The UTA ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.

In 1962, on the recommendation of Dr Beeching, the head of British Railways, the Benson 

report suggested the closure of many railway lines, especially in the west of Northern Ireland. This would leave most rural areas without a railway network. Unhappiness about these clo

sures, especially in Derry, would become part of the general protest that 

led 

to the emergence of the Civil Rights movement.