Because British railways are a nationalized industry.
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Since 1946, when the Transport Act came in, we were nationalized
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Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think, to be nationalized?
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
把…收归国有;使国有化
If a government nationalizes a private company or industry, that company or industry becomes owned by the state and controlled by the government.
例句
In 1987, Garcia introduced legislation to nationalize Peru's banking and financial systems...1987年,加西亚立法将秘鲁银行业和金融系统收归国有。The coffee industry was nationalised at the time of independence.国家取得独立时,咖啡行业被收归国有。
英汉词典释义
vt.
收归国有;国有化
The railways were nationalized after the war.战后铁道都收归国有。