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Phil Deaves, Swindon, Wiltshire

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I am always grateful for additional information, whether entirely new records (particularly historical records), or information to fill in gaps or correct errors, via the email address above.  Thank you.

 

ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (Customer Support) Ltd

(See DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems (UK) Ltd)

 

Abbey Rail Limited

(See East Coast Main Line Company Ltd)

 

Aberdeen Harbour Board

Network licence exemption 2009 No 25

Application made 9 September 2009; from 15 October 2009

Waterloo Multi-Modal Terminal, Aberdeen

 

Advenza Freight Limited

Licence

Application received 25 March 2002

Non-passenger licence

Application received 8 August 2003

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2004 0014

Application received 27 August 2004; from 20 October 2004; notification of change of control 26 May 2005 (Cotswold Rail Engineering Limited)

European passenger licence UK 01 2006 0001

Application received 23 December 2005; from 6 March 2006; notice of revocation 3 September 2009

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2006 0001

Application received 23 December 2005; from 6 March 2006

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0008

From 20 October 2004 (some records have 28 November 2005); notice of revocation 3 September 2009

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0009

From 20 October 2004 (some records have 28 November 2005)

 

AHC (Warehousing) Limited

Network licence exemption 2000 No 7

From 30 August 2000

Widnes International Rail Freight Terminal

 

Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects Ltd

(Formerly McAlpine Capital Projects Ltd to 6 June 2004)

Non-passenger exemption 2004 No 7

Application received 5th March 2004; from 26 April 2004; change of name 6 June 2004

Road/rail vehicles and rail-mounted plant within possessions

 

Alstom Train Services Ltd

(See Alstom Transport Services Ltd)

 

Alstom Transport Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2007 0001

Application received 7 December 2006; from 12 January 2007

Chester

 

Alstom Transport Services Ltd

(Formerly Alstom Train Services (to 19 October 2000))

Light maintenance depot licence

From 17 January 2000; revised 1 February 2001; change of name 20 October 2000; notice of revocation 27 March 2007; revoked 30 March 2007

Chester Train Maintenance Depot

 

AMEC Rail Ltd

(Formerly South West Infrastructure Maintenance Company Ltd (to 18 September 1996); now AMEC Spie Rail (UK) Ltd)

 

AMEC Spie Rail (UK) Ltd

(See Colas Rail Ltd)

 

Amey Fleet Services Ltd

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2009 0001

Application made 18 March 2009; from 28 April 2009

Network licence exemption 2009 No 23

Application made 14 August 2009; from 16 September 2009

Bristol Kingsland Road and Newport Maindee depots

Non-passenger licence exemption 2009 No 23

Application made 14 August 2009; from 16 September 2009

Any train on above networks

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2009 No 23

Application made 14 August 2009; from 16 September 2009

Any depot on above networks

 

Amey Infrastructure Services Ltd

(See AMEY LG)

 

Amey LG

(Formerly Amey Infrastructure Services Ltd (to 22 May 2008))

Network licence UK 03 2005 0007

Application made 7 September 2005; from 13 October 2005; certificate of incorporation on change of name 22 May 2008

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2005 0006

Application made 7 September 2005; from 13 October 2005; certificate of incorporation on change of name 22 May 2008

 

Amey OWR Ltd

(Formerly Owen Williams Railways Ltd (to 22 May 2008))

Licence exemption

Application received 31 January 2000

Non-passenger licence exemption 2002 No 4

From 3 September 2002; certificate of incorporation on change of name 22 May 2008

Within possessions only

 

Amey Rail Ltd

(Formerly Western Infrastructure Maintenance Company Ltd (to 30 November 1998))

Network licence UK 03 1995 0032

From 10 December 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 25 March 1996 (Amey Railway Ltd); change of name 26 March 1996; change of name 1 December 1998; change of control 17 July 2003 (Ferrovial Servicios, S.A.)

* marshalling yards, holding sidings and recess sidings; * comprised in a railway goods terminal; * comprised in a light maintenance depot or which connects a light maintenance depot or track within a light maintenance depot to any part of a network operated by a person other than the licence holder; * which connects a network operated by another person to a network operated by that person or by a third person; * which is situated within a harbour or harbour area * which connects a network situated on premises used for the purposes of: o an industrial undertaking (other than an undertaking consisting in the operation of a light maintenance depot); o an undertaking engaged in the generation of electrical energy, including a nuclear installation; or o a mine or quarry for the purposes of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 to any part of a network operated by another person;

Non-passenger licence UK 03 1995 0032

From 10 December 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 25 March 1996 (Amey Railway Ltd); change of name 26 March 1996; change of name 1 December 1998; change of control 17 July 2003 (Ferrovial Servicios, S.A.)

Non-passenger licence exemption 2009 No 24

Application made 16 September 2009; from 14 October 2009 (ORR website states 14 September 2009)

Within possessions only

 

Anglia Railways Train Services Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence

From 23 July 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 January 1997 (GB Railways Ltd); change of control 14 August 2003 (First Group); notification of change of control 9 October 2003; notice of revocation 10 May 2004 (with effect from 12 May 2004)

Norwich Crown Point LMD

Passenger licence

From 23 July 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 January 1997 (GB Railways Ltd); change of control 14 August 2003 (First Group); notification of change of control 9 October 2003; notice of revocation 10 May 2004 (with effect from 12 May 2004)

Station licence

From 23 July 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 January 1997 (GB Railways Ltd); change of control 14 August 2003 (First Group); notification of change of control 9 October 2003; notice of revocation 10 May 2004 (with effect from 12 May 2004)

Acle Beccles Berney Arms
Brampton Brundall Brundall Gardens
Buckenham Bury St Edmunds Cantley
Cromer Darsham Derby Road
Diss Dullingham Elmswell
Felixstowe Great Yarmouth Gunton
Haddiscoe Halesworth Harwich International
Hoveton & Wroxham   Ipswich Kennett
Lingwood Lowestoft Melton
Needham Market Newmarket North Walsham
Norwich Oulton Broad North   Oulton Broad South
Reedham (Norfolk) Roughton Road Salhouse
Saxmundham Sheringham Somerleyton
Stowmarket Thurston Trimley
West Runton Westerfield Wickham Market
Woodbridge Worstead

 

A P Webb (Plant Hire) Limited

Non-passenger licence

Application made 15 February 2002; presumed not granted

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application made 21 May 2002; presumed not granted

Within possessions only

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application made 19 October 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 30 June 2005

Road-rail vehicles within possessions only

Non-passenger licence exemption 2009 No 11

Application made 4 June 2009; from 3 July 2009

Within possessions only

 

Arriva Trains Cross Country Ltd

(See also XC Rail Ltd)

European passenger licence

Application received 9 August 2007

Non-passenger licence

Application received 9 August 2007

 

Arriva Trains (London & Anglia) Ltd

Passenger licence

Application received 4 November 2003; withdrawn 25 June 2004

Non-passenger licence

Application received 4 November 2003; withdrawn 25 June 2004

Station licence

Application received 4 November 2003; withdrawn 25 June 2004

Light maintenance depot licence

Application received 4 November 2003; withdrawn 25 June 2004

 

Arriva Trains Merseyside Ltd

(Formerly Merseyrail Electrics Ltd (to 19 March 2001))

Light maintenance depot licence

From 4 February 1996; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 19 March 1997 (MTL Trust Holdings Ltd); change of control 5 February 1999 (Arriva plc (or from 18 February 2000?)); certificate of incorporation on change of name 20 March 2001; revoked 8 October 2003

Birkenhead Central LMD   Birkenhead North LMD   Liverpool Hall Road LMD
Liverpool Kirkdale LMD

Non-passenger licence

From 4 February 1996; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 19 March 1997 (MTL Trust Holdings Ltd); change of control 5 February 1999 (Arriva plc (or from 18 February 2000?)); certificate of incorporation on change of name 20 March 2001; revoked 8 October 2003

Passenger licence

From 4 February 1996; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 19 March 1997 (MTL Trust Holdings Ltd); change of control 5 February 1999 (Arriva plc (or from 18 February 2000?)); certificate of incorporation on change of name 20 March 2001; revoked 8 October 2003

Station licence

From 4 February 1996; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 19 March 1997 (MTL Trust Holdings Ltd); change of control 5 February 1999 (Arriva plc (or from 18 February 2000?)); certificate of incorporation on change of name 20 March 2001; revoked 8 October 2003

Aigburth Ainsdale Aughton Park
Bache Bank Hall Bebington
Bidston Birkdale Birkenhead Central
Birkenhead Green Lane   Birkenhead Hamilton Square   Birkenhead North
Birkenhead Park Blundellsands & Crosby Bootle New Strand
Bootle Oriel Road Bromborough Bromborough Rake
Brunswick Capenhurst Conway Park
Eastham Rake Ellesmere Port Formby
Freshfield Hall Road Hightown
Hillside (Southport) Hooton Hoylake
Hunts Cross Kirkby Leasowe
Little Sutton Liverpool Aintree Liverpool Central
Liverpool Cressington Liverpool Fazakerley Liverpool Garston
Liverpool James Street Liverpool Kirkdale Liverpool Lime St Low Level
Liverpool Moorfields Liverpool Orrell Park Liverpool Sandhills
Liverpool St Michaels Liverpool Walton Junction Maghull
Manor Road Meols Moreton
New Brighton Old Roan Ormskirk
Overpool Port Sunlight Rice Lane
Rock Ferry Seaforth & Litherland Southport
Spital Town Green Wallasey Grove Road
Wallasey Village Waterloo (Liverpool) West Kirby

 

Arriva Trains Northern Ltd

(Formerly Northern Spirit Ltd (from 17 June 1998, to 2 April 2001); formerly Regional Railways North East (to 17 June 1998))

Light maintenance depot licence

From 10 December 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 March 1997 (MTL Rail Ltd); certificate of incorporation on change of name 17 June 1998; change of control 5 February 1999 (Arriva plc (or from 18 February 2000?)); change of name 3 April 2001; revoked 14 March 2005

Cleethorpes Depot Hull Botanic Gardens   Leeds, Neville Hill Depot
Newcastle, Heaton Depot   Sheffield Depot Skipton Depot
Stockport Depot

Non-passenger licence

From 10 December 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 March 1997 (MTL Rail Ltd); certificate of incorporation on change of name 17 June 1998; change of control 5 February 1999 (Arriva plc (or from 18 February 2000?)); change of name 3 April 2001; revoked 14 March 2005

Passenger licence

From 10 December 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 March 1997 (MTL Rail Ltd); certificate of incorporation on change of name 17 June 1998; change of control 5 February 1999 (Arriva plc (or from 18 February 2000?)); change of name 3 April 2001; revoked 14 March 2005

Station licence

From 10 December 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 March 1997 (MTL Rail Ltd); certificate of incorporation on change of name 17 June 1998; change of control 5 February 1999 (Arriva plc (or from 18 February 2000?)); change of name 3 April 2001; condition 16 (deletion of 3 stations) 26 April 2002; removal of 20 stations (not specified) 13 February 2004; addition of Brighthouse (sic) 13 February 2004; revoked 14 March 2005

Acklington Adwick Allens West
Alnmouth Althorpe Appleby
Armathwaite Arram Baildon
Bardon Mill Barnetby Barnsley
Barrow Haven Barton on Humber Batley
Battersby Bempton Ben Rhydding
Bentham Bentley Berry Brow
Beverley Billingham Bingley
Bishop Auckland Blaydon Bolton-on-Dearne
Bradford Foster Square Bradford Interchange Bramley
Brampton Bridlington Brigg
Brockholes Brockley Whins Broomfleet
Brough Burley Park Burley-in-Wharfedale
Burnley Manchester Road   Castleford Castleton Moor
Cattal Chapletown Chathill
Chester-le-Street Church Fenton Clapham
Cleethorpes Commondale Conisborough
Cononley Corbridge Cottingham
Cottingley Cramlington Cross Flatts
Cross Gates Crowle Danby
Darnall Darton Deighton
Denby Dale Dent Dewsbury
Dinsdale Dodworth Driffield
Dronfield Dunston Eaglescliffe
East Boldon East Garforth Eastrington
Egton Elsecar Featherstone
Ferriby Filey Fitzwilliam
Frizinghall Gainsborough Central Garforth
Gargrave Garsdale Giggleswick
Gilberdyke Glaisdale Goldthorpe
Goole Goxhill Great Ayton
Great Coates Grimsby Docks Grimsby Town
Grosmont Guiseley Gypsy Lane
Halifax Haltwhistle Hammerton
Harbrough Harrogate Hartlepool
Hatfield and Stainforth Haydon Bridge Headingley
Healing Hebden Bridge Heighington
Hellifield Hensall Hessle
Heworth Hexham Honley
Hornbeam Park Horsforth Horton in Ribblesdale
Howden Huddersfield Hull Paragon
Hunmanby Hutton Cranswick Ilkley
Keighley Kildale Kirk Sandall
Kirkby Stephen Kirton Lindsey Kiveton Bridge
Kiveton Park Knaresborough Knottingley
Langwathby Lazonby and Kirkoswald Lealholm
Littleborough Lockwood Long Preston
Longbeck Malton Manors
Marske Marton Meadowhall
Menston Metrocentre Mexborough
Micklefield Middlesborough Mirfield
Moorthorpe Morley Morpeth
Mytholmroyd Nafferton New Clee
New Holland New Pudsey Newton Aycliffe
Normanton North Road (Darlington) Northallerton
Nunthorpe Outwood Pannal
Pegswood Penistone Pontefract Baghill
Pontefract Monkhill Pontefract Tanshelf Poppleton
Prudhoe Ravensthorpe Rawcliffe
Redcar British Steel Redcar Central Redcar East
Ribblehead Riding Mill Rotherham Central
Ruswarp Saltaire Saltburn
Saltmarshe Sandal & Agbrigg Scarborough
Scunthorpe Seaburn Seaham
Seamer Seaton Carew Selby
Settle Shepley Sherburn-in-Elmet
Shildon Shipley Shireoaks
Silkstone Common Skipton Sleights
Smithy Bridge Snaith South Bank
South Elmsall South Milford Sowerby Bridge
Stallingborough Starbeck Steeton and Silsden
Stocksfield Stocksmoor Stockton
Streethouse Sunderland Swinton
Teeside Airport Thirsk Thornaby
Thorne North Thorne South Thornton Abbey
Thurnscoe Todmorden Ulceby
Ulleskelf Wakefield Kirkgate Walsden
Weeton Wennington Wetheral
Whitby Whitley Bridge Widdrington
Wombwell Woodhouse Woodlesford
Worksop Wressle Wylam
Yarm Brighouse (from 13 February 2004)

 

Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Ltd

(Formerly Wales & Borders Trains)

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2003 0017

Application received 17 October 2003; from 3 December 2003

Cardiff Canton   Holyhead   Machynlleth (from 26 November 2004)

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2003 0015

Application received 17 October 2003; from 3 December 2003

Passenger licence

Application received 17 October 2003; from 3 December 2003

Station licence UK 03 2003 0016

Application received 17 October 2003; from 3 December 2003; additional stations 21 December 2007 (assumed to refer to Llanharan, Rogerstone, Risca, Crosskeys, Newbridge, Llanhilleth and Ebbw Vale Parkway)

Aber Abercynon North Abercynon South
Aberdare Aberdovey Abererch
Abergavenny Abergele & Pensarn Aberystwyth
Ammanford Baglan Bangor
Bargoed Barmouth Barry
Barry Docks Barry Island Betws-y-Coed
Birchgrove Blaenau Ffestiniog Bodorgan
Borth Bridgend Brithdir
Briton Ferry Broome Buckley
Bucknell Builth Road Bynea
Cadoxton Caerphilly Caersws
Caergwrle Castle and Wells Caldicot Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Central Cardiff Queen Street Carmarthen
Cathays Cefn-y-Bedd Chepstow
Chester Chirk Church Stretton
Cilmeri Clarbeston Road Clunderwen
Cogan Colwyn Bay Conwy
Coryton Craven Arms Criccieth
Cwmbach Cwmbran Cynghordy
Danescourt Deganwy Dinas Rhondda
Dinas Powys Dingle Road Dolau
Dolgarrog Dolwyddelen Dovey Junction
Dyffryn Ardudwy Eastbrook Fairbourne
Fairwater Fernhill Ferryside
Ffairfach Fishguard Harbour Flint
Frodsham Garth Garth (Mid Glamorgan)
Gilfach Fargoed Glan Conwy Gobowen
Gowerton Grangetown Gwersyllt
Harlech Haversfordwest Hawarden
Hawarden Bridge Heath High Level Heath Low Level
Helsby Hengoed Hereford
Heswall Holyhead Hope
Hopton Heath Johnston Kidwelly
Kilgetty Knighton Knucklas
Lamphey Leominster Lisvane & Thornhill
Llanaber Llanbedr Llanbister Road
Llanbradach Llandaf Llandanwg
Llandecwyn Llandeilo Llandovery
Llandrindod Wells Llandudno Llandudno Junction
Llanfairfechan Llanfairpwll Llandybie
Llanelli Llangadog Llangammarch
Llangennech Llangynllo Llanishen
Llansamlet Llanrwst Llanwrda
Llanwrtyd Llwyngwril Llwynypia
Ludlow Lydney Machynlleth
Maesteg Maesteg (Ewenny Road)   Manorbier
Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Vale Milford Haven
Minffordd Morfa Mawddach Mountain Ash
Nantwich Narberth Neath
Neston Newport Newtown (Powys)
North Llanrwst Ninian Park Pantyffynnon
Pembrey & Burry Port Pembroke Pembroke Dock
Penally Penarth Pencoed
Pengam Penhelig Penmaenmawr
Penrhiwceiber Pen-y-Fford Penrhyndeudraeth
Pensarn Pentre-bach Pen-y-Bont
Penychain Pontarddulais Pontlottyn
Pontyclun Pont-y-Pant Pontypool & New Inn
Pontypridd Port Talbot Parkway Porth
Porthmadog Prees Prestatyn
Pwllheli Pyle Quakers Yard
Radyr Rhiwbina Rhosneigr
Rhyl Rhymney 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 Valley
Waun-gron Park Welshpool Wem
Whitchurch (Cardiff) Whitchurch (Salop) Whitland
Wildmill Wrenbury Wrexham Central
Wrexham General Ynyswen Yorton
Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Rhondda Llantwit (from 10 June 2005)
Rhoose Cardiff International (from 10 June 2005)  

European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0010

From 28 November 2005

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0012

From 28 November 2005

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0011

From 28 November 2005

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0013

From 28 November 2005

 

Aspin Foundations Ltd

Non-passenger licence exemption 2009 No 9

Application made 21 May 2009; from 18 June 2009

Within possessions only

 

Associated British Ports

(Took over from Parsec of Europe)

Network licence exemption 2002 No 1

From 12 April 2002; revoked 19 December 2007

National Distribution Park, Hams Hall

Non-passenger licence exemption 2002 No 1

From 12 April 2002; revoked 19 December 2007

Any train on above network

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2002 No 1

From 12 April 2002; revoked 19 December 2007

Any depot on above network

Licence exemption

Application received 25 March 2002

Network licence UK 03 2007 0007

Application received 20 December 2006; from 31 January 2007; notice of revocation 28 May 2009

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2007 No 11

Application received 19 November 2007; from 19 December 2007; notice of revocation 3 June 2009

Hams Hall

Non-passenger licence exemption 2007 No 11

Application received 19 November 2007; from 19 December 2007; notice of revocation 3 June 2009

Trains in Hams Hall terminal

Network licence exemption 2009 No 6

Application received 17 April 2009; from 2 June 2009

Hams Hall terminal and approved extensions

Non-passenger licence exemption 2009 No 6

Application received 17 April 2009; from 3 June 2009

Any train on above network

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2009 No 6

Application received 17 April 2009; from 3 June 2009

Any depot on above network

Network licence exemption 2009 No 7

Application received 17 April 2009; from 3 June 2009

Southampton, Hull and Immingham terminals and others approved by the ORR.  To replace 2007 exemption

 

Avon Valley Railway

Network licence exemption 2004 No 5

Application received 23 March 2004; from 22 April 2004

Passenger licence exemption 2004 No 5

Application received 23 March 2004; from 22 April 2004

Non-passenger licence exemption 2004 No 5

Application received 23 March 2004; from 22 April 2004

Station licence exemption 2004 No 5

Application received 23 March 2004; from 22 April 2004

 

Avondale Environmental Services Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2005 No 1

Application received 12 November 2004; from 9 February 2005

Plant and machinery for maintenance and repair within possessions only

 

AWG Rail Services Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application received 8 October 2003; withdrawn 28 May 2004

Possessions only

 

Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group

Licence exemption

Application received 19 February 2001, presumed granted from 19 March 2001

Network licence exemption 2005 No 4

Application received 15 April 2005; from 16 May 2005

575m length at Dunaskin (Waterside)

Passenger licence exemption 2005 No 4

Application received 15 April 2005; from 16 May 2005

Trains on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 2005 No 4

Application received 15 April 2005; from 16 May 2005

Trains on above network

Station licence exemption 2005 No 4

Application received 15 April 2005; from 16 May 2005

Waterside

Light maintenance depot exemption 2005 No 4

Application received 15 April 2005; from 16 May 2005

 

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