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 K

Last update 3 March 2023

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Kehoe Rail Services Limited

Formerly Bridgen Construction Limited (to 14 December 2010)

Licence exemption 2008 No 13

Consultation began 12 May 2008; from 4 July 2008; company dissolved 20 January 2017

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Keith & Dufftown Railway Association

Licence exemption 2000 No 9

Consultation began 14 April 2000; from 14 September 2000

Network forming line Dufftown station to near Keith station, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network

Keltbray Limited

Licence exemption 2010 No 9

Consultation began 23 August 2010; from 27 September 2010

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

The Kent And East Sussex Railway Company Limited

Formerly Tenterden Railway Company Limited (to 23 December 2003)

Licence exemption 2000 No 11

Consultation began 15 September 2000; from 2 November 2000

Network forming line Northiam to Bodiam, any passenger or non-passenger train on network

Also station:

Bodiam

Also light maintenance depot:

Rolvenden Engineering Works

Keolis Amey Operations/Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2018 0002

Consultation began 30 August 2018; from 14 October 2018; revoked 28 April 2021

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2018 0006

Consultation began 30 August 2018; from 14 October 2018; revoked 28 April 2021

Cardiff Canton

Holyhead

Machynlleth

Station licence UK 03 2018 0005

Consultation began 30 August 2018; from 14 October 2018; revoked 28 April 2021

Aber

Abercynon

Aberdare

Aberdovey

Abererch

Abergavenny

Abergele & Pensarn

Aberystwyth

Ammanford

Baglan

Bangor (Gwynedd)

Bargoed

Barmouth

Barry Docks

Barry Island

Barry (Town)

Betws-y-Coed

Birchgrove

Blaenau Ffestiniog

Bodorgan

Borth

Bridgend

Brithdir

Briton Ferry

Broome

Buckley

Bucknell

Buith Road

Bynea

Cadoxton

Caergwrle

Caerphilly

Caersws

Caldicot

Cardiff Bay

Cardiff Central

Cardiff Queen Street

Carmarthen

Cathays

Cefn-y-Bedd

Chepstow

Chester

Chirk

Church Stretton misspelt 'Church Street'

Cilmeri

Clarbeston Road

Clunderwen

Cogan

Colwyn Bay

Conwy

Coryton

Craven Arms

Criccieth

Cross Keys

Cwmbach

Cwmbran

Cynghordy

Danescourt

Deganwy

Dinas Powys

Dinas Rhondda

Dingle Road

Dolau

Dolgarrog

Dolwyddelan

Dovey Junction

Dyffryn Ardudwy

Eastbrook

Ebbw Vale Parkway

Ebbw Vale Town

Energlyn & Churchill Park

Fairbourne

Fairwater

Fernhill

Ferryside

Ffairfach

Fishguard & Goodwick

Fishguard Harbour

Flint

Frodsham

Garth (Mid Glamorgan)

Garth (Powys)

Gilfach Fargoed

Glan Conwy

Gobowen

Gowerton

Grangetown (Cardiff)

Gwersyllt

Harlech

Haverfordwest

Hawarden

Hawarden Bridge

Heath High Level

Heath Low Level

Helsby

Hengoed

Hereford

Heswall

Holyhead

Hope (Fiintshire)

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

Llandudno Junction

Llandybie

Llanelli

Llanfairfechan

Llanfairpwll

Llangadog

Llangammarch

Llangennech

Llangynllo

Llanharan

Llanhilleth

Llanishen

Llanrwst

Llansamlet

Llantwit Major

Llanwrda

Llanwrtyd

Llwyngwril

Llwynpia

Ludlow

Lydney

Machynlleth

Maesteg

Maesteg (Ewenny Road)

Manorbier

Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Vale

Milford Haven

Minffordd

Morfa Mawddach

Mountain Ash

Nantwich

Narberth

Neath

Neston

Newbridge

Newport (South Wales)

Newtown (Powys)

Ninian Park

North Llanrwst

Pantyffynnon

Pembrey & Burry Port

Pembroke

Pembroke Dock

Penally

Penarth

Pencoed

Pengam

Penhelig

Penmaenmawr

Penrhiwceiber

Penrhyndeudraeth

Pensarn

Pentre-Bach

Pen-y-Bont

Penychain

Penyffordd

Pontarddulais

Pontlottyn

Pontyclun

Pont-y-Pant

Pontypool & New Inn

Pontypridd

Port Talbot Parkway

Porth

Porthmadog

Prees

Prestatyn

Pwllheli

Pye Corner

Pyle

Quakers Yard

Radyr

Rhiwbina

Rhoose Cardiff International Airport

Rhosneigr

Rhyl

Rhymney

Risca & Pontymister

Rogerstone

Roman Bridge

Ruabon

Runcorn East

Sarn

Saundersfoot

Severn Tunnel Junction

Shotton (High Level)

Shotton (Low 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

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2018 0002

From 14 October 2018; revoked 28 April 2021

Kier Construction Limited

See Kier Infrastructure And Overseas Limited

Kier Infrastructure And Overseas Limited

Formerly Kier Construction Limited (to 21 December 2011)

Licence exemption

Consultation began 27 January 2003

Network not defined

Licence exemption 2004 No 4

Consultation began 5 March 2004; from 5 April 2004; revoked 23 March 2005

Network forming branch from Greenburn Junction

Licence exemption 2005 No 3

Consultation began 22 February 2005; from 23 March 2005

Network forming branch from Greenburn Junction

Kier Integrated Services Limited

Formerly May Gurney (Construction) Limited (to 1 April 2001) then May Gurney Limited (2 April 2001 to 9 July 2013) then Kier MG Limited (10 July 2013 to 29 February 2016)

Licence exemption 1999 No 4

Consultation began 10 July 1998; from 5 June 1999

Non-passenger trains within possessions only

Kier MG Limited

See Kier Integrated Services Limited

Kilbride Properties (Swindon) Limited

See Kilbride Rail Terminals Limited

Kilbride Rail Terminals Limited

Formerly Kilbride Properties (Swindon) Limited (to 26 June 2008)

Licence exemption 2008 No 2

Consultation began 15 January 2008; from 13 February 2008

Swindon Keypoint

and any other approved site

The Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society

Licence exemption NE/15/03

Consultation began 6 November 2015; from 22 December 2015

Network forming Kingdom of Fife Railway and approved extensions, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network

Knorr-Bremse Rail Services (UK) Limited

See Gemini Rail Services (UK) Limited

Krause & Hall Limited

Licence exemption NP/23/02

Consultation began 20 January 2023; from 24 February 2023

Non-passenger trains within possessions only