BRS

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000794",
  "term": "BRS",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for British Road Services, a former state-owned road transport company in the United Kingdom established by the Transport Act 1947. It nationalized a large portion of the country's private road haulage industry, creating a major general haulage, parcels, and heavy haulage network. Although privatized in the 1980s, the name and its legacy persist in the history of UK logistics and transport.",
  "expansions": [
    "bus rapid transit"
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "BRT"
  ],
  "subject": "Transport and logistics",
  "see_also": [
    "BRT",
    "bus rapid transit"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "BRS",
    "es": "BRS",
    "fr": "BRS"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/brs/"
}