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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.

 

Fastline Limited

(Formerly Jarvis Fastline)

Network licence UK 03 1995 0018

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 15 March 1996; certificate of incorporation on change of name 19 March 1996; change of control 5 November 1997; revoked 11 February 2003

* 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 0017

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 15 March 1996; certificate of incorporation on change of name 19 March 1996; change of control 5 November 1997; revoked 11 February 2003

Licence exemption

Application made 5 May 1998

Light maintenance depot exemption

Application made 2 April 2002; presumed granted 3 May 2002; revoked 11 February 2003

Bedford Grain Warehouse   Doncaster Marshgate Doncaster Roberts Road
Hitchin Nightingale Road Horsham Inverness
Kilmarnock Workshops Liverpool Edge Hill Liverpool Tuebrook
Manchester Guide Bridge Newcastle Forth Banks   Nottingham Eastcroft
Perth Rutherglen Shettleston
Slateford York Leeman Road

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2003 No 2

From 7 February 2003

Bedford Grain Warehouse   Doncaster Marshgate Doncaster Roberts Road
Hitchin Nightingale Road Horsham Inverness
Kilmarnock Workshops Liverpool Edge Hill Liverpool Tuebrook
Manchester Guide Bridge Newcastle Forth Banks   Nottingham Eastcroft
Perth Rutherglen Shettleston
Slateford York Leeman Road

European freight licence UK 01 2006 0005

Application made 5 June 2006; from 24 July 2006

Freight SNRP UK 02 2006 0005

Application made 5 June 2006; from 24 July 2006

 

First Capital Connect

Also known as First GNTL Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2006 0004

From 1 April 2006

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2006 0004

From 1 April 2006

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2006 0007

From 1 April 2006

Station licence UK 03 2006 0008

From 1 April 2006

Alexandra Palace Arlesey Ashwell & Morden
Baldock Bayford Bedford
Biggleswade Bowes Park Brookmans Park
Cambridge City Thameslink Crews Hill
Cricklewood Cuffley Downham Market
Drayton Park Elephant and Castle Elstree and Borehamwood
Ely Enfield Chase Essex Road
Finsbury Park Flitwick Foxton
Gordon Hill Grange Park Hadley Wood
Harlington Harpenden Harringay
Hatfield Haydons Road Hendon
Hertford North Highbury & Islington Hitchin
Hornsey Huntingdon Kentish Town
Kings Cross Thameslink Kings Lynn Knebworth
Leagrave Letchworth Littleport
London Blackfriars Loughborough Junction   Luton
Meldreth Mill Hill Broadway Moorgate
Morden South New Barnet New Southgate
Oakleigh Park Old Street Palmers Green
Potters Bar Radlett Royston
St Albans St Helier St Neots
Sandy Shepreth South Merton
Stevenage Sutton Common Tooting
Waterbeach Watlington Watton-At-Stone
Welham Green Welwyn Garden City Welwyn North
West Hampstead Thameslink   West Sutton Wimbledon Chase
Winchmore Hill

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2006 0009

From 1 April 2006

Bedford Carriage Sheds   Bedford Cauldwell Hornsey
Letchworth Welwyn Garden City   Cricklewood Sidings (from 15 January 2007)

 

First Engineering Ltd

(formerly Scotland Infrastructure Maintenance Co Ltd (to 15 February 1996))

Network licence UK 03 1995 0025

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 14 February 1996 (Track Action Ltd); change of name 15 February 1996; notification of change of control 11 October 2002; notification of change of control 26 June 2004 (Babcock International Group PLC)

* 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 1995 0024

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 14 February 1996 (Track Action Ltd); change of name 15 February 1996; notification of change of control 11 October 2002 (Peterhouse Group plc); notification of change of control 26 June 2004 (Babcock International Group PLC)

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 1995 No 12

From 12 November 1995; notification of change of control 26 June 2004 (Babcock International Group PLC)

Georgemas   Crianlarich

 

First GNTL Limited

(See also First Capital Connect)

European passenger licence

Application received 23rd December 2005

Non-passenger licence

Application received 23rd December 2005

Station licence

Application received 23rd December 2005

Light maintenance depot licence

Application received 23rd December 2005

 

First Greater Western Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2006 0002

Application received 23rd December 2005, from 1 April 2006

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2006 0002

From 1 April 2006

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2006 0001

Application received 23rd December 2005, from 1 April 2006

Station licence UK 03 2006 0002

From 1 April 2006

Acton Main Line Aldermaston Appleford
Ascott-Under-Wychwood Ashchurch for Tewkesbury   Avoncliff
Avonmouth Barnstaple Bath Spa
Bedminster Bedwyn Bere Alston
Bere Ferrers Betchworth Bicester Town
Blackwater Bodmin Parkway Bourne End
Bradford-on-Avon Bramley Bridgwater
Bristol Parkway Bristol Temple Meads Bruton
Bugle Burnham Calstock
Cam & Dursley Camborne Carbis Bay
Castle Bar Park Castle Cary Causeland
Chalbury Chapelton (Devon) Cheltenham Spa
Chetnole Chilworth Chippenham
Cholsey Clifton Down Combe
Cookham Coombe (Cornwall) Copplestone
Crediton Crowthorne Culham
Dawlish Dawlish Warren Dean
Devonport Didcot Parkway Digby
Dilton Marsh Dockyard Dorchester West
Dorking Deepdene Dorking West Drayton Green
Dunbridge Ealing Broadway Eggesford
Evesham Exeter Central Exeter St Thomas
Exeter St. Davids Exmouth Exton
Falmouth Docks Falmouth Town Farnborough North
Filton Finstock Freshford
Frome Furze Platt Gloucester
Gomshall Goring and Streatley Gunnislake
Hanborough Hanwell Hayes & Harlington
Hayle Henley on Thames Heyford
Highbridge Honeybourne Hungerford
Islip Iver Ivybridge
Kemble Keyham Keynsham
Kingham Kings Nympton Kintbury
Langley Lapford Lawrence Hill
Lelant Lelant Saltings Liskeard
Looe Lostwithiel Luxulyan
Lympstone Commando Lympstone Village Maiden Newton
Maidenhead Marlow Melksham
Menheniot Midgham Montpelier
Morchard Road Moreton in Marsh Mortimer
Nailsea and Backwell Newbury Newbury Racecourse
Newquay Newton Abbot Newton St Cyres
North Camp Oldfield Park Oxford
Paignton Pangbourne Par
Parson Street Patchway Penmere
Penryn (Cornwall) Penzance Perranwell
Pershore Pewsey Pilning
Plymouth Polsloe Bridge Portsmouth Arms
Pyle Quintrell Downs Radley
Reading Reading West Redland
Redruth Roche Romsey
St Andrews Road St Austell St Budeaux Ferry Road
St Budeaux Victoria Road   St Columb Road St Erth
St Germans St Ives St James Park Exeter
St Keyne Saltash Sandhurst
Sandplace Sea Mills Severn Beach
Shalford Shiplake Shipton
Shirehampton Slough South Greenford
Southall Stapleton Road Starcross
Stonehouse Stroud (Glos) Swindon
Tackley Taplow Taunton
Teignmouth Thatcham Theale
Thornford Tilehurst Tiverton Parkway
Topsham Torquay Torre
Totnes Trowbridge Truro
Twyford Umberleigh Wargrave
Warminster West Drayton West Ealing
Westbury Weston Milton Weston-super-Mare
Windsor and Eton Central Worle Yate
Yatton Yeoford Yeovil Pen Mill
Yetminster

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2006 0003

Application received 23rd December 2005, from 1 April 2006

Bristol St Philips Marsh   Exeter London Old Oak Common
Penzance Plymouth Laira Reading
Swansea High St Swansea Landore  

 

First Great Western Link

Formerly First Thames Trains

Passenger licence

Application received 6 February 2004; from 26 March 2004; certificate of incorporation on change of name 1 April 2004; revoked 30 August 2006

Non-passenger licence

Application received 6 February 2004; from 26 March 2004; certificate of incorporation on change of name 1 April 2004; revoked 30 August 2006

Station licence

Application received 6 February 2004; from 26 March 2004; certificate of incorporation on change of name 1 April 2004; revoked 30 August 2006

Light maintenance depot licence

Application received 6 February 2004; from 26 March 2004; certificate of incorporation on change of name 1 April 2004; revoked 30 August 2006

EU licence notification (freight and passenger)

28 November 2005; revoked 30 August 2006

 

First Kent Integrated Railway Limited

Passenger licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 17 January 2006

Non-passenger licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 17 January 2006

Station licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 17 January 2006

Light maintenance depot licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 17 January 2006

 

First/Keolis TransPennine Limited

Passenger licence

Application received 10 December 2003; from 28 January 2004; notification of change of control 9 September 2004 (3i PLC); notification of change of control 10 January 2007 (SNCF)

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2004 0001

Application received 10 December 2003; from 28 January 2004; notification of change of control 9 September 2004 (3i PLC); notification of change of control 10 January 2007 (SNCF)

Station licence UK 03 2004 0002

Application received 10 December 2003; from 28 January 2004; notification of change of control 9 September 2004 (3i PLC); notification of change of control 10 January 2007 (SNCF)

Arnside Barnetby Barrow-in-Furness
Birchwood Brough Burneside
Carnforth Cleethorpes Grange-over-Sands
Grimsby Town Huddersfield Hull
Kendal Malton Manchester Airport
Middlesborough   Northallerton   Scarborough
Scunthorpe Seamer Selby
Stalybridge Staveley Thirsk
Thornaby Ulverston Warrington Central
Windermere Yarm

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0040

From 28 November 2005

European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0038

From 28 November 2005

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0039

From 28 November 2005

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0041

From 28 November 2005

 

First London Scottish and North East Railway Limited

Passenger licence

Application withdrawn 23 March 2005 before public consultation started

Non-passenger licence

Application withdrawn 23 March 2005 before public consultation started

Station licence

Application withdrawn 23 March 2005 before public consultation started

Light maintenance depot licence

Application withdrawn 23 March 2005 before public consultation started

 

First Northern Railway Limited

Passenger licence

Application withdrawn 22 December 2004 before public consultation started

Non-passenger licence

Application withdrawn 22 December 2004 before public consultation started

Station licence

Application withdrawn 22 December 2004 before public consultation started

Light maintenance depot licence

Application withdrawn 22 December 2004 before public consultation started

 

First ScotRail Limited

Passenger licence

Application received 20 August 2004; from 11 October 2004

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2004 0011

Application received 20 August 2004; from 11 October 2004

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2004 0013

Application received 20 August 2004; from 11 October 2004

Ayr Corkerhill   Eastfield
Haymarket   Inverness Perth
Shields Yoker

Station licence UK 03 2004 0012

Application received 20 August 2004; from 11 October 2004; addition of 4 stations 23 September 2005; additional station 15 May 2008 (assume Alloa)

Aberdeen Aberdour Achanalt
Achnashellach Acnasheen Addiewell
Airbles Airdrie Alexandra Parade
Alexandria Alness Altnabreac
Anderston Annan Anniesland
Arbroath Ardgay Ardlui
Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan Town
Argyle Street Arisaig Arrochar and Tarbet
Ashfield Attadale Auchinleck
Aviemore Ayr Ballieston
Balloch Balmossie Banavie
Barassie Bargeddie Barnhill
Barrhead Barrhill Barry Links
Bathgate Bearsden Beasdale
Beauly Bellgrove Bellshill
Bishopbriggs Bishopton Blair Atholl
Blairhill Blantyre Bogston
Bowling Branchton Brelch
Bridge of Allan Bridge of Orchy Bridgeton
Brora Broughty Ferry Burnside
Burntisland Bushy Cambuslang
Camelon Cardenden Cardonald
Cardross Carlin Carluke
Carmyle Carnoustie Carntyne
Carrbridge Carstairs Cartsdyke
Cathwart Charing Cross (Glasgow) Clarkston
Cleland Clydebank Coatbridge Central
Coatbridge Sunnyside   Coatdyke Connel Ferry
Corkerhill Corpach Corrour
Cowdenbeath Craigendoran Crianlarich
Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill
Crossmyloof Croy Culrain
Cumbernauld Cupar Curriehill
Dalgetty Bay Dalmally Dalmarnock
Dalmeny Dalmuir Dalreoch
Dalry Dalwhinnie Dingwall
Donrobin Castle Drem Drumchapel
Drumfrochar Drumgelloch Drumry
Duirinish Duke Street Dumbarton Central
Dumbarton East Dumbreck Dumfries
Dunblane Duncraig Dundee
Dunfermline Dunkeld and Birnam Dunlop
Dyce East Kilbride Easterhouse
Edinburgh Park Elgin Exhibition Centre
Fairlie Falkirk Grahamston Falkirk High
Falls of Cruachan Fauldhouse Fearn
Forres Forsinard Fort Matilda
Fort William Garelochhead Garrowhill
Garscadden Garve Georgemas Junction
Giffnock Girvan Glasgow Central Low Level
Glasgow Queen St. Glasgow Queen St. Low Level   Gleneagles
Glenfinnan Glengarnock Glenrothes
Golf Street Golspie Gourock
Greenfaulds Greenock Central Greenock West
Gretna Green Hairmyres Hamilton Central
Hamilton West Hartwood Hawkhead
Haymarket Helensburgh Central Helensburgh Upper
Helmsdale High Street Hillfoot
Hillington East Hillington West Holytown
Howwood Huntly Hyndland
IBM Insch Invergordon
Invergowrie Inverkeithing Inverkip
Inverness Invershin Inverurie
Irvine Johnstone Jordanhill
Keith Kennishead Kildonan
Kilmarnock Kilmaurs Kilpatrick
Kilwinning Kinbrace Kinghorn
King's Park Kingsknowe Kingussie
Kirkcaldy Kirkconnel Kirkhill
Kirknewton Kirkwood Kyle of Lochalsh
Ladybank Lairg Lambhill
Lanark Langbank Langside
Larbert Largs Lenzie
Leuchars Linlithgow Livingston North
Livingston South Loch Awe Loch Eil Outward Bound
Lochailort Locheilside Lochgelly
Lochluichart Lochwinnoch Lockerbie
Longniddry Mallaig Markinch
Maryhill Maxwell Park Maybole
Milliken Park Milngavie Monifieth
Montrose Morar Mosspark
Motherwell Mount Florida Mount Vernon
Muir of Ord Muirend Musselburgh
Nairn Neilston New Cumnock
Newton Newtonmore Newton-On-Ayr
Nitshill North Berwick North Queensferry
Oban Paisley Canal Paisley Gilmour Street
Paisley St. James Partick Patterton
Perth Pithlochry Plockton
Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East
Pollokshields West Polmont Port Glasgow
Portlethen Possilpark and Parkhouse Prestonpans
Prestwick Town Priesthill and Darnley Queens Park
Rannoch Renton Rogart
Rosyth Roy Bridge Rutherglen
Saltcoats Sanquhar Scotscalder
Scotstounhill Shawlands Shettleston
Shieldmuir Shotts Singer
Slateford South Gyle Spean Bridge
Springburn Springfield Stepps
Stevenston Stewarton Stirling
Stonehaven Stranraer Strathcarron
Stromeferry Summerston Tain
Taynuilt Thornliebank Thorntonhall
Thurso Troon Tulloch
Tyndrum Lower Uddingston Uphall
Upper Tyndrum Wallyford Wemyss Bay
West Calder West Kilbride Wester Hailes
Westerton Whifflet Whinhill
Whitecraigs Wick Williamwood
Wishaw Woodhall Yoker
Alloa
(from 15 May 2008)
   

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0036

From 28 November 2005

European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0034

From 28 November 2005

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0035

From 28 November 2005

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0037

From 28 November 2005

 

First Thames Trains Limited

See First Great Western Link

 

F M Rail Limited

Formerly Merlin Rail

Licence

Application received 11 May 2000

Passenger licence UK 03 2002 0004

Application received 29 May 2002; from 8 July 2002; certificate of incorporation on change of name 12 September 2005; revoked 7 February 2008

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2004 0004

Application received 16 January 2004; from 27 February 2004; certificate of incorporation on change of name 12 September 2005; revoked 7 February 2008

It is believed that SNRPs were also issued: these also were revoked on 7 February 2008

 

Forest of Dean Railway Limited

Network licence exemption 1995 No 4

From 1 June 1995

Network defined in The Lydney and Parkend Light Railway Order 1985 S.I.844

Passenger licence exemption 1995 No 4

From 1 June 1995

Any train on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 1995 No 4

From 1 June 1995

Any train on above network

Station licence exemption 1995 No 4

From 1 June 1995

Lydney Town Whitecroft   Parkend
Lydney [Severn & Wye]  

and any other station on above network

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 1995 No 4

From 1 June 1995

Any depot on above network

 

Fountain Forestry Limited

See Fountains Support Services Ltd

 

Fountains Support Services Ltd

(formerly Fountain Forestry Limited (to 30 September 2001))

Non-passenger licence exemption 1997 No 2

From 25 April 1997; revised 1 February 2001; certificate of incorporation on change of name 1 October 2001

Within possessions only

 

Freight Europe (UK) Limited

European freight licence UK 01 2007 0013

Application made 8 August 2007; from 28 December 2007

Freight SNRP UK 02 2007 0015

From 28 December 2007

 

Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2003 0001

Application made 20 December 2002; from 14 February 2003; change of control 24 January 2005 (Freightliner Group Limited)

Network licence UK 03 2003 0002

Application made 20 December 2002; from 14 February 2003; change of control 24 January 2005 (Freightliner Group Limited)

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0042

From 28 November 2005

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0043

From 28 November 2005

 

Freightliner Maintenance Limited

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2007 No 10

Application made 21 September 2007; from 19 October 2007

Any depot

 

Freightliner (1995) Ltd

Network Licence UK 03 2002 0001

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; revised 15 February 2002; change of control 31 May 1996 (Management Consortium Bid Ltd); certificate of incorporation on change of name 23 January 1997; change of control 24 January 2005 (Freightliner Group Limited)

* 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 1995 0019

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 31 May 1996 (Management Consortium Bid Ltd); certificate of incorporation on change of name 23 January 1997; change of control 24 January 2005 (Freightliner Group Limited)

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 1998 No 1

From 29 January 1998

Barking Freightliner Terminal Crewe Basford Hall Birmingham Freightliner Terminal
Cardiff Freightliner Terminal Cleveland Freightliner Terminal Coatbridge Freightliner Terminal
Felixstowe North Freightliner Terminal Felixstowe South Freightliner Terminal Liverpool Garston Freightliner Terminal
Leeds Freightliner Terminal Southampton Maritime Freightliner Terminal   Southampton Millbrook Freightliner Terminal
Thamesport (Grain) Freightliner Terminal   Trafford Park Freightliner Terminal

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 1999 No 11

From 10 December 1999

Ipswich fuelling point

Network licence exemption 1999 No 11

From 10 December 1999

Ipswich fuelling point environs

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2002 No 1

From 15 February 2002

Cardiff Wentloog

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0044

From 28 November 2005

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0045

From 28 November 2005

Network Licence

From 30 March 2008

A licence was also revoked on 15 February 2002, another licence application was received 28 June 2001, and a licence exemption application was received 28 June 2001, though it is not clear which.

 

Freightliner Railports Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption

Application made 30 January 2007

Doncaster International Railport National Distribution Park, Daventry

Network licence exemption

Application made 30 January 2007

Doncaster International Railport National Distribution Park, Daventry

Network licence exemption 2008 No 5

Application made 30 January 2008; from 19 March 2008

Doncaster International Railport

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2008 No 5

Application made 30 January 2008; from 19 March 2008

Any depot within Doncaster International Railport, provided not used mainly for passenger rolling stock

 

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