As such it is still printed on railway tickets and used to denote railway stations, including usage on street signs pointing to such stations. The logo has traditionally been used in a variety of colours, and in both positive and reversed forms.
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The double arrow symbol is a trademark owned by the Secretary of State for the UK government's Department for Transport. Or at least, the idea of it is.
Trading as British Rail from 1965, the company was privatised between 1994 and 1997 and was succeeded by National Rail. The double arrow logo is still used by National Rail in their brand to this day.
Under the Transport Act 2000, the British Railways Board was abolished and its functions transferred to the Strategic Rail Authority and its subsidiary BRB (Residuary) Ltd.
It is owned, maintained and operated by DB Cargo UK. The Royal Train comprises a dedicated set of claret liveried sleeper, dining and lounge carriages.
Network Rail owns, operates and develops Britain's railway infrastructure. That's 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations.
Driverless trains have been in operation on the Docklands Light Railway since it opened in 1987, though a train attendant is present to operate the doors and drive the train if needed.
Of course you can, and many do. Apart from the various heritage lines, Steam Dreams, The Railway Touring Company and one or two other organisations own trains which are often hauled by private owner's locomotives across the U.K. railway network.
Opening in 1863 as Metropolitan Railway, the Metropolitan line includes the oldest underground railway in the world and starting the whole of the London Underground network.
Compartment and cabin would both work. The difference between the two words is that a cabin is meant for people, while a compartment could be for people, or for other things like baggage.
The reasons for this are varied: from the privatisation of the rail industry to the rising cost of infrastructure. The UK does not have fixed rates like other European countries such as France, which can result in flight tickets being cheaper than a regional train journey in the UK.