Mainline Freight Limited
Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 1 March 1996 (North and South Railways Limited)
Network licence LIC/31/01
Consultation began 3 March 1995; from 31 March 1995; surrendered 26 March 1997
Non-passenger licence LIC/31/02
Consultation began 3 March 1995; from 31 March 1995; surrendered 26 March 1997
Licence exemption 1995 No 2
Consultation began 3 March 1995; from 31 March 1995; revoked 21 March 1997
Network associated with depots below
Licence exemption 1995 No 3
Consultation began 3 March 1995; from 31 March 1995; revoked 21 March 1997
All light maintenance depots existing at the time of the exemption used wholly or mainly for non-passenger light maintenance
Maintrain Limited
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 1998 0002 formerly LIC/106/01
Consultations began 27 November 1998; from 1 January 1999; revoked 13 December 2007
Birmingham Soho from 27 June 1999
Birmingham Tyseley from 27 June 1999
Cambridge Coldham Lane requested from 27 June 1999 but ORR considered 'exempt', not listed in December 2001 return; present on December 2004 return
Cricklewood Sidings from 14 May 2003, not listed from November 2004 return
Derby Etches Park to 30 June 2007
Leeds Neville Hill to 30 June 2007
Machynlleth from 27 June 1999; to 28 November 2004
Nottingham Eastcroft from 27 June 1999
Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate from 15 September 1999
Worcester Shrub Hill from 27 June 1999
Network licence
Consultations began 27 November 1998; from 1 January 1999; revoked 13 December 2007 not on ORR register
Network not defined
Maritime Transport Limited
Licence exemption NE/15/01
Consultation began 21 January 2015; from 10 March 2015
Network forming Birch Coppice exchange sidings and approved extensions, any non-passenger train on network
Licence exemption NE/19/01
Consultation began 22 October 2019; from 1 December 2019
Agreed intermodal freight terminals and any non-passenger train within these terminals
East Midlands Gateway
Hams Hall Distribution Park Intermodal freight terminal from 3 July 2022
Wakefield Europort
May Gurney (Construction) Limited
See May Gurney Limited
See Kier MG Limited
McAlpine Capital Projects Limited
See Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects Limited
McNicholas Construction Services Limited
Licence exemption 2005 No 13
Consultation began 22 July 2005; from 15 November 2005
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
MDA Rail Limited
Licence exemption 2007 No 7
Consultation began 3 March 2007; from 22 June 2007; revoked 8 July 2019
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
MECX Group Limited
Licence exemption NP/18/03
Consultation began 26 September 2018; from 22 November 2018
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Medway Rail Limited
Licence exemption NE/24/01
Consultation began 14 December 2023; from 4 February 2024
Network forming Doncaster iPort Rail Terminal and any train, station or depot on network
Mendip Rail Limited
Non-passenger licence LIC/107/01
Consultation began 8 October 1999; from 2 June 2000; revoked 26 November 2003
Merlin Rail Limited
See F M Rail Limited
Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Limited
Passenger licence UK 03 2003 0011
Consultation began 17 January 2003; from 17 July 2003
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2003 0014
Consultation began 17 January 2003; from 17 July 2003
Birkenhead North
Liverpool Kirkdale
Station licence UK 03 2003 0013
Consultation began 17 January 2003; from 17 July 2003
Aigburth
Ainsdale
Aintree
Aughton Park
Bache
Bank Hall
Bebington
Bidston
Birkdale
Birkenhead Central
Birkenhead Hamilton Square
Birkenhead North
Birkenhead Park
Blundellsands & Crosby
Bootle New Strand
Bootle Oriel Road
Bromborough Rake
Bromborough
Brunswick
Capenhurst
Conway Park
Cressington
Eastham Rake
Ellesmere Port
Fazakerley
Formby
Freshfield
Garston (Merseyside) to 13 April 2007
Green Lane
Hall Road
Headbolt Lane from 2 October 2023
Hightown
Hillside Southport
Hooton
Hoylake
Hunts Cross
James Street
Kirkby (Merseyside)
Kirkdale
Leasowe
Little Sutton
Liverpool Central
Liverpool Lime Street [low level]
Maghull
Maghull North from 18 June 2018
Manor Road
Meols
Moorfields
Moreton (Merseyside)
New Brighton
Old Roan
Ormskirk
Orrell Park
Overpool
Port Sunlight
Rice Lane
Rock Ferry
St Michaels
Sandhills
Seaforth & Litherland
Southport
Spital
Town Green
Wallasey Grove Road
Wallasey Village
Walton (Merseyside)
Waterloo (Merseyside)
West Kirby
Non-passenger licence UK 03 2003 0012
Consultation began 17 January 2003; from 17 July 2003
Station licence UK 03 2005 0086
Consultation began 27 May 2005; from 23 December 2005
Liverpool South Parkway
Merseyrail Electrics Limited
See Arriva Trains Merseyside Limited
Merseyside Passenger Transport Services Limited
Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Merseytravel
Passenger licence UK 03 2014 0004
Consultation began 28 July 2014; from 9 September 2014
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2014 0006
Consultation began 28 July 2014; from 9 September 2014
Depots not defined
Station licence UK 03 2014 0005
Consultation began 28 July 2014; from 9 September 2014
Stations not defined
Merthyr (South Wales) Limited
Formerly Miller Argent (South Wales) Limited (to 15 February 2018) then Blackstone (South Wales) Limited (16 February 2018 to 8 July 2018)
Licence exemption 2009 No 1
Consultation began 10 March 2008; from 4 February 2009
Network forming line Gelligaer and Hafod Quarries to grid reference SO092052
Midland Main Line Limited
Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 28 April 1996 (National Express Group plc)
Passenger licence LIC/13/03
Consultation began 27 January 1995; from 1 April 1995; revoked 20 November 2007 not on ORR register
Light maintenance depot licence LIC/13/01
Consultation began 27 January 1995; from 1 April 1995; revoked 10 July 2001
Derby Etches Park transferred to Maintrain 1 January 1999
Leeds Neville Hill transferred to Maintrain 1 January 1999
Station licence UK 03 1995 0007 formerly LIC/13/04
Consultation began 27 January 1995; from 1 April 1995; revoked 20 November 2007
Chesterfield
Derby
Kettering
Leicester
London St Pancras to 6 June 2000
Market Harborough
Sheffield
Wellingborough
Non-passenger licence UK 03 1995 0006 formerly LIC/13/02
Consultation began 27 January 1995; from 1 April 1995; revoked 20 November 2007
European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0060 formerly LIC/13/06
From 28 November 2005; revoked 20 November 2007
Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0061
From 28 November 2005; revoked 20 November 2007
European freight licence UK 01 2005 0062 formerly LIC/13/05
From 28 November 2005; revoked 20 November 2007
Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0063
From 28 November 2005; revoked 20 November 2007
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2007 0013
Consultation began 10 May 2007; from 1 July 2007 (ORR annual report gives 8 June 2007); revoked 20 November 2007
Derby Etches Park
Leeds Neville Hill
Note that this company was shown on initial consultations as Midland Main Limited
Midlands East Trains Limited
Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Department for Transport
Formerly DfT OLR13 Limited (6 March 2019 to 16 February 2021)
European passenger licence UK 01 2020 0007
Consultation began 23 June 2020; from 10 September 2020
Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2020 0025
Consultation began 23 June 2020; from 10 September 2020
Depots not defined
Station licence UK 03 2020 0024
Consultation began 23 June 2020; from 10 September 2020
Stations not defined
Non-passenger licence UK 03 2020 0023
Consultation began 23 June 2020; from 10 September 2020
Passenger SNRP UK 02 2020 0007
From 10 September 2020
The Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust
Licence exemption 1997 No 5 (2)
From 12 December 1997; revoked 1 May 1999
Network forming line East Dereham to Whinburgh, any passenger or non-passenger train on network
Also stations:
and any other on network
Licence exemption 1999 No 6
Consultation began 15 January 1999; from 30 April 1999
Network East Dereham-Wymondham, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station on network
Licence exemption H/14/01
Consultation began 6 November 2014; from 17 December 2014
Network forming the Mid Norfolk Railway as at 17 December 2014 and approved extensions, any passenger or non-passenger train and any station or light maintenance depot on network
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Company
Licence exemption H/24/01
Consultation began 14 May 2024; from 19 June 2024
Network forming line Brockford to Dovebrook stations, any train, station or light maintenance depot on network
Miller Argent (South Wales) Limited
See Blackstone (South Wales) Limited
Mitie Technical Facilities Management Limited
Station licence UK 03 2013 0001
Consultation began 22 July 2013; from 1 September 2013; corrigendum correcting conditions ('stations' rather than 'trains', reference to this rather than European licence) 1 May 2015; revoked 7 November 2023
Ashford International international portion only
Modus Operations Limited
Licence exemption NE/17/03
Consultation began 12 December 2017; from 13 January 2018; revoked 16 February 2024
Iport Rail Terminal, Doncaster, any train, station and light maintenance depot operated on the exempt network
Morgan Est plc
See Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) plc
Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) plc
See MS (Mest) Limited
Mossend Railway Company Limited
Licence exemption
Consultation began 16 February 1996
Network forming Mossend Freight Village
Motherwell Bridge Rail Limited
Licence exemption
Consultation began 18 June 2001; additional consultation began 27 July 2001
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
See Carillion JM Limited
See Mowlem Limited
Formerly Morgan Est plc (to 4 June 2010) then Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) plc (5 June 2010 to 30 December 2015)
Licence exemption 2008 No 9
Consultation began 29 April 2008; from 26 June 2008
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited
European passenger licence UK 01 2015 0004
Consultation began 20 April 2015; from 31 May 2015
Station licence UK 03 2015 0005
Consultation began 20 April 2015; from 31 May 2015
Abbey Wood from 22 October 2017
Acton Main Line from 10 December 2017
Brentwood
Burnham (Buckinghamshire) from 10 December 2017
Canary Wharf from 7 December 2021 for testing; passenger use from 24 May 2022
Chadwell Heath
Custom House from 12 April 2021 for testing; passenger use from 24 May 2022
Ealing Broadway from 10 December 2017
Forest Gate
Gidea Park
Goodmayes
Hanwell from 10 December 2017
Harold Wood
Hayes & Harlington from 10 December 2017
IIford
Iver from 10 December 2017
Langley (Berks) from 10 December 2017
Manor Park
Maryland
Paddington from 23 July 2021 for testing; passenger use from 24 May 2022
Romford
Seven Kings
Southall from 10 December 2017
Stratford (London)
Taplow from 10 December 2017
West Drayton from 10 December 2017
West Ealing from 10 December 2017
Woolwich from 25 June 2021 for testing; passenger use from 24 May 2022
Passenger SNRP UK 02 2015 0004
From 31 May 2015
Licence exemption L/16/02
Consultation began 15 July 2016; from 14 November 2016; revoked 27 January 2022
Light maintenance depot forming Siding 4, Gidea Park carriage sidings and any train being used on the network within this depot.
