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 H

Last update 17 July 2023

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Hanson & Hall, Rail Services Solutions Limited

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2021 0002

Consultation began 24 May 2021; from 29 June 2021

Passenger licence UK 01 2023 0001

Consultation began 16 December 2022; from 23 February 2023

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2023 0001

From 23 February 2023

Harsco Rail Limited

Formerly Harsco Track Technologies Limited (to 1 March 2009)

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2004 0003

Consultation began 23 January 2003; from 13 February 2004

Harsco Track Technologies Limited

See Harsco Rail Limited

Hay's Rail Limited

See Cross Country Trains Limited

Heathrow Airport Limited

Network licence

Company is exempt from licensing through The Railways (Heathrow Express) (Exemptions) Order 1994 for 30 years (from 1 April 1994 to 31 March 2024)

Heathrow Express Operating Company Limited

Passenger licence UK 03 1997 0001 formerly LIC/58/01

Consultation began 28 February 1997; from 15 July 1997; revoked 5 February 2014

Licence granted by Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions

Licence exemption 1997 No 4

Consultation began 28 February 1997; from 28 November 1997; ceased to be effective 1 February 2001

Heathrow Junction [temporary station]

European passenger licence UK 01 2014 0001 formerly LIC/58/02

Consultation began 25 July 2013; from 13 January 2014

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2014 0001

From 13 January 2014

Helston Railway Preservation Company Limited

Licence exemption H/11/02

Consultation began 8 April 2011; from 12 May 2011

Network forming line Gansey Farm to Truthall Halt and approved extensions, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network

Hitachi Rail Europe Limited

See Hitachi Rail Limited

Hitachi Rail Limited

Formerly Hitachi Rail Maintenance (UK) Limited (to 1 July 2009) then Hitachi Rail Europe Limited (from 2 July 2009 to 31 March 2019)

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2007 0014

Consultation began 18 May 2007; from 13 July 2007

Ashford removed 1 April 2021

Doncaster Carr from 3 January 2017

Edinburgh Craigentinny from 11 November 2018

London Bounds Green from 11 November 2018

London Ferme Park from 11 November 2018

North Pole from 30 September 2014

Stoke Gifford from 1 September 2015

Swansea Maliphant from 1 September 2015

Hitachi Rail Maintenance (UK) Limited

See Hitachi Rail Europe Limited

Homegrown Timber Limited

Licence exemption 2009 No 13

Consultation began 22 June 2009; from 21 July 2009

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Hope Cement Limited

See Breedon Cement Limited

Hope Construction Materials Limited

See Hope Cement Limited

Hull Trains Company Limited

Also referred to in ORR documents as Hull Trains Limited

Passenger licence LIC/96/01

Consultation began 28 July 2000; from 14 September 2000

European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0054 formerly LIC/96/02

From 28 November 2005

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0055

From 28 November 2005

Hull Trains Limited

See Hull Trains Company Limited

Hydrex Equipment (UK) Limited

See Rowden Realisations 4 Limited

Hythe Realisations Limited

Formerly Elec-Track Installations Limited to 14 January 2008

Licence exemption

Consultation began 22 May 2001; further consultation began 5 October 2001

Non-passenger rail mounted maintenance machines within possessions only

Licence exemption 2004 No 6

Consultation began 19 March 2004; from 23 April 2004; revoked 2 July 2009

Non-passenger rail mounted maintenance machines within possessions only