In article , Anthony R. Gold 
 writes
>AFAIK "Britain" always and only ever means the UK, and British only ever
>means "of or from the UK" unless used in just one term: "British Isles".
>But maybe you would cite usage which proves that my knowledge is wrong.

"British Railways" is not the same as "UK Railways".

"Britain" most often means the island of Great Britain, but it has many 
other uses (not excluding the peninsular of Lesser Britain).

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