Licences issued by the Office of the Rail Regulator

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Last update 18 November 2009

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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.

 

Gamble Rail Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2008 No 7

From 22 May 2008

Within possessions only

 

Gamble Trackline Services Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2000 No 2

From 7 April 2000; revised 1 February 2001; notice of revocation 20 June 2008; revoked 25 June 2008

Within possessions only

The ORR's 2008-09 annual report states that a light maintenance depot exemption was also revoked on 25 June 2008, but there does not appear to have been one granted

 

Gatwick Express Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 1994 0003

From 1 April 1994; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 28 April 1996; modified 30 March 2007; notice of revocation 2 July 2008; revoked 21 July 2008

Stewarts Lane

Passenger licence

From 1 April 1994

Station licence

From 1 April 1994; change of control 28 April 1996; revoked 15 May 1996

Gatwick

European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0046

From 28 November 2005; notice of revocation 2 July 2008; revoked 21 July 2008

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0047

From 28 November 2005; revoked 21 July 2008

 

GBL & Sons Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2009 No 16

Application made 2 July 2009; from 30 July 2009

Within possessions only

 

GB Railfreight Ltd

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2000 0004

From 4 July 2000; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 14 August 2003 (First Group); notification of change of control 9 October 2003

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0048

From 28 November 2005

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0049

From 28 November 2005

Network licence UK 03 2007 0010

Application made 23 February 2007; from 29 March 2007

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2007 No 2

Application made 23 February 2007; from 29 March 2007

Peterborough

European passenger licence UK 01 2009 001

Application made 27 February 2009; from 23 June 2009

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2009 0001

From 23 June 2009

 

Geoffrey Osborne Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 1999 No 3

From 27 May 1999; revised 1 February 2001

Within possessions only

 

Glasgow Prestwick International Airport Ltd

(Formerly PIK Ltd)

Station licence UK 03 1994 0006

From 5 September 1994; certificate of incorporation on change of name 20 July 1995; certificate of incorporation on change of name 4 March 1997; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 15 February 2001 (Mandaco 255 Ltd)

Prestwick International

 

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway plc

Station licence exemption 2004 No 1

Application received 21 January 2004; from 1 March 2004

Gotherington   Cheltenham Racecourse  

Network licence exemption 2004 No 1

Application received 21 January 2004; from 1 March 2004

Gotherington to Cheltenham Racecourse

Passenger licence exemption 2004 No 1

Application received 21 January 2004; from 1 March 2004

Above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 2004 No 1

Application received 21 January 2004; from 1 March 2004

Above network

 

GN Thameslink Limited

Passenger licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 13 December 2005

Non-passenger licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 13 December 2005

Station licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 13 December 2005

Light maintenance depot licence

Application received 28 November 2005; application withdrawn by applicant 13 December 2005

 

Goldings Rail Limited

European passenger licence UK 01 2006 0008

Application made 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2006 0008

Application made 22 August 2006; from 20 September 2006

Operator of last resort, subsidiary of Department for Transport

 

Grand Central Railway Company Limited

Passenger licence

Application received 12 March 2004

Non-passenger licence

Application received 12 March 2004

European passenger licence UK 01 2007 0002

Application received 3 October 2006; from 4 June 2007

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2007 0012

Application received 3 October 2006; from 4 June 2007

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2007 0003

From 4 June 2007

 

GrantRail Ltd

(See Volkerrail Ltd)

 

Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd

(See Nottingham Heritage Centre)

 

Great Eastern Railway Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 January 1997 (First Bus plc); notice of revokation 5 October 2004; revoked 28 October 2004

Clacton LMD   Colchester LMD   Ilford Depot  
Southend Victoria LMD   Thornton Fields LMD  

Passenger licence

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 January 1997 (First Bus plc); notice of revokation 5 October 2004; revoked 28 October 2004

Station licence

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 5 January 1997 (First Bus plc); notice of revokation 5 October 2004; revoked 28 October 2004

Alresford   Althorne   Battlesbridge  
Billericay   Braintree   Braintree Freeport (from 5 October 1999)  
Brentwood   Bures   Burnham-on-Crouch  
Chadwell Heath   Chappel & Wakes Colne   Chelmsford  
Clacton   Colchester   Colchester Town  
Cressing   Dovercourt   Emerson Park  
Fambridge   Forest Gate   Frinton-on-Sea  
Gidea Park   Goodmayes   Great Bentley  
Harold Wood   Harwich Town   Hatfield Peverel  
Hockley   Hythe   Ilford  
Ingatestone   Kelvedon   Kirby Cross  
Manningtree   Manor Park   Marks Tey  
Maryland   Mistley   Prittlewell  
Rayleigh   Rochford   Romford  
Seven Kings   Shenfield   Southend Victoria  
Southminster   Stratford   Sudbury  
Thorpe-le-Soken   Walton-on-Naze   Weeley  
White Notley   Wickford   Witham  
Wivenhoe   Woodham Ferrers   Wrabness  

 

Great North Eastern Railway Limited

(formerly Intercity East Coast Limited (to 21 October 1996))

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 1995 0005

From 1 April 1995; change of control 28 April 1996 (Great Northern Railway Company plc); change of name 22 October 1996; GNER LMD licence 27 March 1998; revised 1 February 2001; revised 30 March 2007; revoked 8 January 2008

Aberdeen Clayhills   Edinburgh Craigentinny   London Bounds Green  
London Ferme Park  

Non-passenger licence UK 03 1995 0003

From 1 April 1995; change of control 28 April 1996 (Great Northern Railway Company plc); change of name 22 October 1996; revised 1 February 2001; revised 30 March 2007; revoked 8 January 2008

Passenger licence

From 1 April 1995; change of control 28 April 1996 (Great Northern Railway Company plc); change of name 22 October 1996; revised 1 February 2001

Station licence UK 03 1995 0004

From 1 April 1995; change of control 28 April 1996 (Great Northern Railway Company plc); change of name 22 October 1996; GNER: station licence 27 March 1998; revised 1 February 2001; revised 30 March 2007; revoked 8 January 2008

Berwick-upon-Tweed   Darlington Doncaster
Dunbar Durham Grantham
Newark North Gate Newcastle Peterborough
Retford Wakefield Westgate   York

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0052

From 30 March 2007; revoked 8 January 2008

European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0050

From 30 March 2007; revoked 8 January 2008

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0051

From 28 November 2005; revoked 8 January 2008

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0053

From 28 November 2005; revoked 8 January 2008

 

The Great Northern & East Lincolnshire Railway plc

Network licence exemption 1998 No 4

From 8 May 1998

North Thoresby to Utterby

Passenger licence exemption 1998 No 4

From 8 May 1998

Any train on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 1998 No 4

From 8 May 1998

Any train on above network

Station licence exemption 1998 No 4

From 8 May 1998

Ludborough and any other station on above network

 

Great Western Train Co Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence

From 16 December 1994; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 4 February 1996 (Great Western Holdings Ltd); notice of revocation 22 August 2006; revoked 30 August 2006

Bristol Bath Road   Bristol St. Phillips Marsh (part, including Bristol wheel lathe)   Kensal Green washing machine  
Penzance   Plymouth Laira   Old Oak Common HST shed and adjacent stabling sidings  
Swansea High Street washing machine   Swansea Landore  

Non-passenger licence

From 16 December 1994; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 4 February 1996 (Great Western Holdings Ltd); notice of revocation 22 August 2006; revoked 30 August 2006

Passenger licence

From 16 December 1994; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 4 February 1996 (Great Western Holdings Ltd); notice of revocation 22 August 2006; revoked 30 August 2006

Station licence

From 16 December 1994; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 4 February 1996 (Great Western Holdings Ltd); notification of change of SFO 5 April 2002; notice of revocation 22 August 2006; revoked 30 August 2006

Bath Spa   Bridgend (to 31 March 2002)   Bristol Parkway  
Bristol Temple Meads   Cardiff Central (to 31 March 2002)   Chippenham  
Didcot Parkway   Exeter St. Davids   Neath (to 31 March 2002)  
Newport (to 31 March 2002)   Newton Abbot   Pewsey  
Plymouth   Port Talbot Parkway (to 31 March 2002)   Reading  
Swansea (to 31 March 2002)   Swindon   Taunton  
Tiverton Parkway   Totnes  

EU licence notification (freight and passenger)

28 November 2005; notice of revocation 22 August 2006; revoked 30 August 2006

 

GT Railway Maintenance Limited

(formerly Central Infrastructure Maintenance Co Ltd (to 19 April 1996))

Non-passenger licence exemption 1995 No 11

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; revoked 23 January 2003

Within possessions only

Non-passenger licence

From 22 January 1999; revised 1 February 2001

Non-passenger licence

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 19 April 1996 (GTRM); notice of revokation 7 March 2005; revoked 18 March 2005

Network licence

From 12 November 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 19 April 1996 (GTRM); notice of revokation 7 March 2005; revoked 18 March 2005

* 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;

Light maintenance depot licence exemption 2000 No 12

From 2 November 2000; revoked 18 March 2005

Crewe   Kings Norton   Rugby

 

Guardian Industries UK Limited

Network licence exemption 2003 No 8

Application received 29 August 2003; from 17 October 2003

Goole

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Network licence exemption 2007 No 8

Application received 24 May 2007; from 22 June 2007

SN406258GB to Danycoed Halt at SN396257GB

Station licence exemption 2007 No 8

Application received 24 May 2007; from 22 June 2007

Any station on above network

Passenger licence exemption 2007 No 8

Application received 24 May 2007; from 22 June 2007

Any train on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 2007 No 8

Application received 24 May 2007; from 22 June 2007

Any train on above network

 

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