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 J

Last update 1 December 2023

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Jackson Civil Engineering Limited

Licence exemption 1999 No 2

Consultation began 13 November 1998; from 21 May 1999; revised 1 February 2001; revoked 21 July 2003

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

James Irlam And Sons Limited

Formerly AHC (Warehousing) Limited (to 6 June 2007) then AHC Westlink Limited (7 June 2007 to 27 August 2014)

Licence exemption 2000 No 7

Consultation began 12 March 1999; from 30 August 2000; company dissolved 4 September 2017

Network forming Widnes International Rail Freight Terminal

Jarvis Facilities Limited

See Jarvis Rail Limited

Jarvis Fastline Limited

Formerly Northern Track Renewals Company Limited (to 22 May 1996) then Fastline Group (23 May 1996 to 26 February 1998)

See also Western Track Renewal Company Limited (from 27 February 1998); absorbed Eastern Track Renewals Company Limited from 27 February 1998; later Fastline Limited (from 8 November 2004)

Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 23 May 1996 (Fastline Group Limited)

Network licence LIC/42/01

Consultation began 24 March 1995; from 11 October 1995; revoked 11 February 2003

Network not defined

Non-passenger licence LIC/42/02

Consultation began 24 March 1995; from 11 October 1995; revoked 11 February 2003

Licence exemption 1995 No 7

Consultation began 24 March 1995; from 11 October 1995; revoked 11 February 2003

Light maintenance depots:

Doncaster Marshgate

Gateshead Greenfields

Leeds Holbeck

Liverpool Edge Hill

Manchester Guide Bridge

Licence exemption 1996 No 4

From 14 March 1996; revoked 11 February 2003

Light maintenance depots:

Doncaster Roberts Road

Horsham

Licence exemption 1996 No 10

From 17 May 1996; revoked 11 February 2003

Light maintenance depot:

Newcastle Low Fell

Jarvis Rail Limited

Formerly Northern Infrastructure Maintenance Company Limited (to 17 June 1996) then Jarvis Facilities Limited (18 June 1996 to 8 November 2004)

Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 18 June 1996 (Jarvis plc)

Network licence UK 03 1996 0004

Consultation began 20 October 1995; from 4 February 1996; revoked 15 July 2011

Sidings, yards, etc.

Non-passenger licence UK 03 1996 0003

Consultation began 20 October 1995; from 4 February 1996; revoked 26 September 2008

Licence exemption 1996 No 2

Consultation began 20 October 1995; from 4 February 1996; revoked 26 September 2008 not on ORR register

Light maintenance depots:

Chester Hoole Yard

Darlington Park Lane

Leeds Holbeck

Licence exemption 1996 No 9

Consultation began 16 February 1996; from 1 May 1996; revoked 6 August 2010

Light maintenance depot:

Liverpool Kirkdale

A network licence was revoked on 15 July 2011, the details above are assumed, though they do not fully agree with other dates and events

Jeep Rail Limited

Licence exemption NP/23/06

Consultation began 18 October 2023; from 1 December 2023

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Jerich UK Limited

Licence exemption 2005 No 12

Consultation began 24 August 2005; from 28 September 2005

Network forming 600m long siding at Cricklewood freight sidings

John G Russell (Transport) Limited

Licence exemption 2009 No 4

Consultation began 20 March 2009; from 22 April 2009

Network forming Telford International Railfreight Park and approved extensions, any passenger or non-passenger train and any light maintenance depot on network

Licence exemption 2011 No 1

Consultation began 7 December 2010; from 6 January 2011

Any non-passenger train between Deanside exchange sidings and Russell's premises

Licence exemption

Consultation began 6 May 2022

Network forming Highland Spring Rail Freight Facility (Blackford), any train and any light maintenance depot on network

John Mowlem & Company plc

See Mowlem Limited

J Murphy & Sons Limited

Licence exemption 1999 No 9

Consultation began 24 July 1998; further consultation began 21 August 1998; from 22 October 1999; superseded 1 February 2001

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Licence exemption C/14/03

Consultation began 16 April 2014; from 22 May 2014

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

JSD Research & Development Limited

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2015 0001

Consultation began 27 November 2014; from 12 February 2015; corrigendum correcting name ('&' rather than 'and') 25 November 2015; revoked 12 March 2019