railway infrastructure manager[7].
  • Network Rail's owned by is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom[8].
  • Network Rail's headquarters location is recorded as London[9].
  • Network Rail's chief executive officer is recorded as Andrew Haines[10].
  • Network Rail's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406011157[11].
  • Network Rail's Commons category is recorded as Network Rail[12].
  • Network Rail's industry is recorded as rail infrastructure[13].
  • Network Rail's chairperson is recorded as Peter Hendy, Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill[14].
  • +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Network Rail[15].
  • Network Rail's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012h03[16].
  • Network Rail's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department for Transport[17].
  • Network Rail's official website is recorded as https://www.networkrail.co.uk/[18].
  • Network Rail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Network Rail[19].
  • Network Rail's product or material produced is recorded as public transport[20].
  • Network Rail's OpenCorporates ID is recorded as gb/04402220[21].
  • Network Rail's replaces is recorded as Railtrack[22].
  • Network Rail's replaced by is recorded as Great British Railways[23].
  • Network Rail's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Network Rail Limited'}[24].
  • Network Rail's legal form is recorded as private company limited by guarantee[25].
  • Network Rail's BBC Things ID is recorded as 638295f2-6e07-4fa4-97af-d0a444af1f59[26].
  • Network Rail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Network Rail'}[27].

Body

Founding

+2002-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Network Rail[15].

Identity

Network Rail's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'it Limited'}[24]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'it'}[27].

Leadership

Network Rail's chief executive officer is recorded as Andrew Haines[10]. Its chairperson is recorded as Peter Hendy, Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill[14].

Operations

Network Rail's headquarters location is recorded as London[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Department for Transport[17].

Industry

Network Rail's industry is recorded as rail infrastructure[13].

Ownership

Network Rail's owned by is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom[8]. Its product or material produced is recorded as public transport[20].

Why It Matters

Network Rail ranks in the top 3% of railway_infrastructure_manager entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . networkrail.co.uk. networkrail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . vademecum.uic.org. Retrieved . vademecum.uic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . networkrail.co.uk. networkrail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Companies House. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Companies House. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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