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"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...iles/STN%20Fut
ure/stn_g2_ap_Airport_CPO_%20SoC.pdf


Nothing to do with ex-state ownership. Parliament gave first canal and
then railway companies compulsory purchase powers long long ago.

And gas companies the right to execute forcible entry without a
warrant.

And private dock companies the right to appoint constables.

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Mike D