The Railways Act, 1993 was the legislation introduced by John Major's Conservative government which led to the break-up of British Rail, the handover of train services to various private companies including Virgin, Connex and the coach companies Stagecoach and National Express, and the handover of the railway infrastructure to Railtrack, with track maintenance being contracted to private companies. The latter organisation has been replaced by Network Rail, and the privatisation process has begun to reverse, with Network Rail taking all track maintenance in house.

See also

• Railways Act 1921
• Transport Act 1947