Local entanglements and utopian moves. An inquiry into train accidents.

John Law; A.M. Mol

Local entanglements and utopian moves. An inquiry into train accidents.

John Law, A.M. Mol

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Abstract

In 1996 after nearly fifty years in public ownership the British rail network was privatised. As a part of this what had been single organisation, British Rail, was broken into a set of different units which were individually sold off. Prominent among these were Railtrack plc (owner of the track, stations, signalling and other infrastructure), more than twenty train operating companies (TOCs) which received franchises to run trains (usually with government subsidies), and three companies which owned and leased rolling stock.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Utopia and organizations.
Editors	M. Parker
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Centre for Science Studies Lancaster University
Pages	82-105
ISBN (Print)	1 4051 0072 9
Publication status	Published - 2002

Publication series

Name	The Sociological Review
Publisher	Centre for Science Studies Lancaster University

Keywords

IR-45149
METIS-211541

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Law, J., & Mol, A. M. (2002). Local entanglements and utopian moves. An inquiry into train accidents. In M. Parker (Ed.), Utopia and organizations. (pp. 82-105). (The Sociological Review). Oxford: Centre for Science Studies Lancaster University.

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