East Coast Main Line Company Limited
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 on 1 March 2015
Formerly Abbey Rail Limited (7 February 2003 to 14 July 2009)
European passenger licence UK 01 2006 0006
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006; revoked 26 November 2018
Passenger SNRP UK 02 2006 0006
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006; revoked 26 November 2018
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2009 0005
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
Station licence UK 03 2009 0004
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
Station licence UK 03 2015 0007
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:
except in certain circumstances
East Coast Trains Limited
Passenger licence UK 01 2021 0001
Consultation began 3 March 2021; from 17 October 2021
Non-passenger licence UK 03 2021 0001
Consultation began 3 March 2021; from 7 April 2021; revoked 15 December 2022
Passenger SNRP UK 02 2021 0001
From 17 October 2021
Eastern Infrastructure Maintenance Company
Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 2 April 1996 (Balfour Beatty Rail Maintenance Company Limited)
Network licence LIC/52/01
Consultation began 20 October 1995; from 2 February 1996; revoked 19 December 2000
Network not defined
Licence exemption 1996 No 1
Consultation began 20 October 1995; from 2 February 1996; revoked 19 December 2000
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Eastern Rail Services Limited
Licence exemption L/20/04
Consultation began 2 June 2020; from 6 July 2020
Yarmouth Vauxhall carriage sidings
and any other approved light maintenance depot and any train within the depot
Eastern Track Renewals Company Limited
Became Fastline Track Renewals Limited from 15 March 1996; see also Jarvis Fastline Limited
East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited
Licence exemption
Consultation began 17 November 1998
Activity not defined
Licence exemption
Consultation began 30 October 2000
Activity not defined
Licence exemption
Consultation began '31 February 2002'
Activity not defined
Licence exemption 2003 No 5
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
Licence exemption
Consultation began 1 October 2007
Network forming line between Bury and Heywood and Heywood station
East Midlands Railway Trust
Formerly Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Limited (to 27 August 2001) then Nottingham Heritage Centre Limited (28 August 2001 to 15 May 2008)
Licence exemption 1995 No 6
Consultation began 28 April 1995; 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
Licence exemption
Consultation began 6 August 1999
Network forming line between reference point SK 55 28 and reference point SK 54 20, also any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
Network licence UK 03 2001 0003
From 15 March 2001; revoked 27 March 2012 not on ORR register
Just north of Rushcliffe Halt to near Loughborough station
Licence exemption 2001 No 5
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
East Midlands Trains Limited
Used the name Stagecoach Midland Rail Limited during the bidding process
European passenger licence UK 01 2007 0008
Consultation began 3 August 2007; from 11 November 2007; revoked 31 October 2019
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2007 0020
Consultation began 3 August 2007; from 11 November 2007; revoked 31 October 2019
Cricklewood fuel point from 4 April 2009
Derby Etches Park
Leeds Neville Hill
Nottingham Eastcroft
Station licence UK 03 2007 0019
Consultation began 3 August 2007; from 11 November 2007; revoked 31 October 2019
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 (Leics)
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 (Nottinghamshire)
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
European non-passenger licence UK 03 2007 0018
Consultation began 3 August 2007; from 11 November 2007; revoked 31 October 2019
Passenger SNRP UK 02 2007 0009
From 11 November 2007; revoked 31 October 2019
Eden Valley Railway Company Limited
Licence exemption 2006 No 2
Consultation began 8 March 2006; from 7 April 2006; revoked 3 April 2013
Network forming line Sandford to Warcop, any passenger or non-passenger train on network
Also station:
Warcop
Also light maintenance depot:
Warcop
Licence exemption
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
Licence exemption NE/13/03
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
Edmund Nuttall Limited
See BAM Nuttall Limited
Elec-Trak Installations Limited
See Hythe Realisations Limited
Electrification Construction Services Limited
Licence exemption NP/20/04
Consultation began 28 February 2020; from 2 April 2020
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Electro-Motive Diesel Limited
Formerly Electro-Motive Services International Limited (to 27 June 2011)
Licence exemption 2008 No 16
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.
Licence exemption L/13/01
Consultation began 21 January 2013; from 19 February 2013
Brookside (Stoke-on-Trent)
and any other approved light maintenance depot and any non-passenger train within the depot
Replaces exemption 2008 No 16
Electro-Motive Services International Limited
See Electro-Motive Diesel Limited
Elmec Solutions Limited
Licence exemption NP/20/08
Consultation began 11 November 2020; from 14 December 2020
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
The Elsecar Steam Railway
See Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
See DfT OLR3 Limited
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited
See DB Schenker Rail UK Limited
English Welsh & Scottish Railway International Limited
See DB Schenker Rail International Limited
EOM Rail LLP
Licence exemption NE/12/05
Consultation began 14 March 2012; from 25 May 2012; revoked 5 July 2018
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Epping-Ongar Railway Holdings Limited
Licence exemption
Consultation began 14 March 2000
Network forming line Ongar to North Weald, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
Licence exemption 2001 No 4
Consultation began 5 May 2000; from 28 February 2001; revoked 1 February 2018
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
Licence exemption NE/17/04
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
See Northern Trains Limited
European Passenger Services Limited
See Eurostar (UK) Limited
Europhoenix Rail Limited
Non-passenger licence UK 03 2024 0003
Consultation began 9 February 2024; from 4 April 2024
Europorte 2 SA
See Europorte Channel (SAS)
Formerly Europorte 2 SA (to 29 November 2009)
Freight SNRP UK 02 2007 0013
From 22 November 2007; revoked 27 October 2011
Non-passenger licence
From 13 October 2011
Freight SNRP UK 02 2011 0001
From 13 October 2011; revoked 26 November 2020
A European non passenger licence was revoked on 27 October 2011, further details are unclear.
Eurostar International Limited
Formerly European Passenger Services Limited (22 August 1990 to 30 September 1996) then Eurostar (UK) Limited (1 October 1996 to 30 December 2009)
International passenger licence LIC/34/01
From 1 April 1994; revoked (date unknown)
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 1994 0002 formerly LIC/34/02
From 1 April 1994; revoked 2 September 2014
Manchester International
North Pole International
Station licence UK 03 1994 0001 formerly LIC/34/03
From 1 April 1994; revoked 11 November 2013 (originally to expire 29 July 2052)
Ashford International
Waterloo International
International licence
Consultation began 4 September 1998; from 28 September 1998; presumed superseded by UK 01 2005 0026
Station licence
Consultation began 5 December 2003, withdrawn by applicant 12 March 2004
Stations not defined
Light maintenance depot licence
Consultation began 5 December 2003, withdrawn by applicant 12 March 2004
Light maintenance depots not defined
European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0026 formerly LIC/34/05
From 28 November 2005 (some sources have 30 March 2007, but backdated to 24 September 1998)
Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0027
From 28 November 2005 (some sources have 30 March 2007)
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2007 0011 formerly LIC/34/04
Consultation began 20 March 2007; from 20 April 2007
Temple Mills
See Eurostar International Limited
