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TRAIN OPERATOR ORGANISATIONS (Top)
* National
Rail The trading name of the
Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC), an umbrella organisation
representing the various passenger TOCs. Includes a Journey
Planner, Real-Time
Service Updates, Live
Station Departure Boards, Company
Information, Railcards,
Disabled
Assistance and more
Railway
Forum, The The Railway Forum provides
a voice for the whole railway industry - the only UK railway trade association
which represents all sides of the railway - passenger and freight train
operating companies, infrastructure providers, service companies and equipment
suppliers
Train
Company Directory, The National
Rail's directory of Passenger TOCs. Lists their telephone numbers, links to
their websites and has links to corporate information for each of them
UIC (Union
Internationale des Chemins de fer)
The UIC was founded in 1922, with the aim of creating uniform conditions for the
establishment and operation of railways across Europe
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Arriva
Trains Wales owned
by Arriva
c2c
Still commonly known as the London, Tilbury & Southend (LTS). Owned by National
Express Group (NEG)
Central
Trains Owned
by National
Express Group (NEG)
Chiltern
Railways Owned
by John
Laing plc - M40 Trains
Eurostar
Owned by Inter-Capital and Regional Rail Ltd -
(No website). A consortium comprised of National Express, British Airways, SNCF
and SNCB
Eurotunnel (le
Shuttle) Owns
the Channel Tunnel and operates the shuttle services through it
First
Capital Connect Owned
by First Group
First
Great Western Owned
by First Group
First
Scotrail Owned by First
Group
Gatwick
Express Owned
by National
Express Group (NEG)
Grand
Central A
new open access operator proposing to introduce new services between Sunderland
and London.
Great North
Eastern Railway (GNER) Owned by Sea
Containers
Heathrow
Express Owned
by BAA
Hull Trains
Owned by G.B.
Railways, part of First
Group
Iarnrod Éireann
Owned by Córas
Iompair Éireann (CIÉ)
Island
Line Owned
by Stagecoach
plc
Merseyrail
Operated by Serco on behalf of the Merseytravel
Midland
Mainline Owned
by National
Express Group (NEG)
Northern
Ireland Railways State
owned railway of Northern Ireland
Northern
Rail Owned
by Serco-NedRailways
One
Railway Owned
by National
Express Group (NEG)
Silverlink
Owned by National
Express Group (NEG)
Southern
Railway Owned
by GoVia
Southeastern
Owned
by GoVia
South
West Trains Owned
by Stagecoach
plc
Trans Pennine
Express Owned
by First Group
Virgin
Trains Owned
jointly by Stagecoach
plc & Virgin Group
Wrexham
& Shropshire Open access operator owned
by Laing and Renaissance Railways
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Colas
Rail Amec-Spie
was a new entrant to the rail freight business in October 2006 and has
now been taken over by Colas Rail, the rail arm of SECO.
Cotswold Rail
CR started out as a small firm maintaining and hiring out locomotives and
rolling stock to TOCs and charter train operators. In April 2005 it bought the
failed Advenza Freight company in order to acquire its safety case, operating
licence and operating staff. The company now intends to move into various
freight and charter operations as well as now being able to move its own rolling
stock around the country.
Direct Rail Services (DRS) A
division of the state owned British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL), mainly operating
its nuclear waste trains but now branching out into open access work
English,
Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) EWS
is Britain's largest freight train operator, now owned by Deutsche
Bundesbahn.
Fastline
Freight A
Jarvis owned company.
Freightliner
Initially operating Freightliner Intermodal container trains, the company has
since branched out into bulk and infrastructure work with Freightliner Heavy
Haul
G B
Railfreight An
open access operator. Owned by G.B.
Railways, part of First
Group
RAIL FREIGHT RELATED WEBSITES
Cobra
Railfreight Freight
terminal operator
Potter
Group Freight
terminal operator
Rail Freight
Group The representative body of
manufacturers, and customers, operators and contractors
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Blackpool
& Fleetwood Tramway Owned
by Blackpool Corporation. (Not an official website)
Bristol
& South Gloucestershire LRT
Proposed Tramway. This is the LRTA website
Docklands Light
Railway Administered
by London Transport
Edinburgh
Tramway New
Edinburgh Tramway proposal
Glasgow
Subway
Leeds
Supertram Proposed
new tramway system for the Leeds area
London
Underground Operator
of the London Underground system. Transport
for London is the parent company of London
Underground
Mail
Rail Defunct mail railway under
London
Metronet
Operates the Bakerloo, Central, Victoria,
Waterloo & City, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle, District and
East London Lines
Manchester
Metrolink Owned
by the Greater Manchester PTE and operated by Serco
Metrolink
Midland
Metro Operates
between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Operated by Travel West Midlands, part of National
Express Group (NEG)
Nottingham
Express Transit The franchise to
build and operate this proposed new tramway is held by the Arrow Consortium.
Also see the LRTA
and the Nottinghamshire
Council websites
South
Hants LRT Proposed Portsmouth to
Fareham LRT. This is the LRTA website
Stagecoach
Supertram (South Yorkshire) Sheffield
Tube Lines
The consortium which runs the Piccadilly,
Northern and Jubilee lines
Tramlink (Croydon)
Administered by London Transport and operated
by Tramtrack Croydon Ltd
Tyne
& Wear Metro Owned
and operated by Nexus,
The Tyne & Wear PTE
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Please note that most regular TOCs lack an Operating Licence to run railtours nationally. However, they may be prepared to run special trains within their own operating area
For general
information about upcoming railtours go to ukrailtours.co.uk
Cotswold
Rail CR started out as a small firm maintaining and hiring
out locomotives and rolling stock to TOCs and charter train operators. In April
2005 it bought the failed Advenza Freight company in order to acquire its safety
case, operating licence and operating staff. The company now intends to move
into various freight and charter operations as well as now being able to move
its own rolling stock around the country. CR's railtour arm is Heartland
Rail
Direct
Rail Services A subsidiary of
BNFL, this firm will sometimes provide haulage for railtours
First
Great Western The only scheduled
train operator with a national charter train operating license
FM Rail
Limited Owned
by Rick Edmondson of RESCO
Railways, Merlin was a railtour
facilitator which arranged the provision of locomotives and rolling stock,
provides train planning and supplies its own train crews. It has now merged with
the independent traction & rolling stock supplier Fragonset to form FM Rail.
Heartland Rail
The railtour arm of Cotswold
Rail
Train
Chartering Company, The Though
not itself an operator, you can charter specials through this 'train broker'.
Mostly aimed at the corporate entertainments marketWest
Coast Railway Company The
Carnforth based one-stop rail charter firm. Also operates the Jacobite steam
service on the West Highland line. This company has a limited safety case to
operate excursions in parts of western Scotland, north west England and north
Wales
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Cheshire Railtours
No Website. Railtour promoter based in South West England, despite the
name! Tel: 01962-733810
Chiltern
Trains Rail based holidays around
Britain
Compass
Tours A non-profit making organiser
and promoter of railtours
Daylight
Railtours
(Mid-Hants Railway). The railtour division of the Mid-Hants Railway, operating
steam & diesel tours mainly from the MHR itself
Eagle Railtours No
website. Tel: 01564-786433
East-West
Railtours Promoting day excursions from station in Eastern
England to a variety of destinations
Flying
Scotsman Railways Railtours
with the world famous 4472 'Flying Scotsman'
Garsdale Tours No Website. North
of England based firm. 01539 620586
Grampian Railtours No Website. 11 Mavis Bank, Newburgh, Ellon,
Aberdeenshire, AB41 6FB. Tel: 01358 789513
Green
Express Railtour
promoter set up by the Green Party and based Huddersfield
Hertfordshire
Railtours Extensive
range of steam & diesel day & weekend trips, mainly from King's Cross
& Hertfordshire
Heartland Rail
The railtour arm of Cotswold
Rail
Highland
Railway Heritage Steam
excursions in the highlands
Irish
Traction Group Railtours
on the Emerald Isle
John
Fishwick & Sons Railtour
promoter based in Leyland, near Preston
Kingfisher
Railtours
Lancashire Railtours (No website) 01524 389969
Mercia
Charters Limited Coventry
based operators organisers of enthusiast and 'day-trip' railtours
Mid-Cheshire
Railtours
North
East Norfolk Travelers Association (Nenta) Railtours
Operating tours from East Anglia
North-East Railtours No Website. 30
Glendale Avenue, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 1RX. Tel: 0191 252 3774
Northern Tracks - No website. Tel: 01305
832906
Past Time
Rail Steam
& diesel tours, mainly from London & the West Country
Pathfinder
Tours Midlands
based company with a wide range general, steam, traction & 'gricer' tours
around Britain & Ireland.
Phoenix
Railtours Derbyshire
based enthusiast tours with depot visits
PMR Tours
Queen of
Scots, The Queen
of Scots luxury train available for charter. (Scottish Highland Railway Company)
Railtourer
Ltd Based
in Hull. Railtours in Britain and on the continent
Railtours
Ireland All year round day trips from Dublin on scheduled
services, with meals on the train and coach trips included, bookable up to the
day before
RailTours
North West Organises
general railtours from NW England three or four times a year
Railtrail
Tours Based
at Cheddleton in Staffordshire
Railway
Preservation Society of Ireland Excellent
steam and diesel tours of Ireland
Railway
Touring Company
Regency Rail Cruises Luxury rail cruises
& days out. Now part of VSOE
Residential
Rail Operating special steam
and heritage diesel trains starting and finishing in the North of England, based
around the Manchester, Liverpool and Preston areas
Ribblesdale
Railtours Organising
regular steam tours on the Settle & Carlisle line. A division of Kingfisher
Productions
Royal
Scotsman Train (GSWR) Luxury
steam & diesel tours of Scotland. Very posh & very expensive! (Great
Scottish & Western Railway Co. Ltd)
Saltburn
Line Users Group (SLUG) Runs
railtours from the North East
Scottish
Railway Preservation Society Railtours Steam
& diesel tours operated by the railtour arm of the Bo'ness & Kinneil
Railway with their and own staff and preserved Mk1 set. Mainly from Central
Scotland
SJB Tours
South
West Main Line Steam Company Though
not itself a railtour promoter, this Yeovil Junction based firm run a depot used
by excursion trains
St James
Daytripper
Steam
Dreams Enjoy
an unforgettable day out on a steam train to Canterbury or Salisbury, two of
England's most glorious cathedral cities
Steamy
Affairs Railtour
promoter based in Norfolk
Twenty
First Century Trains Steam
specials on the Settle & Carlisle line
Venice
Simplon-Orient Express Trains & Cruises
Up market luxury trips in Britain, Europe &
abroad
Venice
Simplon-Orient Express Northern Belle
Very
Special Trains Our luxury rail
excursions are bound to take in venues on your to do list, from a rail station
conveniently close to your home!
Vintage
Trains Steam
railtour arm of the Birmingham Railway Museum
Wessex Trains
West
Coast Railway Company Carnforth
based one-stop rail charter firm. Operates the Jacobite steam service on the
West Highland line
West
Somerset Railway Railtours From
time to time Railtours operate over the West Somerset Railway to and from other
parts of the UK Railway Network, using the mainline connection at Norton
Fitzwarren
Queen
of Scots Scotland's luxury touring
train
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All
Different Lines For
hosted Continental railtours
Railtours in
Ireland - Coolway Services Ltd
East
Europe Railtours Railtours and steam
driving courses in Poland and Ukraine
Ffestiniog
Travel Escorted railway
Interest and sightseeing tours in Europe, India, New Zealand and the Americas
etc.
GW Travel
Leading operators of Private Trains across Russia and the CIS
Inside Track -
No website. 1 Castle Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2BQ. Tel: 01442
872995. Railway interest and sightseeing tours in Britain and on the Continent
Luxury
Trains Luxury train journey from
around the world
Portuguese
Traction Group, The British
based firm doing popular steam & diesel tours and holidays in Portugal with
traction interest
Railway
Touring Company, The Specialises
in hosted steam hauled-charters and land-cruises worldwide
Steam
Safaris Steam-hauled rail safaris in
South Africa by Northumbria Travel
Trains
Unlimited Tours A Californian company
running railtours in the Americas & China. Their UK agent is GW
Travel
Travel
Bureau Railtours Hosted steam and
driving experience tours in Europe, South Africa, Australia, the Americas
and China
Travelsphere
Holidays Escorted railtours in
Europe, South Africa and across Canada, mostly on service trains
Vintage
Tours A small selection of
Continental tours using vintage rail, road and steamship
Venice
Simplon-Orient Express Trains & Cruises
Up market luxury trips in Britain, Europe &
abroad
Wolsztyn
Experience, The Steam driving
experience courses in Poland and some railtours in Eastern Europe
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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS (Top)
275
Railway Squadron The specialist
railway support unit of the territorial Army
Central
Office of Information Press
Releases
Conservative
Party
* Department
for Transport The Government
department with responsibility for railways
Government
Publications
Her Majesty's
Stationary Office (HMSO) Publishes
official Government documents
Highways
Agency
Labour Party
Liberal-Democratic
Party
Open Government
Website Information on the range of
public services available across both Central and Local Government
Public Record
Office The Kew based repository of
the UK's official documents. Public
Records Office Contents General index to
PRO material
Railway Heritage
Committee Operating under the aegis
of the Railway
Heritage Act 1996, the RHC has the
function of 'designating' records and artefacts still within the ownership of
the post-British Rail (BR) industry, which are historically significant and
should be permanently preserved. The Committee also has the function of agreeing
which institutions will hold those records or artefacts
Transport
Select Committee Homepage
UIC (Union
Internationale des Chemins de fer) The
UIC was founded in 1922, with the aim of creating uniform conditions for the
establishment and operation of railways in Europe
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PTAs determine public
transport policy in eight urban areas of Britain. The PTEs execute the policy of
the PTAs
Greater
Manchester PTA & PTE
Merseyside
PTE & PTA (Merseytravel)
South
Yorkshire PTA
South Yorkshire
PTE
Strathclyde PTE
& PTA
Tyne & Wear
PTE (Nexus)
West
Midlands PTE & PTA (Centro)
West
Yorkshire PTE (Metro)
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British
Transport Police The police force for
the railways, ports & airports
* Office
of Rail Regulation (ORR) Issues
operating licenses, polices access agreements, enforces competition law and
protects passenger interests
Rail
Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998
* Strategic
Rail Authority Sets out national
railway strategy and lets passenger franchises
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*
Adhesion
Working Group The Adhesion
Working Group is a non-profit making cross-industry focus group with the sole
objective of researching and developing initiatives to combat the effects of low
wheel / rail adhesion
Automatic
Train Protection Transmission and Moving Block Signalling
British
Signalling - What the Driver Sees A good
explanation of the basics for those new to railways
The
Development of Railway Signalling
Explains such things as Line capacity, fixed signals, track circuits, braking
distance, overlap, interlocking, ATP, fixed and moving
block
Train
Protection & Warning System - TPWS
CIRAS -
Confidential Incident Reporting & Analysis System
CIRAS is a method of collecting confidential data from safety critical staff in
the railway industry, and produces reports of a type which rarely come to light
through the official reporting and investigation procedures of the industry
concerned.
CSSU
The CSSU works under the wider community safety banner in support of the
industry's efforts to tackle railway crime, level crossing safety, personal
security and fatalities management. The unit can also provide support if
required to industry partners interacting with the victims of railway accidents.
The CSSU e-newsletter is a monthly publication sent directly to subscribers'
e-mail accounts. Its aim is to keep industry practitioners informed as well as
those from partner organisations working in or interested in community safety
issues.
* Danger
Ahead - Historic Railway Accidents
* Devil's
Guide, The A major practical
information resource for railway industry professionals
Health
& Safety Executive (HSE) Parent
body of HMRI
* Her
Majesty's Railway Inspectorate (HMRI)
Division of the HSE responsible for railway safety and incident investigation
Irish Health &
Safety Authority Irish equivalent of
the HSE
* Information
Network of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Set up by the European Union in order to serve the information needs of people
with an interest in occupational safety and health
Institution of
Occupational Safety & Health
Railway
Group Standards You can
download these from the RSSB website
* Rail
Safety & Standards Board The RSSB
is a not-for-profit company owned by the railway industry whose role is to
provide leadership in the development of the long term safety strategy and
policy for the UK railway industry
Railway
Safety The international meeting
place for Railway Safety People. Participate in discussions with railway safety
researchers and professionals from more than 15 countries around the world. Find
information on conferences and seminars in the field. Search the
information databases for research projects, organisations, people or references
Railway
Safety Case Assessment From the HSE
* Rule
Book Download it from the RSSB
website
Safety
Case What it means & how it works
Safety
Critical Communications Focus Group (SCCFG)
was formed to provide guidance and strategic leadership to industry on the issue
of operational communications.
Signal
Passed at Danger (SPADs) HMRI
statistics on SPADs
SpadWeb
Website of the rail industry's National SPAD Focus Group - the industry body
leading the drive to reduce the incidence of signals passed at danger (SPADs) on
the UK rail network. On this site you will find descriptions of what SPADs are,
some of the reasons why they occur and what the railway industry is doing to
prevent them. You will also find illustrations of the safety systems in use on
the UK's railway network, simple explanations of how they work, research
documents and links to other related sites.
Track Off
website is operated by The Partners Against Railway Crime a
partnership of all companies and organisations within the rail industry
established to reduce the high levels of crime on the UK rail network.
Tracksafety
Tracksafety is the web site of the Track Safety Strategy Group (TSSG) works to
improve the safety of people who work on or about the operational railway.
TUC
'One Stop Safety & Health Shop' For Trades Unionists
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Associated
Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen - (ASLEF)
The train drivers' union
International
Transport Workers' Federation Railway
Workers' Section
Irish Locomotive
Drivers' Association
Rail, Maritime
& Transport Union - (RMT) General
union for rail and maritime workers
Transport &
General Workers Union - (TGWU) General
transport union. Represents some workshop staff
Transport
Salaried Staffs' Association - (TSSA)
The union for management & clerical staff in the transport sector
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Advanced
Railway Research Centre
The Advanced Railway Research Centre was set up as a joint venture between the
British Railways Board and the University of Sheffield to deliver university
research information and training to assist the rail industry in the complex
technical, managerial and regulatory challenges of the future. The centre is
strongly committed to developing teaching and training courses for first and
higher degree students and industry professionals
GoSkills
The Sector Skills Council for Passenger
Transport.
Institution of Civil Engineers, The
The ICE is an educational and qualifying body for civil engineers with over
75,000 members worldwide. It also provides a full range of related publishing,
training, recruitment and e-services through its trading subsidiary Thomas
Telford
Institution of
Electrical Engineers, The
Institute of
Logistics & Transport, The Promotes
excellence in transport logistics & supply-chain management
Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, The The IMechE
has been the home of mechanical engineers for 150 years. Around 83,000 engineers
world-wide are members. The IMechE is the UK's qualifying body for mechanical
engineers
Institute
of Railway Operators
Newly founded to promote professional standards in railway operation
Institution of
Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE), The
Founded in 1912 for the advancement of signalling design, practice, installation
and maintenance standards
Institute
of Railway Studies At the University
of York. An international centre for the scholarly study of the history and
heritage of railways
Institute for
Transport Studies Based at the
University Of Leeds. A site dedicated to the study of railways
International
Institute of Rail Electrification Engineers
Promotes the worldwide development and expansion of railway electrification
Locomotive
& Carriage Institution Founded
in 1911, the L&CI provide lectures and visits on all aspects of the railway
industry through a regular programme of lectures and seminars in
Permanent
Way Institution The
PWI exists to promote knowledge of railway infrastructure technology amongst
some 4,000 members throughout the railway industry.
Railtrack
Approved Safety Training Provider - (RTAS)
Rail Training Audit Services (RTAS) provide a track safety training audit
and registration service to the rail industry in partnership with Railtrack
Assurance and Safety. Any training provider wishing to provide track safety
training must be audited annually and registered with RTAS
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Confederation
of Passenger Transport UK
Trade association for all
modes of passenger transport operation
Freight Transport
Association Mainly represents road
freight operators' interests
International
Union of Railways - (UIC)
International umbrella organisation promoting common conditions for the
operation of railways. Sets international technical standards
* National
Rail The trading name of the
Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC), an umbrella organisation
representing the various passenger TOCs.
Rail
Freight Group, The The
representative body of the rail freight industry, covering suppliers,
manufacturers, and customers, operators and contractors who, together, make the
business work. Its objective is to increase the volume and market share of
freight carried profitably by rail
Railway
Forum, The The Railway Forum provides
a voice for the whole railway industry - the only UK railway trade association
which represents all sides of the industry - passenger and freight train
operating companies, infrastructure providers, service companies and equipment
suppliers
Railway
Industry Association, The Trade
association for UK based railway industry suppliers
Union of Combined
Road-Rail Transport Companies
Umbrella organisation promoting intermodal freight operation
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Aegis
Engineering Systems AEGIS is a
dynamic safety and engineering company in the UK. AEGIS offers a broad range of
safety, risk assessment and engineering services
Arup
Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy
Atkins
ATOC-Comm
Media website for the railway industry.
EQE International
Risk & safety management consultants. Systems assurance & safety;
railway operations management; risk management & assessment; engineering
safety management, safety case preparation; contractor management; safety
assessment & audit.
DeltaRail
Signalling, civil engineering, safety.
Forgetrack
Ltd Project management software
Halcrow
This global, multi-disciplinary consultancy
includes all aspects of heavy and light rail in its activities.
Intec (UK)
Ltd Engineering
Recruitment Agency - Intec UK are a Technical Recruitment Agency, Consultancy
and Training provider serving the Engineering, Construction, Rail, Oil and Gas,
Utilities industries. Search from 100's of live UK and international jobs
Interfleet
Technology Business,
engineering & technology consultants to the international railway industry
First
Class Partnerships Railway consultancy
Laser Rail
Railway consultancy
Malla Resource
Management Modernisation of The
London Underground, Track Renewals and Station Regeneration Programmes and other
projects associated with the UK Rail Industry investment
FaberMaunsell
Consultancy services & recruitment
Mott McDonald
Consultants for project management, commissioning, training and construction
supervision. Stations, depots, tunnels, bridges, geotechnics, environmental,
rolling stock, ventilation, communications, safety, fire, signalling, power
supplies
MTS
Services Providing safety
consultancy, personnel & track maintenance
Railway
Operations Development Ltd A Railway management consultancy
company.
Railway
Projects Ltd
Renaissance
Trains Investor & promoter
Scott
Wilson Multi-discipline
railways consultancy. Civil Mechanical & electrical engineering. Pway,
S&T, electrification, project management, surveying, communications,
operations, safety
Stanford
Management Consultancy Ltd Railway
operations and T&RS maintenance
TES
Civil engineering consultants & recruitment
Thursfield
Smith Consultancy Planning
railway infrastructure & services, modal interchange, land use, local
transport plans, transport policy
Touchstone
Renard Limited Over 20 years
experience in the rail sector, UK and overseas
White Young Green
Rail Consultants for electrical,
project, safety & construction management. Civil engineering, structural,
PWay, environmental, geotechnical, training & competency assessment
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Only a selection of
major companies are listed here. For many others please refer to Suppliers
Alstom
Signalling
Amec
Civil engineers
Amey
Civil engineers
Balfour
Beatty Civil engineering,
project management, safety
Bechtel
An international full-service engineering, construction, development and
management enterprise
Burgess
Group (inc. Burgess Rail). Track maintenance & renewals
Carillion
Civil engineers (incorporates GTRM)
Corus
Rail makers - formerly British Steel & Hoogovens. Also Corus
Rail Consultancy for station &
depot, signalling, project management, strategic studies, infrastructure,
architecture & design.
DeltaRail
Signalling, civil engineering, safety.
Edmund
Nuttall Ltd Civil Engineering
Emcor
Rail Provider
of mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services
First
Engineering Civil engineering
consultancy, project services, facilities management, track maintenance &
renewals
Grantrail
Track & signalling maintenance x
Halcrow
Civil engineering
Harsco
Track Technologies Supplier of
tampers and other on-track maintenance machines
JacksonEve
Civil engineering and track renewals (Incorparates Jackson Rail)
Jarvis
Facilities Ltd Civil engineering and
track renewals. Also Jarvis
Plant. Jarvis have a large fleet of machines
such as tampers and ballast cleaners available for sale or long term lease
around the world
Kier Rail
Civil engineering and track renewals
Kvaerner
Civil engineering. Project management, consultancy, turnkey infrastructure,
bridges & jacked structures, piling, tunnelling
Mowlem
Civil engineers
Plasser
& Theurer Manufactures of track
tampers and other OTP
RMS Locotec
Services to owners & operators of rail sidings & facilities
Serco
(Maintenance, Property, Railtest, Raildata,
Metrolink) Railway operators, international task management contractors,
infrastructure & property maintenance, infrastructure engineers, vehicle
testing
Siemens
Transportation Systems Ltd Radio and
communications equipment and Diesel & Electric Multiple Units. Also Signal
& electrification work.
Trackwork
A comprehensive track installation, maintenance and track recovery service
Westinghouse
Signals Train control, signalling
& installation
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Advanced
Railway Research Centre The Advanced
Railway Research Centre was set up as a joint venture between the British
Railways Board and the University of Sheffield to deliver university research
information and training to assist the rail industry in the complex technical,
managerial and regulatory challenges of the future. The centre is strongly
committed to developing teaching and training courses for first and higher
degree students and industry professionals
Amec
Civil engineers. Recruiting all types of railway engineering staff and managers
Amtrain Railway
Safety Training Providers, based in Walsall
Anders Elite Permanent Way
Engineers, Design and Construct Engineers, Project Managers, Planning Engineers,
Resident Engineers, Operations and Interface Staff, Safety Critical Personnel,
Civil Engineers, Quality Engineers/Managers, Safety Personnel,
Purchasing/Commercial and Document Control
Anglo Technical
Recruitment Recruiting PTS, COSS,
IWA, PIC, Lookout, H/S, Civils, etc
ATA
Rail Railway
recruitment
Beresford Blake
Thomas (BBT Rail) Recruitment
consultants for all railway disciplines. Infrastructure, operations, project
management, designing, TOCs, station regeneration, S&T, electrification,
PWay, M&EE, Civil engineering, bridge inspection H&S, quality assurance
Business
Relations International (BRI) S&T
and engineering recruitment
Brunel
Recruitment Specialist Railway
recruitment company covering the
Cannon
Training PTS, COSS, PICOP, Lookout,
Handsignaller, Fire etc
Catalis Rail
Training Railway management &
technical training
Catena Rail
Limited Electrification
Personnel
CBS Butler
Recruiting technical and engineering staff for a range of UK rail jobs with
leading railway engineering and operating companies
ClemTech (Rail
Division) Suppliers of temporary
& permanent engineering staff to work on all rolling stock
Cliveden
Recruitment (Rail Division) Supplying
qualified and experienced technical staff to work on a temporary contract or
permanent basis for clients in the software, electronics, information
technology, telecoms, rail and engineering industries
Competence
& Compliance Ltd (CCL) Train crew
training. Accident investigation. Operations supervision & management. Fire
safety. Safety case preparation. Psychometric Testing
Coyle Personnel
plc (Rail Division) Railway
recruiting. Signalling, PWay, Electrification, T&RS, Civils, Construction,
Safety Critical & protection staff
Ellis
Fairbank plc Executive recruitment
Elec-Track
Installations Ltd Recruiting
PICOP, PTS, Lookout, COSS, PICOMS, Nominated / Authorised Person, Possession
Planners, Site Managers etc.
Essempy Project
management, safety management and tecnical induction training
Fastrack
Resources Group Recruitment for
project management, S&T, track renewals and design, electrification
First
Procurement Procurement services for
the railway industry
Human
Reliability Driving simulators.
Managing human error
ICL
Construction Ltd PTS,
COSS, IWA, Lookout, Sitewarden, PICOP etc. training & recruitment
Intec (UK)
Ltd Recruitment
& Consultancy
Jobrail
Posting job vacancies across the UK Rail
Industry
Jobs4rail
Jobs-in-Transport.com
JustRail
Rail Jobs -
Job seekers - search from 1000's of UK and international live rail vacancies.
Agencies - advertise your vacancies with us and gain maximum exposure to the
UK's current rail industry job seekers
Kinetic-Rail
Supplies specialist signalling, permanent way and rolling stock personnel
to the rail industry
Leda
Recruitment (Rail Division) Barrier
Operators, handsignallers, PICOP/SPICOP, COSS, lookouts & track renewals
staff
Line Management
Services Always
recruiting both railway engineering and safety critical staff
Lionverge
S&T Limited Recruiting signal
engineers & technicians
Mainline
Services Temporary & permanent
recruitment
Mane Contract
Services Ltd Railway recruitment
Manley
Summers Rail Rail Infrastructure
Engineer recruitment
MatchTech
Engineering Recruiting
signal engineers, quantity surveyors, PWay, Civils, OHL, planning and safety
FaberMaunsell
Consultancy services & recruitment
M&A
Rail Training Limited Railway Operations , T&RS
Technical Training
McGinley
Railway Recruitment
Meteor
Consulting Find
and place engineers, managers and specialist technical staff into companies
operating in the railway sector
Morson
International Recruiting
various engineering staff
MPI Rail
Recruitment for rolling stock technicians
Network
Construction Services A major
supplier of rail personnel throughout the UK. Recruiting technicians &
engineers
New
Recruitment Company, The General
technical recruitment, inc railway work
Orion
Rail Lookouts,
AOD, COSS, ES, PICOP, SPICOP, Trackmen, Track Chargemen etc.
Owen
Williams Railways Pway and S&T
recruitment
P
B Kennedy & Donkin Ltd
Engineering recruitment
Parsons
Brinckerhoff Consultancy &
recruitment. PWay, rolling stock, operations, electrification, signalling,
planning etc.
Prima
Services Group (Training)
Supply of skilled on track staff, safety cover training, technical recruitment
and the management of Modern Apprenticeship Schemes
Rail Industry First
Aid Association A
none profit making organization developed from the former British Rail First Aid
Centres and their respective organizations
Rail Jobsearch
Search for railway jobs on this website
Rail Skills
Railskills provides retail & ticket issuing
training to the UK rail industry. It has expertise in the delivery of courses to
operate APTIS, CRS and RJIS
Rail Staff
Railway staff newspaper specialising in staff recruitment
Railway
People Register
here and let the employers find you
Railway
Performance Recruiting PWay
and S&T staff for railway contracts
Resourcing
Solutions Railway recruitment.
Signalling, Civils, PWay, electrification etc
Roevin (Rail
Division) Project Recruitment
Recruiting design & construction personnel
Rail Professional
Development - RPD Training
for train operations and customer service activities; traction and rolling stock
maintenance; infrastructure and plant maintenance; signalling and signal
maintenance
Rail Training
International - RTI Training
solutions for the rail industry
Safetrack
Ltd Located here in Highbridge,
Safetrack offers a range of training in the disciplines required for people
working on Britain's railway network, from the basic standard in personal track
safety, through lookout & person in charge of work to engineering
supervision & PICOP
Serco
Involved with railway maintenance. Recruits all types of track workers and
supervisors
Shorterm
Engineers Temporary & permanent
recruitment for rolling stock maintenance, S&T, civil engineering and track
renewals
TES
Civil engineering consultants & recruitment
Trackrail
(UK) Ltd Recruiting all grades of
track renewal and engineering staff
Wynnwith Rail
Civil engineering, planning and all track renewals staff recruitment
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There are hundreds of companies of all sizes supplying parts, equipment and services to the railway industry. As few of these will be of much interest to most people visiting this website I have made no attempt to index them. Instead I will simply refer you to a couple of websites which specialise in listing them......
*
Railway
Technology The railway supply
industry link site. Lists all suppliers to the railway industry
Railsource
Rail product & service delivery directory
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For hire of traction and rolling stock for excursions and charters please go to Railtour Operators
Angel
Train Group Train leasing
Bombardier
Transportation Train
building and maintenance
C.A.R.
Services (UK) Ltd Dealing
mainly in Mk1 & Mk2 stock
Cotswold
Rail Based at Gloucester and
Moreton-in-Marsh. Sale and lease of locomotives and Rolling Stock
D7629
Website A
class 25 for hire to heritage railways
FM Rail Ltd The
Traction and rolling stock hire firm Fragonset has now merged with the train
operator Merlin Rail to form FM Rail, a one-stop shop for train hire and
operation.
GE
Rail Services Wagon hire
Harry Needle
Railroad Company - (HNRC) Industrial
and main line shunting locomotive hire company
HSBC Holdings plc Train
leasing
Ian Riley Engineering Locomotive hire - based in Bury
Interfleet
Technology Business, engineering
& technology consultants to the international railway industry
Marcroft
Engineering Freight rolling stock
leasing
Middlepeak
Sale & hire of shunting locos and spares
Porterbrook
Leasing Company Train leasing
Riviera Trains Locomotive & train hire - based in Crewe
Siemens
Transportation Systems Ltd Diesel
& Electric Multiple Units
VTG Rail UK Ltd Wagon
leasing
West
Coast Railway Company
Locomotive & train hire - based in Carnforth
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AEA
Technology Rail Traction
& rolling stock equipment
Alstom
Traction and rolling stock builders
Bombardier
T&RS manufacturer. Now owns Adtranz
Brush
Traction New & Re-built traction,
maintenance
General Motors
EMD Diesel locomotive builders
Heritage
Traction Engineering Provides a
package of options for diesel locomotive owners or hirers. A friendly and
professional company which can offer expert and technical solutions concerning
locomotive assessments, buying, restoration, renovation, certification, mainline
running and the provision of parts and services
Interfleet
Technology Business, engineering
& technology consultants to the international railway industry
Maintrain
Ltd National Express owned train
maintenance company
Marcroft Engineering Freight rolling
stock manufacture, re-building, repairs, refurbishment and leasing
Parry
People Mover Stored energy
tram developer
Probotec
Railfreigh bogies and suspension systems
Railpart
The UK's leading supplier of T&RS spare parts to TOCs. A subsidiary of
Unipart
Resco Railways
Vehicle Acceptance Body
Resource
Supply Ltd. Supplying 'problem spares' to
the railway industry
Riley
& Son (E) Ltd (Commercial) Steam
locomotive engineering & overhauls - commercial x
WABCO
Westinghouse Air Brake Company (incorporating RFS Industries)
West
Coast Traincare x
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Chester-le-Track
Independent ticket agency. Based at Chester-le-Street
Ledbury
Station Independent ticket agency run
by John Goldrick
Ludlow
Station Travel Independent ticket
agency
* National
Rail The trading name of the
Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC), an umbrella organisation
representing the various passenger TOCs. Includes a Journey
Planner, Real-Time
Service Updates,