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Licences issued by the Office of the Rail Regulator/Office of Rail Regulation/Office of Rail and Road (ORR)Last update 1 December 2018
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Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Directly Operated Railways Limited (wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Transport), sold to Stagecoach/Virgin on refranchising
Formerly Abbey Rail Limited (7 February 2003 to 14 July 2009)
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006; revoked 26 November 2018
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006; revoked 26 November 2018
Consultation began 25 September 2009; from 26 October 2009; revoked 26 November 2018
Aberdeen Clayhills
(from 13 November 2009)
London Bounds Green
(from 13 November 2009)
London Ferme Park
(from 13 November 2009)
Edinburgh Craigentinny
(from 13 November 2009)
Consultation began 25 September 2009; from 26 October 2009; revoked 30 June 2015
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Darlington
Doncaster
Dunbar
Durham
Grantham
Newark North Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
Peterborough
Retford
Wakefield Westgate
York
Consultation began 28 May 2015; from 30 June 2015; revoked 26 November 2018
Replaces UK 03 2009 0004
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Darlington
Doncaster
Durham
Grantham
Newark North Gate
Peterborough
Retford
Wakefield Westgate
Condition 27 does not apply to:
Newcastle upon Tyne
York
except in certain circumstances
Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 2 April 1996 (Balfour Beatty Rail Maintenance Company Limited)
From 2 February 1996; revoked 19 December 2000
Network not defined
From 2 February 1996; revoked 19 December 2000
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Became Fastline Track Renewals Limited from 15 March 1996; see also Jarvis Fastline Limited
Consultation began 17 November 1998
Activity not defined
Consultation began 30 October 2000
Activity not defined
Consultation began "31 February 2002"
Activity not defined
Consultation began 7 May 2003; from 29 August 2003
Network forming Heywood branch, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
Consultation began 1 October 2007
Network forming line between Bury and Heywood and Heywood station
Formerly Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Limited (to 27 August 2001) then Nottingham Heritage Centre Limited (28 August 2001 to 15 May 2008) then East Midlands Railway Trust (from 16 May 2008)
From 16 June 1995; revoked 27 March 2012
Network forming line Ruddington to East Leake and branch to heritage centre depot, any passenger or non-passenger train and any light maintenance depot on network
From 15 March 2001; revoked 27 March 2012 (not on ORR register)
Just north of Rushcliffe Halt to near Loughborough station
From 15 March 2001; revoked 27 March 2012
Any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network defined in licence UK 03 2001 0003
Consultation began 24 February 2012; from 27 March 2012
Network forming line Ruddington to Loughborough and approved extensions, but excluding main line connection to 332m north of Bunny Lane bridge, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
Consultation began 27 June 2012; from 30 July 2012
Rushcliffe Halt to connection with main line, plus sidings
Note that the licence application also stated "also … trains on that network", although it specifically stated network and made no mention of an operator's licence
Consultation began 3 August 2007; from 11 November 2007
Consultation began 3 August 2007; from 11 November 2007
Cricklewood fuel point
(from 4 April 2009)
Derby Etches Park
Leeds Neville Hill
Nottingham Eastcroft
Consultation began 3 August 2007; from 11 November 2007
Alfreton
Alsager
Ambergate
Ancaster
Aslockton
Attenborough
Barrow Upon Soar
Beeston
Belper
Bingham
Bleasby
Blythe Bridge
Boston
Bottesford
Bulwell
Burton Joyce
Burton-on-Trent
Carlton
Chesterfield
Collingham
Corby
(from 14 December 2008)
Creswell
Cromford
Derby
Duffield
East Midlands Parkway
(from 14 December 2008)
Elton & Orston
Fiskerton
Gainsborough Lea Road
Havenhouse
Heckington
Hinckley
Hubberts Bridge
Hucknall
Hykeham
Ilkeston
(from 2 April 2017)
Kettering
Kidsgrove
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Langley Mill
Langwith-Whaley Thorns
Leicester
Lincoln
Long Eaton
Longport
Longton
Loughborough
Lowdham
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Woodhouse
Market Harborough
Market Rasen
Matlock Bath
Matlock
Melton Mowbray
Metheringham
Narborough
Netherfield
Newark Castle
Newstead
Nottingham
Oakham
Peartree
Radcliffe
Rauceby
Rolleston
Ruskington
Saxilby
Sheffield
Shirebrook
Sileby
Skegness
Sleaford
South Wigston
Spalding
Spondon
Stamford
Sutton Parkway
Swinderby
Swineshead
Syston
Thorpe Culvert
Thurgarton
Tutbury & Hatton
Uttoxeter
Wainfleet
Wellingborough
Whatstandwell
Whitwell
Willington
Consultation began 3 August 2007; from 11 November 2007
From 11 November 2007
Consultation began 8 March 2006, from 7 April 2006
Network forming line Sandford to Warcop, any passenger or non-passenger train on network
Also station:
Warcop
Also light maintenance depot:
Warcop
Consultation began 28 May 2009
Network forming line Flitholme to Appleby East plus approved extensions, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
Consultation began 5 March 2013; from 3 April 2013
Network forming heritage line and approved extensions, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
See Hythe Realisations Limited
Formerly Electro-Motive Services International Limited (to 27 June 2011)
Consultation began 24 July 2008; from 22 August 2008; revoked 19 February 2013
Network forming Brookside (Stoke-on-Trent) depot, any non-passenger train or light maintenance depot on network
The ORR's 2008-09 annual report states that a passenger exemption was granted, and no network exemption. This seems somewhat unlikely.
Consultation began 21 January 2013; from 19 February 2013
Any approved light maintenance depot and any non-passenger train within depot; specifically:
Brookside (Stoke-on-Trent)
Replaces exemption 2008 No 16
See Electro-Motive Diesel Limited
See Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Department for Transport
Formerly OQS Rail Limited (3 December 1996 to 8 May 2014)
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006
Consultation began 4 September 2015
Light maintenance depots not defined
Consultation began 4 September 2015
Stations not defined
See DB Schenker Rail UK Limited
See DB Schenker Rail International Limited
Consultation began 14 March 2012; from 25 May 2012; revoked 5 July 2018
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
From 28 February 2001
Network forming line Ongar to signal LW2 just east of Epping, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
Consultation began 18 December 2017; from 1 February 2018
Network forming line Ongar to 9.4km towards Epping plus approved extensions, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
Formerly Europorte 2 SA (to 29 November 2009)
From 22 November 2007; revoked 27 October 2011
From 13 October 2011
From 13 October 2011
A European non passenger licence was revoked on 27 October 2011, further details are unclear.
Formerly European Passenger Services Limited (22 August 1990 to 30 September 1996) then Eurostar (UK) Limited (1 October 1996 to 30 December 2009)
From 1 April 1994; revoked (date unknown)
From 1 April 1994; revoked 2 September 2014
Manchester International
North Pole International
From 1 April 1994; revoked 11 November 2013 (originally to expire 29 July 2052)
Ashford International
Waterloo International
From 28 September 1998
Consultation began 5 December 2003, withdrawn by applicant 12 March 2004
Stations not defined
Consultation began 5 December 2003, withdrawn by applicant 12 March 2004
Light maintenance depots not defined
From 28 November 2005 (some sources have 30 March 2007)
From 28 November 2005 (some sources have 30 March 2007)
Consultation began 20 March 2007; from 20 April 2007
Temple Mills
See Eurostar International Limited