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Licences issued by the Office of the Rail Regulator/Office of Rail Regulation/Office of Rail and Road (ORR)Last update 13 December 2018
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Formerly Blue Circle Industries plc (to 7 November 2007) then Lafarge Cement UK plc (8 November 2007 to 5 July 2011) then Lafarge Cement UK Limited (6 July 2011 to 1 September 2013) then Lafarge Tarmac Cement And Lime Limited (2 September 2013 to 2 August 2015)
From 1 June 2000
Network forming Weaste Wharf branch
Consultation began 1 October 2010; from 12 November 2010; revoked 4 December 2014
Non-passenger trains shunting at Earles Sidings
Consultation began 1 October 2010; from 12 November 2010; revoked 4 December 2014
Network forming line Hope Works to Earles Sidings, any non-passenger train on network
Formerly Lararge Tarmac Limited (to 2 August 2015)
Consultation began 21 October 2014; from 26 November 2014
Networks at:
Aberdeen Craiginches
Hothfield (Ashford)
Hull Dairycoates
Inverness Longman Road
Kennet (Newmarket)
Leeds Marsh Lane
Luton Crescent Road
(no longer on exemption by March 2017)
Marks Tey
Norwich Trowse
Park Royal
Stevenage Langley Sidings
West Drayton
Any non-passenger train and any light maintenance depot on above networks
Consultation began 2 November 2010; from 10 December 2010
Network forming Round Oak storage facility, any non-passenger train on network
Consultation began 23 November 1999
Activity not defined
Consultation began 20 September 2013; from 24 October 2013
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
See Kent And East Sussex Railway Company Limited (The)
Consultation began 3 March 2007
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Department for Transport
Formerly Goldings Rail Limited (3 December 1996 to 28 November 2013)
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006
Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 2 March 1997 (GOVIA Limited); change of control 9 September 2004 (3i plc)
From 12 November 1995; revoked 5 May 2006
From 12 November 1995; revoked 5 May 2006
Bedford (Bedford Carriage Sidings) LMD
From 12 November 1995; revoked 5 May 2006
Bedford
City Thameslink
Cricklewood
Elephant & Castle
Elstree & Borehamwood
Flitwick
Harlington
Harpenden
Haydons Road
Hendon
Kentish Town
Kings Cross Thameslink
Leagrave
London Blackfriars
Loughborough Junction
Luton
Luton Airport Parkway
(from 21 November 1999)
Mill Hill Broadway
Morden South
Radlett
St Albans
St Helier
South Merton
Sutton Common
Tooting
West Hampstead Thameslink
West Sutton
Wimbledon Chase
28 November 2005; revoked 5 May 2006
Assumed for passenger operations
Initially a British Railways Board subsidiary, change of control 5 January 1997 (Victory Railway Holdings Limited)
From 10 December 1995; revoked 6 October 2004
From 10 December 1995; revoked 6 October 2004
Reading, Cow Lane LMD (Upper & Lower Triangle)
From 10 December 1995; revoked 6 October 2004
Acton Main Line
Aldermaston
Appleford
Ascott-Under-Wychwood
Bedwyn
Betchworth
Bicester Town
Blackwater
Bourne End
Bramley
Burnham
Castle Bar Park
Charlbury
Chilworth
Cholsey
Combe
Cookham
Crowthorne
Culham
Dorking Deepdene
Dorking West
Drayton Green
Ealing Broadway
Evesham
Farnborough North
Finstock
Furze Platt
Gomshall
Goring & Streatley
Hanborough
Hanwell
Hayes & Harlington
Henley on Thames
Heyford
Honeybourne
Hungerford
Islip
Iver
Kingham
Kintbury
Langley
Maidenhead
Marlow
Midgham
Moreton in Marsh
Mortimer
Newbury Racecourse
Newbury
North Camp
Oxford
Pangbourne
Pershore
Radley
Reading West
Sandhurst
Shalford
Shiplake
Shipton
Slough
South Greenford
Southall
Tackley
Taplow
Thatcham
Theale
Tilehurst
Twyford
Wargrave
West Drayton
West Ealing
Windsor & Eton Central
From 10 December 1995; revoked 6 October 2004
Consultation began 13 February 1998; from 19 June 1998; revoked 11 June 2008
Network forming Daventry International Freight Terminal, any non-passenger train and any light maintenance depot on network
Consultation began 13 February 1998; from 19 June 1998; revoked 1 April 2008
Network forming Doncaster International Railport, any light maintenance depot on network
Consultation began 2 February 2010; from 2 March 2010; revoked 3 May 2012
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Consultation began 1 May 2018; from 15 June 2018
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Consultation began 3 February 2012; from 2 March 2012
Network forming Hirwaun: 26m 62ch to 27m 15ch
Consultation began 21 July 2009; from 19 August 2009
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
Consultation began 4 June 2009; from 3 July 2009; revoked 2 July 2010
Non-passenger trains within possessions only
See Vital Consulting UK Limited
Consultation began 12 January 2006; from 13 June 2006
Non-passenger trains
From 1 April 1998; revoked 14 November 2002
Network forming Tilbury International Rail Freight Terminal, any non-passenger train and any light maintenance depot on network
Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Department for Transport
Formerly Westminster Rail Limited (10 February 2003 to 10 March 2014) then South Eastern Trains Limited (11 March 2014 to 14 December 2014)
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006
Consultation began 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006
See English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited
See Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited
Formerly NXET Trains Limited (4 January 2012 to 2 April 2017)
Consultation began 12 September 2014; from 9 November 2014
Consultation began 12 September 2014; from 9 November 2014
East Ham
Shoeburyness
Consultation began 12 September 2014; from 9 November 2014
Barking
Basildon
Benfleet
Chafford Hundred
Chalkwell
Dagenham Dock
East Tilbury
Fenchurch Street
Grays
Laindon
Leigh-on-Sea
Limehouse
Ockendon
Pitsea
Purfleet
Rainham
Shoeburyness
Southend Central
Southend East
Stanford-le-Hope
Thorpe Bay
Tilbury Town
Upminster
West Ham High Level
West Horndon
Westcliff-on-Sea
From 9 November 2014
Formerly Infraco JNP Limited (to 2 January 2003)
Initially a London Underground Limited subsidiary, change of control 6 January 2003 (Tube Lines (Holdings) Limited)
Consultation began 24 October 2000
Activity not defined
Consultation began 1 August 2002
Non-passenger trains
From 10 September 2002; revoked 19 June 2018
Formerly Network Rail (NDS-Plant) Limited (to 8 November 2012)
Consultation began 8 February 2012; from 8 March 2012
Within possessions only
Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus)
From 15 March 2002
From 26 March 2002
Brockley Whins
East Boldon
Fellgate
Millfield
Pallion
Park Lane
St Peters
Seaburn
South Hylton
Stadium of Light
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