"Michael R N Dolbear" wrote in message
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Buddenbrooks wrote

Obviously acts after post war nationalization and before
privatization
would have treated BR as an arm of the government.

Not so. The public corperations were deliberately created to be
otherwise both before and after nationalisation. Example London and
other port authorities.


Possibly, but many laws give a special status to such places. Trespass for
instance is criminal on Rail property and dockyards while it is civil on
private property.
I was really just covering myself in that the railway companies should only
have the same rights as any other private company as far as enforcing their
T&Cs but may have a carry over from state ownership days.

BAA for instance can issue Compulsory Purchase Orders in the same manner as
a county council.

http://www.stanstedairport.com/asset...CPO_%20SoC.pdf