Licences issued by the Office of the Rail Regulator

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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.

 

Mainline Freight Ltd

Network licence

From 31 March 1995; change of control 1 March 1996 (North and South Railways Ltd); surrendered 26 March 1997

Non-passenger licence

From 31 March 1995; change of control 1 March 1996 (North and South Railways Ltd); surrendered 26 March 1997

Light maintenance depot exemption 1995 No 3

From 31 March 1995; revoked 21 March 1997

All light maintenance depots existing at the time of the exemption used wholly or mainly for non-passenger light maintenance

Network licence exemption 1995 No 2

From 31 March 1995; revoked 21 March 1997

Network associated with above depots

 

Maintrain Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 1998 0002

From 1 January 1999; revised 1 February 2001; amendment of LMDs 4 August 1999; transfer of Machynlleth to Arriva Trains Wales 25 February 2005; revised 30 March 2007; unspecified application 30 March 2007; removal of unspecified depots 4 July 2007; revoked 13 December 2007

Birmingham Soho (from 23 July 1999) Birmingham Tyseley (from 23 July 1999) Cricklewood Sidings (from 14 May 2003)
Derby Etches Park Leeds Neville Hill Machynlleth (from 23 July 1999; to 25 February 2005)
Nottingham Eastcroft (from 23 July 1999)   Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate (from 15 September 1999)   Worcester Shrub Hill (from 23 July 1999)

Network licence

From 1 January 1999

 

May Gurney (Construction) Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 1999 No 4

From 5 June 1999; revised 1 February 2001

Within possessions only

 

McAlpine Capital Projects Ltd

See Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects Ltd

 

McNicholas Construction Services Limited

Non-passenger licence exemption 2005 No 13

Application made 22 July 2005; from 15 November 2005

Within possessions only

 

MDA Rail Ltd

Non-passenger licence exemption 2007 No 7

Application made 3 March 2007; from 22 June 2007

Within possessions only

 

Mendip Rail Ltd

Non-passenger licence

From 2 June 2000; revised 1 February 2001; notice of revocation 14 November 2003; revoked 26 November 2003

 

Merlin Rail Limited

See F M Rail Ltd

 

Merseyrail Electrics Ltd

See Arriva Trains Merseyside Ltd

 

Merseyrail Electrics (2002) Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2003 0014

Application received 17 January 2003; from 17 July 2003; change of control 13 August 2003 (Merseyrail Services Holding Company Ltd); revised 30 March 2007

Birkenhead North   Kirkdale  

Non-passenger licence UK 03 2003 0012

Application received 17 January 2003; from 17 July 2003; change of control 13 August 2003 (Merseyrail Services Holding Company Ltd); revised 30 March 2007

Passenger licence UK 03 2003 0011

Application received 17 January 2003; from 17 July 2003; change of control 13 August 2003 (Merseyrail Services Holding Company Ltd); revised 30 March 2007

Station licence UK 03 2003 0013

Application received 17 January 2003; from 17 July 2003; change of control 13 August 2003 (Merseyrail Services Holding Company Ltd); revised 30 March 2007

Aigburth Ainsdale Aintree
Aughton Park Bache Bank Hall
Bebington Bidston Birkdale
Birkenhead Central Birkenhead Hamilton Square   Birkenhead North
Birkenhead Park Blundellsands & Crosby Bootle New Strand
Bootle Oriel Road Bromborough Bromborough Rake
Brunswick Capenhurst Conway Park
Cressington Eastham Rake Ellesmere Port
Fazakerley Formby Freshfield
Garston (Merseyside) (to 13 April 2007)   Green Lane Hall Road
Hightown Hillside Southport Hooton
Hoylake Hunts Cross James Street
Kirkby (Merseyside) Kirkdale Leasowe
Little Sutton Liverpool Central Liverpool Lime Street (Low level)
Maghull Manor Road Meols
Moorfields Moreton (Merseyside) New Brighton
Old Roan Ormskirk Orrell Park
Overpool Port Sunlight Rice Lane
Rock Ferry Sandhills Seaforth & Litherland
Southport Spital St Michaels
Town Green Wallasey Grove Road Wallasey Village
Walton (Merseyside) Waterloo West Kirby

Station licence UK 03 2005 0086

Application received 27 May 2005; from 23 December 2005; revised 30 March 2007

Liverpool South Parkway

 

Midland Main Line Ltd

Light maintenance depot licence

From 1 April 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 28 April 1996 (National Express Group plc); revoked 10 July 2001; transferred to Maintrain 1 January 1999

Derby Etches Park   Leeds Neville Hill  

Non-passenger licence UK 03 1995 0006

From 1 April 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 28 April 1996 (National Express Group plc); revised 30 March 2007; revoked 20 November 2007

Passenger licence

From 1 April 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 28 April 1996 (National Express Group plc); revised 30 March 2007

Station licence UK 03 1995 0007

From 1 April 1995; revised 1 February 2001; change of control 28 April 1996 (National Express Group plc); revised 30 March 2007; revoked 20 November 2007

Chesterfield   Derby   Kettering  
Leicester   London St Pancras (to 6 June 2000)   Market Harborough  
Sheffield   Wellingborough  

European freight licence UK 01 2005 0062

From 28 November 2005; revoked 20 November 2007

European passenger licence UK 01 2005 0060

From 28 November 2005; revoked 20 November 2007

Passenger SNRP UK 02 2005 0061

From 28 November 2005; revoked 20 November 2007

Freight SNRP UK 02 2005 0063

From 28 November 2005; revoked 20 November 2007

Light maintenance depot licence UK 03 2007 0013

Application made 10 May 2007; from 1 July 2007 (ORR annual report gives 8 June 2007); revoked 20 November 2007

Derby Etches Park   Leeds Neville Hill

 

The Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust

Network licence exemption 1997 No 5 (2)

From 12 December 1997; revoked 1 May 1999

East Dereham to Whinburgh

Passenger licence exemption 1997 No 5 (2)

From 12 December 1997; revoked 1 May 1999

Any train on above network

Non-passenger licence exemption 1997 No 5 (2)

From 12 December 1997; revoked 1 May 1999

Any train on above network

Station licence exemption 1997 No 5 (2)

From 12 December 1997; revoked 1 May 1999

East Dereham   Thuxton

and any other station on above network

Passenger, non-passenger, station and network licence exemption 1999 No 6

From 30 April 1999

 

Miller Argent (South Wales) Limited

Network licence exemption

Application made 10 March 2008

Gelligaer and Hafod Quarries to grid reference SO092052

 

Morgan Est Plc

Non-passenger licence exemption 2008 No 9

Application made 29 April 2008; from 26 June 2008

Within possessions only

 

Motherwell Bridge Rail Limited

Licence exemption

Application made 18 June 2001

 

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