Definition of "standalone"
Alternative spelling of stand-alone
Quotations
Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43