Licences issued by the Office of the Rail Regulator/Office of Rail Regulation/Office of Rail and Road (ORR)

A (hopefully) comprehensive listing

Companies beginning 0-9, A

Last update 4 October 2024

Additional information is always gratefully received, whether entirely new records (particularly historical records) or information to fill in gaps or correct errors, via the contact link under the Miscellaneous entry in the navigation bar above. Thank you.

Please select a letter from the list below:

1st Inrail Limited

Licence exemption NP/23/03

Consultation began 23 February 2023; from 30 March 2023

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

A B 2000 Limited

Licence exemption NE/15/06

Consultation began 23 February 2017; from 7 April 2017; revoked 1 October 2024

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (Customer Support) Limited

See DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems (UK) Limited

Abbey Rail Limited

See East Coast Main Line Company Limited

ABC Electrification

Licence exemption NE/15/07

Consultation began 31 March 2017; from 15 May 2017

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Abellio East Anglia Limited

See Transport UK East Anglia Limited

Abellio East Midlands Limited

See Transport UK East Midlands Limited

Abellio Greater Anglia Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2012 0001

Consultation began 19 December 2011; from 5 February 2012; revoked 6 January 2017

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2012 0002

Consultation began 19 December 2011; from 5 February 2012; revoked 6 January 2017

Cambridge

Chingford to 31 May 2015

Clacton

Colchester

Ilford

Norwich Crown Point

Southend Victoria

Station licence UK 03 2012 000l

Consultation began 19 December 2011; from 5 February 2012; corrigendum correcting conditions ('stations' rather than 'trains', reference to this rather than European licence) 1 May 2015; revoked 6 January 2017

Acle

Alresford

Althorne

Angel Road

Attleborough

Audley End

Battlesbridge

Beccles

Berney Arms

Bethnal Green to 31 May 2015

Billericay

Bishops Stortford

Braintree Freeport

Braintree

Brampton (Suffolk)

Brandon

Brentwood to 31 May 2015

Brimsdown

Broxbourne

Bruce Grove to 31 May 2015

Brundall Gardens

Brundall

Buckenham

Bures

Burnham-on-Crouch

Bury St Edmunds

Bush Hill Park to 31 May 2015

Cambridge Heath to 31 May 2015

Cambridge

Cantley

Chadwell Heath to 31 May 2015

Chappel & Wakes Colne

Chelmsford

Cheshunt

Chingford to 31 May 2015

Clacton-on-Sea

Clapton to 31 May 2015

Colchester Town

Colchester

Cressing

Cromer

Darsham

Derby Road (Ipswich)

Diss

Dovercourt

Dullingham

Eccles Road

Edmonton Green to 31 May 2015

Elmswell

Elsenham

Ely

Emerson Park to 31 May 2015

Enfield Lock

Enfield Town to 31 May 2015

Felixstowe

Forest Gate to 31 May 2015

Frinton-on-Sea

Gidea Park to 31 May 2015

Goodmayes to 31 May 2015

Great Bentley

Great Chesterford

Great Yarmouth

Gunton

Hackney Downs to 31 May 2015

Haddiscoe

Halesworth

Harling Road

Harlow Mill

Harlow Town

Harold Wood to 31 May 2015

Harwich International

Harwich Town

Hatfield Peverel

Hertford East

Highams Park to 31 May 2015

Hockley

Hoveton & Wroxham

Hythe (Essex)

Ilford to 31 May 2015

Ingatestone

Ipswich

Kelvedon

Kennett

Kirby Cross

Lakenheath

Lea Bridge from 15 May 2016

Lingwood

London Fields to 31 May 2015

Lowestoft

Manea

Manningtree

Manor Park to 31 May 2015

March

Marks Tey

Maryland to 31 May 2015

Melton

Mistley

Needham Market

Newmarket

Newport (Essex)

North Fambridge

North Walsham

Northumberland Park

Norwich

Oulton Broad North

Oulton Broad South

Ponders End

Prittlewell

Rayleigh

Rectory Road to 31 May 2015

Reedham (Norfolk)

Rochford

Romford to 31 May 2015

Roughton Road

Roydon

Rye House

St James Street (Walthamstow) to 31 May 2015

St Margarets (Herts)

Salhouse

Sawbridgeworth

Saxmundham

Seven Kings to 31 May 2015

Seven Sisters to 31 May 2015

Shelford

Shenfield

Sheringham

Shippea Hill

Silver Street to 31 May 2015

Somerleyton

South Woodham Ferrers

Southbury to 31 May 2015

Southend Victoria

Southminster

Spooner Row

Stamford Hill to 31 May 2015

Stansted Airport

Stansted Mountfitchet

Stoke Newington to 31 May 2015

Stowmarket

Sudbury (Suffolk)

Theobalds Grove to 31 May 2015

Thetford

Thorpe-le-Soken

Thurston

Tottenham Hale

Trimley

Turkey Street to 31 May 2015

Walthamstow Central to 31 May 2015

Waltham Cross

Walton-on-the-Naze

Ware

Weeley

West Runton

Westerfield

White Hart Lane to 31 May 2015

White Notley

Whittlesea

Whittlesford Parkway

Wickford

Wickham Market

Witham

Wivenhoe

Wood Street to 31 May 2015

Woodbridge

Worstead

Wrabness

Wymondham

Station licence UK 03 2012 0003

From 5 February 2012; revoked 6 January 2017

Stratford Regional

Note that Stratford Regional was licenced separately to other Anglia franchise stations

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2012 0001

From 5 February 2012; revoked 6 January 2017

Licence exemption NE/12/02

From 14 March 2012; revoked 15 July 2021

Light maintenance depot:

Orient Way Train Care Facility

Note that this exemption was omitted from the 2017 formalities and was revoked over four years after all other licences

Abellio ScotRail Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2015 0003

Consultation began 11 February 2015; from 1 April 2015; revoked 14 September 2022

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2015 0004

Consultation began 11 February 2015; from 1 April 2015; revoked 14 September 2022

Ayr

Bathgate

Cadder from 11 December 2021

Eastfield

Edinburgh Haymarket

Glasgow Corkerhill

Glasgow Shields

Inverness

Millerhill from 27 November 2017

Motherwell

Perth

Yoker

Station licence UK 03 2015 0003

Consultation began 11 February 2015; from 1 April 2015; revoked 14 September 2022

Aberdeen

Aberdour

Achanalt

Achnasheen

Achnashellach

Addiewell

AIloa

AIness

Airbles

Airdrie

Alexandra Parade

Alexandria

Altnabreac

Anderston

Annan

Anniesland

Arbroath

Ardgay

Ardlui

Ardrossan Harbour

Ardrossan South Beach

Ardrossan Town

Argyle Street

Arisaig

Armadale

Arrocher & Tarbet

Ashfield

Attadale

Auchinleck

Aviemore

Ayr

Baillieston

Balloch

Balmossie

Banavie

Barassie

Bargeddie

Barnhill

Barrhead

Barrhill

Barry Links

Bathgate

Bearsden

Beasdale

Beauly

Bellgrove

Bellshill

Bishopbriggs

Bishopton

Blackridge

Blair Atholl

Blairhill

Blantyre

Bogston

Bowling

Branchton

Breich

Bridge of Allan

Bridge of Orchy

Bridgeton

Brora

Broughty Ferry

Brunstane

Burnside (South Lanarkshire)

Burntisland

Busby

Caldercruix

Cambuslang

Camelon

Cardenden

Cardonald

Cardross

Carfin

Carluke

Carmyle

Carnoustie

Carntyne

Carrbridge

Carstairs

Cartsdyke

Cathcart

Charing Cross (Glasgow)

Chatelherhault

Clarkston

Cleland

Clydebank

Coatbridge Central

Coatbridge Sunnyside

Coatdyke

Conan Bridge

Connel Ferry

Corkerhill

Corpach

Corrour

Cowdenbeath

Craigendoran

Crianlarich

Croftfoot

Crookston

Crosshill

Crossmyloof

Croy

Culrain

Cumbernauld

Cupar

Curriehill

Dalgety Bay

Dalmally

Dalmarnock

Dalmeny

Dalmuir

Dalreoch

Dalry

Dalwhinnie

Dingwall

Drem

Drumchapel

Drumfrochar

Drumgelloch

Drumry

Duirinish

Duke Street

Dumbarton Central

Dumbarton East

Dumbreck

Dumfries

Dunbar from 30 June 2015

Dunblane

Duncraig

Dundee

Dunfermline

Dunfermline Queen Margaret

Dunfermline Town

Dunkeld & Birnam

Dunlop

Dunrobin Castle

Dyce

East Kilbride

Easterhouse

Edinburgh Gateway from 11 December 2016

Edinburgh Park

Elgin

Eskbank from 4 September 2015

Exhibition Centre (Glasgow)

Fairlie

Falkirk Grahamston

Falkirk High

Falls of Cruachan

Fauldhouse

Fearn

Forres

Forsinard

Fort Matilda

Fort William

Galashiels from 4 September 2015

Garelochhead

Garelochhead

Garrowhill

Garscadden

Gartcosh

Garve

Georgemas Junction

Giffnock

Gilshochil

Girvan

Glasgow Central [low level] not shown on licence

Glasgow Queen Street

Gleneagles

Glenfinnan

Glengarnock

Glenrothes with Thornton

Golf Street

Golspie

Gorebridge from 4 September 2015

Gourock

Greenfaulds

Greenock Central

Greenock West

Gretna Green

Hairmyres

Hamilton Central

Hamilton West

Hartwood

Hawkhead

Haymarket

Helensburgh Central

Helensburgh Upper

Helmsdale

High Street (Glasgow)

Hillfoot

Hillington East

Hillington West

Holytown

Howwood (Renfrewshire)

Huntly

Hyndland

IBM

Insch

Invergordon

Invergowrie

Inverkeithing

Inverkip

Inverness

Invershin

Inverurie

Irvine

Johnstone (Strathclyde)

Jordanhill

Keith

Kelvindale

Kennishead

Kilbride

Kildonan

Kilmarnock

Kilmaurs

Kilpartick

Kilwinning

Kinbrace

Kinghorn

Kings Park

Kingsknowe

Kingussie

Kintore from 14 October 2020

Kirkcaldy

Kirkconnel

Kirkhill

Kirknewton

Kirkwood

Kyle of Lochalsh

Ladybank

Lairg

Lanark

Langbank

Langside

Larbert

Largs

Larkhall

Laurencekirk

Lenzie

Leuchars

Linlithgow

Livingston North

Livingston South

Loch Awe

Loch Eli Outward Bound

Lochailort

Locheilside

Lochgelly

Lochluichart

Lochwinnoch

Lockerbie

Longniddry not shown on licence

Mallaig

Markinch

Maryhill

Maxwell Park

Maybole

Merryton

Milliken Park

Milngavie

Monifieth

Montrose

Morar

Mosspark

Motherwell

Mount Florida

Mount Vernon

Muir of Ord

Muirend

Musselburgh

Nairn

Neilston

New Cumnock

Newcraighall

Newton (Lanark)

Newtongrange from 4 September 2015

Newtonmore

Newton-on-Ayr

Nitshill

North Berwick

North Queensferry

Oban

Paisley Canal

Paisley Gilmour Street

Paisley St James

Partick

Patterton

Perth

Pitlochry

Plockton

Pollokshaws East

Pollokshaws West

Pollokshields East

Pollokshields West

Polmont

Port Glasgow

Portlethen

Possilpark & Parkhouse

Prestonpans

Prestwick Town

Priesthill & Darnley

Queens Park (Glasgow)

Rannoch

Renton

Robroyston from 15 December 2019

Rogart

Rosyth Halt

Roy Bridge

Rutherglen

Saltcoats

Sanquhar

Scotscalder

Scotstounhill

Shawfair from 4 September 2015

Shawlands

Shettleston

Shieldmuir

Shotts

Singer

Slateford

South Gyle

Spean Bridge

Springburn

Springfield

Stepps

Stevenstan

Stewarton

Stirling

Stonehaven

Stow from 4 September 2015

Stranraer Harbour

Strathcarron

Stromeferry

Summerston

Tain

Taynuilt

Thornliebank

Thorntonhall

Thurso

Troon

Tulloch

Tweedbank from 4 September 2015

Tyndrum Lower

Uddingston

Uphall

Upper Tyndrum

Wallyford

Wemyss Bay

West Calder

West Kilbride

Wester Hailes

Westerton

Whifflet

Whinhill

Whitecraigs

Wick

Williamwood

Wishaw Central

Woodhall

Yoker

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2015 0003

From 1 April 2015; revoked 14 September 2022

Aberdeen Harbour Board

Licence exemption 2009 No 25

Consultation began 9 September 2009; from 15 October 2009

Network forming Waterloo Multi-Modal Terminal, Aberdeen

ABM Technical Solutions Limited

Station licence UK 03 2023 0001

Consultation began 15 August 2023; from 1 October 2023

Ashford International international portion only

Advenza Freight Limited

Licence

Consultation began 25 March 2002

Activity not defined

Non-passenger licence

Consultation began 8 August 2003

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2004 0014

Consultation began 27 August 2004; from 20 October 2004; revoked 1 December 2009

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0008

From 28 November 2005; revoked 1 December 2009

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0009

From 28 November 2005; revoked 1 December 2009

European passenger licence UK 01 2006 0001

Consultation began 23 December 2005; from 6 March 2006; revoked 1 December 2009

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2006 0001

Consultation began 23 December 2005; from 6 March 2006; revoked 1 December 2009

Aecom Limited

Licence exemption NP/17/02

Consultation began 23 May 2017; from 7 August 2017

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Aggregate Industries UK Limited

Licence exemption 2010 No 12

Consultation began 1 October 2010; from 12 November 2010

Non-passenger trains on Croft Quarry sidings 3, 4, 5 and 6

AHC (Warehousing) Limited

See AHC Westlink Limited

AHC Westlink Limited

See James Irlam And Sons Limited

Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects Limited

See Carillion Capital Projects Limited

The Aln Valley Railway Trust

Licence exemption H/12/02

Consultation began 21 June 2012; from 27 July 2012

Network forming 346m of track at Alnwick and sidings plus approved extensions, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network

Also stations:

Alnwick Lionheart

any other on network

It is not clear why Alnwick Lionheart is named when it clearly falls under any station on the exempt network

Alstom Engineering And Services Limited

Formerly ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (Customer Support) Limited (to 18 May 1999) then DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems (UK) Limited (from 19 May 1999 to 6 June 2001) then Bombardier Transportation UK Limited (to 4 December 2022)

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 1996 0005

Consultation began 21 June 1996; from 15 September 1996

Aylesbury to 15 September 2000

Central Rivers from 1 September 2009

Chart Leacon to 29 April 2016

Crewe West Street appears only in 2000 return

Crofton Commissioning Facility from 1 September 2009

Ilford Ley Street from 29 March 2004 to 1 April 2007

Marylebone to 15 September 2000

Alstom NL Service Provision Limited

Formerly GEC Alsthom NL Service Provision Limited (to 21 June 1998)

Shown as Northern Line on licence

Licence exemption 1995 No 5

From 16 June 1995

Light maintenance depots:

Edgware

Golders Green

High Barnet

Highgate

Morden

Alstom Train Services Limited

See Alstom Transport Service Limited

Alstom Transport Limited

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2007 0001

Consultation began 7 December 2006; from 12 January 2007; revoked 25 February 2014

Chester

Alstom Transport Service Limited

Formerly Alstom Train Services (to 19 October 2000)

Light maintenance depot licence LIC/105/01

Consultation began 23 November 1999; from 17 January 2000; revoked 30 March 2007

Chester

Alstom Transport UK Limited

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2014 0001

Consultation began 20 December 2013; from 28 February 2014; revoked 23 June 2022

Chester

Licence exemption NE/17/01

Consultation began 15 May 2017; from 28 June 2017

Network forming line from Ditton sidings to Widnes factory and approved extensions; any non-passenger train, station and light maintenance depot on network

Licence exemption NP/17/01

Consultation began 15 May 2017; from 28 June 2017

Non-passenger trains on Ditton Sidings

It appears that this is entirely covered by the exemption above

Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited

Licence exemption NP/18/02

Consultation began 3 May 2018; from 13 August 2018

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

AMEC Rail Limited

See AMEC Spie Rail (UK) Limited

AMEC Spie Rail (UK) Limited

See Colas Rail Limited

Amey Fleet Services Limited

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2009 0001 (1)

Consultation began 18 March 2009; from 28 April 2009

Licence exemption 2009 No 23

Consultation began 14 August 2009; from 16 September 2009

Network forming Bristol Kingsland Road and Newport Maindee depots, any non-passenger train or light maintenance depot on networks

Amey Infrastructure Services Limited

See Amey LG

Amey Keolis Infrastructure/Seilwaith Amey Keolis Limited

See Seilwaith Amey Cymru/Amey Infrastructure Wales Limited

Amey LG

Formerly Amey Infrastructure Services Limited (to 22 May 2008)

Network licence UK 03 2005 0007

Consultation began 7 September 2005; from 13 October 2005; revoked 2 July 2010

Network not defined

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2005 0006

Consultation began 7 September 2005; from 13 October 2005; revoked 2 July 2010

Amey OWR Limited

Formerly Owen Williams Railways Limited (to 22 May 2008)

Licence exemption

Consultation began 31 January 2000

Activity not defined

Licence exemption 2002 No 4

Consultation began 15 September 2000; from 3 September 2002

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Amey Rail Limited

Formerly Western Infrastructure Maintenance Company Limited (to 25 March 1996) then Amey Railways Limited (26 March 1996 to 30 November 1998)

Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 25 March 1996 (Amey Railways Limited)

Network licence UK 03 1995 0032

From 10 December 1995; revoked 3 September 2010

Sidings, yards, etc.

Non-passenger licence UK 03 1995 0032

From 10 December 1995; revoked 3 September 2010

Licence exemption 2009 No 24

Consultation began 16 September 2009; from 14 October 2009 ORR website states 14 September 2009

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2014 0010

Consultation began 10 June 2014; from 29 September 2014; revoked 11 May 2020

Amey Railways Limited

See Amey Rail Limited

Anglia Railways Train Services Limited

Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 5 January 1997 (GB Railways Limited)

Passenger licence LIC/01/02

Consultation began 24 February 1995; from 23 July 1995; revoked 12 May 2004

Light maintenance depot licence LIC/01/01

Consultation began 24 February 1995; from 23 July 1995; revoked 12 May 2004

Norwich Crown Point

Station licence LIC/01/03

Consultation began 24 February 1995; from 23 July 1995; revoked 12 May 2004

Acle

Beccles

Berney Arms

Brampton (Suffolk)

Brundall Gardens

Brundall

Buckenham

Bury St Edmunds

Cantley

Cromer

Darsham

Derby Road

Diss

Dullingham

Elmswell

Felixstowe

Great Yarmouth

Gunton

Haddiscoe

Halesworth

Harwich International

Hoveton & Wroxham

Ipswich

Kennett

Lingwood

Lowestoft

Melton

Needham Market

Newmarket

North Walsham

Norwich

Oulton Broad North

Oulton Broad South

Reedham (Norfolk)

Roughton Road

Salhouse

Saxmundham

Sheringham

Somerleyton

Stowmarket

Thurston

Trimley

West Runton

Westerfield

Wickham Market

Woodbridge

Worstead

A P Webb (Plant Hire) Limited

Non-passenger licence

Consultation began 15 February 2002

Licence exemption

Consultation began 21 May 2002

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Licence exemption

Consultation began 19 October 2005; application withdrawn by applicant

Non-passenger road-rail vehicles within possessions only

Licence exemption 2009 No 11

Consultation began 4 June 2009; from 3 July 2009

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Aquarius Railroad Technologies Limited

Licence exemption NE/15/08

Consultation began 19 April 2017; from 1 July 2017

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Note that this is a separate legal entity to the entry below

Aquarius Roadrail Technologies Limited

Licence exemption

Consultation began 16 May 2022

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Note that this is a separate legal entity to the entry above

Arlington Fleet Services Limited

Licence exemption L/20/03

Consultation began 9 April 2020; from 14 May 2020

Eastleigh light maintenance depot and any train on network within depot

Arriva Rail London Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2016 0005

Consultation began 21 September 2016; from 13 November 2016

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2016 0010

Consultation began 21 September 2016; from 13 November 2016

Chingford

Wembley Freight Operating Centre C Sidings

Station licence UK 03 2016 0009

Consultation began 21 September 2016; from 13 November 2016

Acton Central

Anerley

Barking Riverside from 18 July 2022

Bethnal Green

Brockley

Brondesbury

Brondesbury Park

Bruce Grove

Bushey

Bush Hill Park

Caledonian Road & Barnsbury

Cambridge Heath

Camden Road

Canonbury

Carpenders Park

Chingford

Clapham High Street

Clapton

Crouch Hill

Crystal Palace

Dalston Junction

Dalston Kingsland

Edmonton Green

Emerson Park

Enfield Town

Finchley Road & Frognal

Forest Hill

Gospel Oak

Hackney Central

Hackney Downs

Hackney Wick

Haggerston

Hampstead Heath

Harringay Green Lanes

Hatch End

Headstone Lane

Highams Park

Homerton

Honor Oak Park

Hoxton

Imperial Wharf

Kensal Rise

Kensington (Olympia)

Kentish Town West

Kilburn High Road

Leyton Midland Road

Leytonstone High Road

London Fields

New Cross Gate

Norwood Junction

Penge West

Rectory Road

Rotherhithe

St James Street (Walthamstow)

Seven Sisters

Shadwell

Shepherd's Bush

Shoreditch High Street

Silver Street

South Acton

Southbury

South Hampstead

South Tottenham

Stamford Hill

Stoke Newington

Surrey Quays

Sydenham (London)

Theobalds Grove

Turkey Street

Upper Holloway

Walthamstow Central

Walthamstow Queen's Road

Wandsworth Road

Wanstead Park

Wapping

Watford High Street

West Croydon

West Hampstead

White Hart Lane

Willesden Junction

Wood Street

Woodgrange Park

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2016 0008

Consultation began 21 September 2016; from 13 November 2016

Passenger SNRP UK 03 2016 0007

From 13 November 2016

Arriva Rail North Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2016 0002

Consultation began 3 February 2016; from 1 April 2016; revoked 29 April 2020

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2016 0004

Consultation began 3 February 2016; from 1 April 2016; revoked 29 April 2020

Allerton

Barrow-in-Furness

Blackburn from 24 September 2017; not present by 20 November 2019

Blackpool North

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Heaton

Hull Botanic Gardens

Leeds Neville Hill RRNE

Leyland from 4 September 2016; removed 1 April 2019

Manchester Newton Heath

Sheffield

Skipton

Wigan Springs Branch from 15 November 2019

Station licence UK 03 2016 0003

Consultation began 3 February 2016; from 1 April 2016; revoked 29 April 2020

Accrington

Acklington

Adlington (Cheshire)

Adlington (Lancashire)

Adwick

Alderley Edge

Allens West

Alnmouth

Althorpe

Altrincham

Ansdell & Fairhaven

Apperley Bridge

Appleby

Appley Bridge

Ardwick

Armathwaite

Arnside

Arram

Ashburys

Ashley

Ashton-under-Lyne

Askam

Aspatria

Atherton

Baildon

Bamber Bridge

Bamford

Bardon Mill

Bare lane

Barnsley

Barrow Haven

Barrow-in-Furness

Barton-on-Humber

Batley

Battersby

Belle Vue

Bempton

Ben Rhydding

Bentham

Bentley (South Yorkshire)

Berry Brow

Bescar Lane

Beverley

Billingham

Bingley

Birchwood

Bishop Auckland

Blackburn

Blackpool North

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Blackpool South

Blackrod

Blaydon

Bolton

Bolton-upon-Dearne

Bootie (Cumbria)

Bradford Forster Square

Bradford Interchange

Bramhall

Bramley (West Yorkshire)

Brampton (Cumbria)

Braystones

Bredbury

Bridlington

Brierfield

Brigg

Brighouse

Brinnington

Broadbottom

Broad Green

Brockholes

Bromley Cross

Broomfleet

Bryn

Buckshaw Parkway

Burley-in-Wharfedale

Burley Park

Burnage

Burneside (Cumbria)

Burnley Barracks

Burnley Central

Burnley Manchester Road

Burscough Bridge

Burscough Junction

Buxton

Cark & Cartmel

Carnforth

Castleford

Castleton (Manchester)

Castleton Moor

Cattal

Chapel-en-le-Frith

Chapeltown (South Yorkshire)

Chassen Road

Chathill

Cheadle Hulme

Chelford

Cherry Tree

Chester-le-Street

Chinley

Chorley

Church & Oswaldtwistle

Church Fenton

Clapham (North Yorkshire)

Clifton (Manchester)

Clitheroe

Colne

Commondale

Congleton

Conisbrough

Cononley

Corbridge

Corkickle

Cottingham

Cottingley

Cramlington

Crossflatts

Cross Gates

Croston

Crowle

Cuddington

Daisy Hill

Dalston (Cumbria)

Dalton (Cumbria)

Danby

Darnall

Darton

Darwen

Davenport

Deansgate

Deighton

Delamare

Denby Dale

Dent

Denton

Dinsdale

Dinting

Disley

Dodworth

Dore & Totley

Dove Holes

Driffield

Drigg

Dronfield

Dunston

Eaglescliffe

Earlestown

East Didsbury

East Garforth

Eastrington

Eccles

Eccleston Park

Edale

Edge Hill

Egton

Elsecar

Entwistle

Euxton Balshaw Lane

Fairfield

Farnworth

Featherstone

Ferriby

Filey

Fitzwilliam

Flimby

Flixton

Flowery Field

Foxfield

Frizinghall

Furness Vale

Gainsborough Central

Garforth

Gargrave

Garsdale

Garswood

Gathurst

Gatley

Giggleswick

Gilberdyke

Glaisdale

Glasshoughton

Glazebrook

Glossop

Godley

Goldthorpe

Goole

Goostrey

Gorton

Goxhill

Grange-over-Sands

Great Ayton

Great Coates

Greenbank

Greenfield

Green Road

Grimsby Docks

Grindleford

Grosmont

Guide Bridge

Guiseley

Gypsy Lane

Habrough

Hadfield

Hag Fold

Hale

Halewood

Halifax

Hall-i-th-Wood

Haltwhistle

Hammerton

Handforth

Hanley

Hapton

Harrington

Harrogate

Hartlepool

Hatfield & Stainforth

Hathersage

Hattersley

Haydon Bridge

Hazel Grove

Headingley

Heald Green

Healing

Heaton Chapel

Hebden Bridge

Heighington

Hellifield

Hensall

Hessle

Heworth

Hexham

Heysham Port

Hindley

Holmes Chapel

Hope (Derbyshire)

Hornbeam Park

Horsforth

Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Horwich Parkway

Hoscar

Hough Green

Howden

Humphrey Park

Huncoat

Hunmanby

Hutton Cranswick

Huyton

Hyde Central

Hyde North

Ilkley

Ince & Elton (Cheshire)

Ince (Manchester)

Irlam

James Cook University Hospital

Kearsley (Manchester)

Keighley

Kendal

Kents Bank

Kildale

Kirk Sandall

Kirkby-in-Furness

Kirkby Stephen

Kirkham & Wesham

Kirkstall Forge from 19 June 2016

Kirton Lindsey

Kiveton Bridge

Kiveton Park

Knaresborough

Knottingley

Knutsford

Langho

Langwathby

Layton (Lancs)

Lazonby & Kirkoswald

Lea Green

Lealholm

Levenshulme

Leyland

Little borough

Lockwood

Long Preston

Longbeck

Lostock

Lostock Gralam

Lostock Hall

Low Moor from 2 April 2017

Lytham

Manchester Oxford Road

Manchester United Football Ground

Manchester Victoria

Manors

Marple

Marsden (Yorks)

Marske

Marton

Maryport

Mauldeth Road

Meadowhall

Menston

Meols Cop

Metrocentre

Mexborough

Micklefield

Middlewood

Mill Hill (Lancs)

Millom

Mills Hill (Manchester)

Mirfield

Mobberley

Moorside

Moorthorpe

Morecambe

Morley

Morpeth

Moses Gate

Mossley Hill

Mossley (Manchester)

Moss Side

Moston

Mouldsworth

Mytholmroyd

Nafferton

Navigation Road

Nelson

Nethertown

New Clee

New Holland

New Lane

New Mills Central

New Mills Newtown

New Pudsey

Newton Aycliffe

Newton for Hyde

Newton-le-Willows

Normanton

North Road (Darlington)

Northwich

Nunthorpe

Orrell

Outwood

Padgate

Pannal

Parbold

Parton

Partricroft

Pegswood

Pemberton

Penistone

Pleasington

Plumley

Pontefract Baghill

Pontefract Monkhill

Pontefract Tanshelf

Poppleton

Poulton-le-Fylde

Poynton

Prescot

Prestbury

Prudhoe

Rainford

Rainhill

Ramsgreave & Wilpshire

Ravenglass

Ravensthorpe

Rawcliffe

Redcar British Steel

Redcar Central

Redcar East

Reddish North

Reddish South

Ribblehead

Riding Mill

Rishton

Roby

Rochdale

Romiley

Roose

Rose Grove

Rose Hill Marple

Rotherham Central

Rufford

Ruswarp

Ryder Brow

St Annes-on-the-Sea

St Helens Central

St Helens Junction

St Bees

Salford Central

Salford Crescent

Saltaire

Saltburn

Saltmarshe

Salwick

Sandal & Agbrigg

Sandbach

Sankey For Penketh

Seaham

Seascale

Seaton Carew

Sellafield

Settle

Shepley

Sherburn-in-Elmet

Shildon

Shipley

Shireoaks

Silecroft

Silkstone Common

Silverdale

Skipton

Slaithwaite

Sleights

Smithy Bridge

Snaith

South Bank

South Elmsall

South Milford

Sowerby Bridge

Squires Gate

Stallingborough

Stanlow & Thornton

Starbeck

Staveley (Cumbria)

Steeton & Silsden

Stocksfield

Stocksmoor

Stockton

Streethouse

Strines

Styal

Sunderland

Swinton (Manchester)

Swinton (South Yorks)

Teesside Airport

Thatto Heath

Thorne North

Thorne South

Thornton Abbey

Thurnscoe

Todmorden

Trafford Park

Ulceby

Ulleskelf

Ulverston

Upholland

Urmston

Wakefield Kirkgate

Walkden

Walsden

Warrington Central

Warrington West from 15 December 2019

Wavertree Technology Park

Weeton

Wennington

West Allerton

Westhoughton

Wetheral

Whaley Bridge

Whalley

Whiston

Whitby

Whitehaven

Whitley Bridge

Widdrington

Widnes

Wigan Wallgate

Wigton

Wilmslow

Windermere

Wombwell

Woodhouse

Woodlesford

Woodley

Woodsmoor

Workington

Worksop

Wressle

Wylam

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2016 0002

From 1 April 2016; revoked 29 April 2020

Arriva Trains Cross Country Limited

See XC Trains Limited

Arriva Trains (London & Anglia) Limited

Passenger licence

Consultation began 4 November 2003; withdrawn 25 June 2004

Non-passenger licence

Consultation began 4 November 2003; withdrawn 25 June 2004

Station licence

Consultation began 4 November 2003; withdrawn 25 June 2004

Light maintenance depot licence

Consultation began 4 November 2003; withdrawn 25 June 2004

Arriva Trains Merseyside Limited

Formerly Merseyrail Electrics Limited (10 January 1995 to 19 March 2001)

Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 19 March 1997 (MTL Trust Holdings Limited)

Passenger licence LIC/12/03

Consultation began 1 September 1995; from 4 February 1996; revoked 8 October 2003

Light maintenance depot licence LIC/12/01

Consultation began 1 September 1995; from 4 February 1996; revoked 8 October 2003

Birkenhead Central

Birkenhead North

Liverpool Hall Road

Liverpool Kirkdale

Station licence LIC/12/04

Consultation began 1 September 1995; from 4 February 1996; revoked 8 October 2003

Aigburth

Ainsdale

Aintree

Aughton Park

Bache

Bank Hall

Bebington

Bidston

Birkdale

Birkenhead Central

Birkenhead Green Lane

Birkenhead Hamilton Square

Birkenhead North

Birkenhead Park

Blundellsands & Crosby

Bootle New Strand

Bootle Oriel Road

Bromborough Rake

Bromborough

Brunswick

Capenhurst

Conway Park

Cressington

Eastham Rake

Ellesmere Port

Fazakerley

Formby

Freshfield

Garston (Merseyside)

Hall Road

Hightown

Hillside (Southport)

Hooton

Hoylake

Hunts Cross

Kirkby (Merseyside)

Kirkdale

Leasowe

Little Sutton

Liverpool Central

Liverpool James Street

Liverpool Lime Street [low level]

Maghull

Manor Road

Meols

Moorfields

Moreton (Merseyside)

New Brighton

Old Roan

Ormskirk

Orrell Park

Overpool

Port Sunlight

Rice Lane

Rock Ferry

St Michaels

Sandhills

Seaforth & Litherland

Southport

Spital

Town Green

Wallasey Grove Road

Wallasey Village

Walton (Merseyside)

Waterloo (Merseyside)

West Kirby

Non-passenger licence LIC/12/02

Consultation began 1 September 1995; from 4 February 1996; revoked 8 October 2003

Arriva Trains Northern Limited

Formerly Regional Railways North East Limited (10 January 1995 to 16 June 1998) then Northern Spirit Limited (17 June 1998 to 23 April 2001)

Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 5 March 1997 (MTL Rail Limited)

Passenger licence LIC/15/03

Consultation began 2 June 1995; from 10 December 1995; revoked 14 March 2005

Light maintenance depot licence LIC/15/01

Consultation began 2 June 1995; from 10 December 1995; revoked 14 March 2005

Cleethorpes

Hull Botanic Gardens

Leeds, Neville Hill

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Heaton

Sheffield

Skipton

Stockport

Station licence LIC/15/04

Consultation began 2 June 1995; from 10 December 1995; revoked 14 March 2005

Acklington

Adwick

Allens West

Alnmouth

Althorpe

Appleby

Armathwaite

Arram

Baildon

Bardon Mill

Barnetby to 1 February 2004

Barnsley

Barrow Haven

Barton-on-Humber

Batley

Battersby

Bempton

Ben Rhydding

Bentham

Bentley (South Yorkshire)

Berry Brow

Beverley

Billingham

Bingley

Bishop Auckland

Blaydon

Bolton-on-Dearne

Bradford Foster Square

Bradford Interchange

Bramley (West Yorkshire)

Brampton (Cumbria)

Bridlington

Brigg

Brighouse from 13 February 2004

Brockholes

Brockley Whins to 26 April 2002

Broomfleet

Brough to 1 February 2004

Burley-in-Wharfedale

Burley Park

Burnley Manchester Road

Castleford

Castleton Moor

Cattal

Chapletown

Chathill

Chester-le-Street

Church Fenton

Clapham (North Yorkshire)

Cleethorpes to 1 February 2004

Commondale

Conisbrough

Cononley

Corbridge

Cottingham

Cottingley

Cramlington

Cross Flatts

Cross Gates

Crowle

Danby

Darnall

Darton

Deighton

Denby Dale

Dent

Dewsbury to 1 February 2004

Dinsdale

Dodworth

Driffield

Dronfield

Dunston

Eaglescliffe

East Boldon to 26 April 2002

East Garforth

Eastrington

Egton

Elsecar

Featherstone

Ferriby

Filey

Fitzwilliam

Frizinghall

Gainsborough Central

Garforth

Gargrave

Garsdale

Giggleswick

Gilberdyke

Glaisdale

Goldthorpe

Goole

Goxhill

Great Ayton

Great Coates

Grimsby Docks

Grimsby Town to 1 February 2004

Grosmont

Guiseley

Gypsy Lane

Halifax

Haltwhistle

Habrough

Hammerton

Harrogate

Hartlepool

Hatfield & Stainforth

Haydon Bridge

Headingley

Healing

Hebden Bridge

Heighington

Hellifield

Hensall

Hessle

Heworth

Hexham

Honley

Hornbeam Park

Horsforth

Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Howden

Huddersfield to 1 February 2004

Hull Paragon to 1 February 2004

Hunmanby

Hutton Cranswick

Ilkley

Keighley

Kildale

Kirk Sandall

Kirkby Stephen

Kirton Lindsey

Kiveton Bridge

Kiveton Park

Knaresborough

Knottingley

Langwathby

Lazonby & Kirkoswald

Lealholm

Littleborough

Lockwood

Long Preston

Longbeck

Malton to 1 February 2004

Manors

Marske

Marton

Meadowhall

Menston

Metrocentre

Mexborough

Micklefield

Middlesbrough to 1 February 2004

Mirfield

Moorthorpe

Morley

Morpeth

Mytholmroyd

Nafferton

New Clee

New Holland

New Pudsey

Newton Aycliffe

Normanton

North Road (Darlington)

Northallerton to 1 February 2004

Nunthorpe

Outwood

Pannal

Pegswood

Penistone

Pontefract Baghill

Pontefract Monkhill

Pontefract Tanshelf

Poppleton

Prudhoe

Ravensthorpe

Rawcliffe

Redcar British Steel

Redcar Central

Redcar East

Ribblehead

Riding Mill

Rotherham Central

Ruswarp

Saltaire

Saltburn

Saltmarshe

Sandal & Agbrigg

Scarborough to 1 February 2004

Scunthorpe to 1 February 2004

Seaburn to 26 April 2002

Seaham

Seamer to 1 February 2004

Seaton Carew

Selby to 1 February 2004

Settle

Shepley

Sherburn-in-Elmet

Shildon

Shipley

Shireoaks

Silkstone Common

Skipton

Sleights

Smithy Bridge

Snaith

South Bank

South Elmsall

South Milford

Sowerby Bridge

Stallingborough

Starbeck

Steeton & Silsden

Stocksfield

Stocksmoor

Stockton

Streethouse

Sunderland

Swinton (South Yorks)

Teeside Airport

Thirsk to 1 February 2004

Thornaby to 1 February 2004

Thorne North

Thorne South

Thornton Abbey

Thurnscoe

Todmorden

Ulceby

Ulleskelf

Wakefield Kirkgate

Walsden

Weeton

Wennington

Wetheral

Whitby

Whitley Bridge

Widdrington

Wombwell

Woodhouse

Woodlesford

Worksop

Wressle

Wylam

Yarm to 1 February 2004

Non-passenger licence LIC/15/02

Consultation began 2 June 1995; from 10 December 1995; revoked 14 March 2005

Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited

Passenger licence LIC/184/03

Consultation began 17 October 2003; from 3 December 2003 (presumed superseded by European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0010)

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2003 0017 formerly LIC/184/01

Consultation began 17 October 2003; from 3 December 2003; revoked 25 January 2019

Cardiff Canton

Holyhead

Machynlleth from 26 November 2004

Station licence UK 03 2003 0016 formerly LIC/184/04

Consultation began 17 October 2003; from 3 December 2003; revoked 25 January 2019

Aber

Abercynon formerly named Abercynon South

Abercynon North to 16 October 2013

Abercynon South renamed Abercynon 22 August 2008

Aberdare

Aberdovey

Abererch

Abergavenny

Abergele & Pensarn

Aberystwyth

Ammanford

Baglan

Bangor (Gwynedd)

Bargoed

Barmouth

Barry Docks

Barry Island

Barry

Betws-y-Coed

Birchgrove

Blaenau Ffestiniog

Bodorgan

Borth

Bridgend

Brithdir

Briton Ferry

Broome

Buckley

Bucknell

Builth Road

Bynea

Cadoxton

Caergwrle Castle & Wells

Caerphilly

Caersws

Caldicot

Cardiff Bay

Cardiff Central

Cardiff Queen Street

Carmarthen

Cathays

Cefn-y-Bedd

Chepstow

Chester

Chirk

Church Stretton

Cilmeri

Clarbeston Road

Clunderwen

Cogan

Colwyn Bay

Conwy

Coryton

Craven Arms

Criccieth

Crosskeys from 21 December 2007

Cwmbach

Cwmbran

Cynghordy

Danescourt

Deganwy

Dinas Powys

Dinas Rhondda

Dingle Road

Dolau

Dolgarrog

Dolwyddelen

Dovey Junction

Dyffryn Ardudwy

Eastbrook

Ebbw Vale Parkway from 22 December 2007

Ebbw Vale Town from 17 May 2015

Energlyn & Churchill Park from 8 December 2013

Fairbourne

Fairwater

Fernhill

Ferryside

Ffairfach

Fishguard & Goodwick from 14 May 2012

Fishguard Harbour

Flint

Frodsham

Garth (Mid Glamorgan)

Garth (Powys)

Gilfach Fargoed

Glan Conwy

Gobowen

Gowerton

Grangetown (Cardiff)

Gwersyllt

Harlech

Haversfordwest

Hawarden Bridge

Hawarden

Heath High Level

Heath Low Level

Helsby

Hengoed

Hereford

Heswall

Holyhead

Hope (Flintshire)

Hopton Heath

Johnston (Pembs)

Kidwelly

Kilgetty

Knighton

Knucklas

Lamphey

Leominster

Lisvane & Thornhill

Llanaber

Llanbedr

Llanbister Road

Llanbradach

Llandaf

Llandanwg

Llandecwyn

Llandeilo

Llandovery

Llandrindod Wells

Llandudno Junction

Llandudno

Llandybie

Llanelli

Llanfairfechan

Llanfairpwll

Llangadog

Llangammarch

Llangennech

Llangynllo

Llanharan from 9 December 2007

Llanhilleth from 21 December 2007

Llanishen

Llanrwst

Llansamlet

Llantwit Major from 10 June 2005

Llanwrda

Llanwrtyd

Llwyngwril

Llwynypia

Ludlow

Lydney

Machynlleth

Maesteg

Maesteg (Ewenny Road)

Manorbier

Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Vale

Milford Haven

Minffordd

Morfa Mawddach

Mountain Ash

Nantwich

Narberth

Neath

Neston

Newbridge from 21 December 2007

Newport (South Wales)

Newtown (Powys)

Ninian Park

North Llanrwst

Pantyffynnon

Pembrey & Burry Port

Pembroke Dock

Pembroke

Penally

Penarth

Pencoed

Pengam

Penhelig

Penmaenmawr

Penrhiwceiber

Penrhyndeudraeth

Pensarn

Pentre-Bach

Pen-y-Bont

Penychain

Penyfford

Pontarddulais

Pontlottyn

Pontyclun

Pont-y-Pant

Pontypool & New Inn

Pontypridd

Port Talbot Parkway

Porth

Porthmadog

Prees

Prestatyn

Pwllheli

Pyle

Quakers Yard

Radyr

Rhiwbina

Rhoose Cardiff International from 10 June 2005

Rhosneigr

Rhyl

Rhymney

Risca & Pontymister from 21 December 2007

Rogerstone from 21 December 2007

Roman Bridge

Ruabon

Runcorn East

Sarn

Saundersfoot

Severn Tunnel Junction

Shotton (Low Level)

Shotton High Level

Shrewsbury

Skewen

Sugar Loaf

Swansea

Taffs Well

Talsarnau

Talybont

Tal-y-Cafn

Tenby

Tir-Phil

Ton Pentre

Tondu

Tonfanau

Tonypandy

Trefforest

Trefforest Estate

Trehafod

Treherbert

Treorchy

Troed-y-rhiw

Ty Croes

Ty Glas

Tygwyn

Tywyn

Upton (Merseyside)

Valley

Waun-Gron Park

Welshpool

Wem

Whitchurch (Cardiff)

Whitchurch (Shropshire)

Whitland

Wildmill

Wrenbury

Wrexham Central

Wrexham General

Ynyswen

Yorton

Ystrad Mynach

Ystrad Rhondda

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2003 0015 formerly LIC/184/02

Consultation began 17 October 2003; from 3 December 2003; revoked 25 January 2019

European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0010 formerly LIC/184/06

From 28 November 2005; revoked 25 January 2019

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0011

From 28 November 2005; revoked 25 January 2019

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0012 formerly LIC/184/05

From 28 November 2005; revoked 25 January 2019

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0013

From 28 November 2005; revoked 25 January 2019

Aspin Foundations Limited

See Aspin Group Limited

Aspin Group Limited

Formerly Aspin Foundations Limited (to 4 October 2017)

Licence exemption 2009 No 9

Consultation began 21 May 2009; from 18 June 2009

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Assenta Limited

Licence exemption L/20/01

Consultation began 13 February 2020; from 30 March 2020

Hamilton light maintenance depot and any train on the network within this depot

Associated British Ports

Took over from Parsec of Europe

Licence exemption 2002 No 1

Consultation began 1 March 2002; from 12 April 2002; revoked 19 December 2007

Network forming National Distribution Park (Hams Hall), any non-passenger train and any light maintenance depot on network

Licence exemption

Consultation began 25 March 2002

Activity not defined

Network licence UK 03 2007 0007

Consultation began 20 December 2006; from 31 January 2007; revoked 3 June 2009

Licence gives a very detailed definition, summarised as 'any sidings'

Licence exemption 2007 No 11

Consultation began 19 November 2007; from 19 December 2007; revoked 3 June 2009

Any non-passenger train in Hams Hall terminal

Also light maintenance depot:

Hams Hall

Licence exemption 2009 No 6

Consultation began 17 April 2009; from 2 June 2009

Network forming Hams Hall terminal and approved extensions, any non-passenger train and any light maintenance depot on network

Replaces exemption 2007 No 11

Licence exemption 2009 No 7

Consultation began 17 April 2009; from 3 June 2009; revoked 14 July 2022

Networks forming Southampton, Hull and Immingham terminals and others approved by the ORR

Licence exemption NE/21/03

Consultation began 15 December 2020; from 28 January 2021

Port of Barrow

Port of Cardiff

Port of Hull

Port of Immingham

Port of Newport

Port of Southampton

any other agreed light maintenance depot and any train on associated network

Atkins Limited

Licence exemption C/11/01

Consultation began 24 July 2011; from 1 September 2011

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Atkins Rail Limited

See AtkinsRéalis Rail Limited

AtkinsRéalis Rail Limited

Formerly WS Atkins Rail Limited (to 31 May 2004) then Atkins Rail Limited (1 June 2004 to 11 October 2023)

Licence exemption 1998 No 5

Consultation began 28 November 1997; from 10 July 1998

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

A V Dawson Limited

Licence exemption NE/12/08

Consultation began 16 July 2012; from 15 August 2012

Network forming Tees Riverside Intermodal Park (Middlesbrough) (with half mile network extension towards Newport East Junction from 1 March 2015), any non-passenger train on network

Avondale Environmental Services Limited

Licence exemption 2005 No 1

Consultation began 12 November 2004; from 9 February 2005

Non-passenger plant and machinery for maintenance and repair within possessions only

The Avon Valley Railway Company Limited

Licence exemption 2004 No 5

Consultation began 23 March 2004; from 22 April 2004

Network forming the heritage railway, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station on network

AWG Rail Services Limited

Licence exemption

Consultation began 8 October 2003; withdrawn 28 May 2004

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group

Licence exemption

Consultation began 19 February 2001; further consultation began 11 May 2001

Network forming Minnevy to Dunaskin, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network

Licence exemption 2005 No 4

Consultation began 15 April 2005; from 16 May 2005

Network forming 575m length at Dunaskin (Waterside), any passenger or non-passenger train and any light maintenance depot on network

Also stations:

Waterside

any other on network