Licences issued by the Office of the Rail Regulator

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Companies beginning B

Last update 10th July 2008

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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.

 

Balfour Beatty Rail Infrastructure Services Ltd

(formerly Balfour Beatty Rail Maintenance Ltd (to 14 January 2002))

Network Licence UK 03 2000 0001

From 28 June 2000; revised 1 February 2001; change of name 15 January 2002

* marshalling yards, holding sidings and recess sidings; * comprised in a railway goods terminal; * 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

 

Balfour Beatty Rail Maintenance Ltd

Non-passenger licence exemption 2000 No 4

From 28 June 2000; revised 1 February 2001; revoked 14 January 2003

Within possessions only

See Balfour Beatty Rail Infrastructure Services Ltd

 

Balfour Beatty Rail Plant Ltd

Network Licence UK 2000 0003

From 28 June 2000; revised 1 February 2001

* marshalling yards, holding sidings and recess sidings; * comprised in a railway goods terminal; * 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 2000 0002

From 28 June 2000; revised 1 February 2001

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2000 No 5

From 28 June 2000

Ashford Colchester Eastleigh
Hither Green Romford Temple Mills
Three Bridges   Woking (revoked 13 December 2000)  

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2000 No 13

From 1 December 2000

Hither Green Pre-assembly depot   Peterborough Maskew Avenue Newcastle Heaton Yard
Darlington Park Lane Hoo Junction Downside Yard   Toton Sandiacre Station Yard

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2003 No 1

Application made 6 September 2002; from 6 February 2003

Woking Poole Road

 

The Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 1998 No 9

From 1 October 1998

Barrow Hill

Network licence exemption 1998 No 9

From 1 October 1998

Network associated with above depot

 

Bideford Railway Company Ltd

Passenger licence exemption

Application withdrawn 3 June 2004

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application withdrawn 3 June 2004

Station licence exemption

Application withdrawn 3 June 2004

Network licence exemption

Application withdrawn 3 June 2004

 

Birse Construction Ltd

Non-passenger licence exemption 2000 No 6

From 4 July 2000; revised 1 February 2001

Maintenance plant within possessions only

 

Birse Rail Ltd

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application received 30 October 2002

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application withdrawn 26 August 2004

 

Blue Circle Industries plc

Network licence exemption 2000 No 2

From 1 June 2000

Weaste Wharf branch

 

Blyth Harbour Commission

Network licence exemption 2006 No 5

Application made 11 May 2006; from 15 June 2006

1.1km single line from Freemans signal box, plus 650m run round loop

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2006 No 5

Application made 11 May 2006; from 15 June 2006

Depots on above network

Station licence exemption 2006 No 5

Application made 11 May 2006; from 15 June 2006

Stations on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 2006 No 5

Application made 11 May 2006; from 15 June 2006

Trains on above network

Passenger licence exemption 2006 No 5

Application made 11 May 2006; from 15 June 2006

Trains on above network

 

Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd

(formerly DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems (UK) Ltd (from 19 May 1999, to 6 June 2001), formerly ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (Customer Support) Ltd (to 18 May 1999))

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 1996 0005

From 16 September 1996; revised 1 February 2001; certificate of incorporation on change of name 19 May 1999; change of name 1 June 1999; certificate of incorporation on change of name 7 June 2001; addition of Ilford 29 March 2004

Aylesbury Maintenance Depot   Chart Leacon Depot   Marylebone Traincare Depot  
Ilford Ley Street (from 29 March 2004)  

 

Bowes Railway Company Ltd

Network licence exemption 1996 No 3

From 29 February 1996

Network defined in The Tyne and Wear County Council (Bowes Railway) Light Railway Order 1981 S.I.616 and The Bowes Extension Light Railway Order 1994 S.I.691

Passenger licence exemption 1996 No 3

From 29 February 1996

Any train on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 1996 No 3

From 29 February 1996

Any train on above network

Station licence exemption 1996 No 3

From 29 February 1996

Any station on above network

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 1996 No 3

From 29 February 1996

Any depot on above network

 

Bridgen Construction Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2008 No 13

Application received 12 May 2008; from 4 July 2008

Within possessions only

 

Bridgend Enterprises Limited

(believed to refer to Bridgen Enterprises Limited)

Licence exemption

Application received 5 November 2001

 

Bridgen Enterprises Limited

(also referred to as Bridgen Group Limited)

Non-passenger licence exemption 2004 No 8

Application received 26 September 2003; from 11 May 2004

Within possessions only

Non-passenger licence exemption 2007 No 1

Application received 12 January 2007; from 13 February 2007

Within possessions only

An exemption was revoked on 7 December 2007: it is unclear to which exemption this refers

 

Bridgen Holdings Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2008 No 10

Application received 12 May 2008; from 4 July 2008

Within possessions only

 

Bridgen (Rail) Maintenance Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2008 No 11

Application received 12 May 2008; from 4 July 2008

Within possessions only

 

Bridgen (Rail) S&T Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2008 No 14

Application received 12 May 2008; from 4 July 2008

Within possessions only

 

Bridgen (Rail) Welding Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2008 No 12

Application received 12 May 2008; from 4 July 2008

Within possessions only

 

Bridgend Valleys Railway Company Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application received 28 August 2002

Station licence exemption

Application received 20 February 2004; withdrawn 3 September 2004

Pontycymmer

Light maintenance depot licence exemption

Application received 20 February 2004; withdrawn 3 September 2004

Pontycymmer

Network licence exemption

Application received 20 February 2004; withdrawn 3 September 2004

Pontycymmer to Pant-y-Gog

Passenger licence exemption

Application received 20 February 2004; withdrawn 3 September 2004

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application received 20 February 2004; withdrawn 3 September 2004

 

Bridgen Group Limited

See Bridgen Enterprises Limited

 

Bridgeway Consulting Ltd

Non-passenger licence exemption 2007 No 6

Application made 3 March 2007; from 6 June 2007

Within possessions only

 

Bristol City Council

(Trading as Bristol Harbour Railway)

Network licence exemption 2001 No 8

From 3 August 2001

Bristol Industrial Museum to Create Centre

Passenger licence exemption 2001 No 8

From 3 August 2001

Any train on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 2001 No 8

From 3 August 2001

Any train on above network

Station licence exemption 2001 No 8

From 3 August 2001

Any station on above network

Network licence exemption 2007 No 4

Application made 2 May 2007; from 30 May 2007

Network between OS Grid References ST58237219 and ST56927214; and between ST56967215 and ST57017216

Passenger licence exemption 2007 No 4

Application made 2 May 2007; from 30 May 2007

Any train on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 2007 No 4

Application made 2 May 2007; from 30 May 2007

Any train on above network

Station licence exemption 2007 No 4

Application made 2 May 2007; from 30 May 2007

Any station on above network

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2007 No 4

Application made 2 May 2007; from 30 May 2007

Any depot on above network

 

British Railways Board

Light maintenance depot licence

From 1 April 1994; revised 1 February 2001; revoked 28 March 2002

(Depots not defined)

Network licence (Isle of Wight)

From 1 April 1994; revised 1 February 2001; revoked 28 March 2002

(Isle of Wight only)

Network licence (sidings)

From 1 April 1994; revoked 28 March 2002

Non-passenger licence

From 1 April 1994; revised 1 February 2001; revoked 28 March 2002

Passenger licence

From 1 April 1994; revised 1 February 2001; revoked 28 March 2002

Station licence

From 1 April 1994; revised 1 February 2001; revoked 28 March 2002

(Stations not defined)

 

Broadway Rail Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2006 0007

Application made 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2006 0007

Application made 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006

Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Department for Transport

 

BR Telecommunications Ltd

See Racal Telecommunications Ltd

 

Brunel Trains Limited

Passenger licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 15 December 2005

Non-passenger licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 15 December 2005

Station licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 15 December 2005

Light maintenance depot licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 15 December 2005

 

Buxton Lime Industries Limited

Network licence exemption

Application received 28 February 2003, withdrawn by applicant 18 August 2003

 

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