Public authorities
Found 41 public authorities in the category ‘Railway companies’
Also called Greater Anglia
Abello East Anglia is the operator of Greater Anglia and Stansted Express branded services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] with the...
2 requests.
Also called East Midlands Railway
Abello East Midlands is the operator of East Midlands Railway services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] with the Department for Tran...
5 requests.
Abello ScotRail was the operator of ScotRail services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] with Transport Scotland (The Scottish Ministe...
Defunct.
Defunct.
5 requests.
Also called Arriva Rail London
Arriva Rail London (ARL) is the operator of 'London Overground' branded services, which are provided under a concession agreement[1] with Transport for...
2 requests.
Also called DOHL
DFT OLR Holdings Limited (DOHL) is a Government owned holding company which owns companies known as "operators of last resort" which run train operatio...
10 requests.
Also called Directly Operated Railways
This organisation was a parent company to East Coast Main Line Company Limited up until the re-franchise to Virgin and Stagecoach on 28th February 2015...
41 requests.
Also called DRS
DRS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
13 requests.
Also called Virgin Trains East Coast
East Coast Main Line Company Limited, trading as "Virgin Trains East Coast" operated the East Coast mainline train services until its contract was term...
FOI law does not apply to this authority.
FOI law does not apply to this authority.
116 requests.
East Midlands Trains is not subject to FOI.
We have included East Midlands Trains on our site because we believe the company is subject to the Environ...
Defunct.
Defunct.
8 requests.
Also called East West Rail
The East West Railway Company is a non-departmental public arm’s length body set up by the government to accelerate the East West Rail project – a new...
42 requests.
Also called Great Western Railway (GWR)
First Greater Western Limited (Great Western Railway) is the operator of Great Western Railway and Night Riviera sleeper train services, within England...
8 requests.
Also called South Western Railway
First MTR South Western Trains (South Western Railway) is the operator of South Western Railways and Island Line services, which are provided under a f...
10 requests.
Also called TransPennine Express
First Transpennine Express (TPE) is the operator of Transpennine Express services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] with the Departme...
5 requests.
Also called Avanti West Coast
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited is the operator of Avanti West Coast services on the West Coast Main Line, which are provided under the "West...
2 requests.
Also called Govia Thameslink Railway
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is the operator of Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern Railway, and Thameslink branded services, which are provide...
41 requests.
Also called GBRTT
The Great British Railways Transition Team ("GBRTT") is responsible for creating Great British Railways, which is to be a new public body responsible f...
1 request.
Also called HS2
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd is the company set up by the UK Government to consider the case for new high speed rail services between London and Scotland.
606 requests.
Keolis Amey Docklands is the operator and maintainer of the Docklands Light Railway, which is provided under a franchise agreement [1, 2] with the Tran...
2 requests.
Also called Metrolink
Keolis Amey Metrolink is the operator and maintainer of Metrolink, which is provided under a contract [1,2] with the Transport for Greater Manchester....
5 requests.
London and South Eastern Railway Limited was the operator of SouthEastern services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] with the Departm...
Defunct.
Defunct.
1 request.
Also called LNER
London North Eastern Railway Limited is the operator of LNER services on the East Coast Main Line.
LNER is a wholly owned subsidiary of DFT OLR Holdin...
263 requests.
Also called Merseyrail
Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Limited is the operator of Merseyrail services, which are provided under a concession agreement [1 2] between Merseyrail Serv...
3 requests.
Also called MML
Midland Metro Limited is 100% owned by the West Midlands Combined Authority, it works under the "West Midlands Metro" brand.
17 requests.
Also called MTR Elizabeth Line
MTR Elizabeth Line is the operator of 'TFL Rail' and 'Elizabeth Line' services, which are provided under a concession agreement [1] with the Transport...
1 request.
Also called Network Rail
Network Rail has been subject to the Freedom of Information Act since Tuesday 24 March 2015. [1] Responses received to requests prior to that date ma...
1745 requests.
Also called Tyne and Wear Metro
North East Metro Operations is the operator of the Tyne and Wear Metro. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexus (Tyne And Wear Passenger Transport Exe...
25 requests.
Also called NITHCo / Translink
The Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company is responsible for the operation of its subsidiary companies, including Ulsterbus, Metro (previously Cit...
260 requests.
Also called Northern
Northern Trains Limited is the operator of Northern services.
Northern is a wholly owned subsidiary of DFT OLR Holdings Limited (DOHL), a government o...
150 requests.
Also called Pre Metro Operations
Pre Metro Operations is the operator of the Stourbridge Shuttle; a service operated in partnership with West Midlands Railway, as part of the franchise...
1 request.
Formerly known as the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ATOC is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act; however we are adding the...
34 requests.
Also called ScotRail
ScotRail Trains is a the operator of 'ScotRail' branded services in Scotland, which commenced operation on 1 April 2022, taking over services from the...
68 requests.
Scottish Rail Holdings (SRH) is the holding company which owns the designated 'operators of last resort' for passenger rail services that are devolved...
0 requests.
Also called Caledonian Sleeper
Serco Caledonian Sleepers is the operator of Caledonian Sleeper services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] with Transport Scotland (T...
1 request.
Also called Southeastern
SE Trains Limited is the operator of Southeastern services in London, Kent, East Sussex, and Southeastern High Speed services on High Speed 1. Southeas...
81 requests.
Also called Stagecoach Supertram
Stagecoach Supertram is the operator of the 'Supertram' service in Sheffield, which is provided under a concession agreement [1] with the South Yorkshi...
2 requests.
Also called Chiltern Railways
The Chiltern Railway Company (Chiltern Railways) is the operator of Chiltern Railways services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] betw...
2 requests.
Also called TfL
A local government body responsible for public transport in Greater London, including the London Underground and London Buses. We list TfL subsidiary C...
7043 requests.
Also called TfW Rail
Transport for Wales Rail Limited is the operator of 'Transport for Wales' branded rail services within Wales and parts of England.
This company is a w...
14 requests.
Also called c2c
Trenitalia c2c Limited (c2c) is the operator of c2c services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] with the Department for Transport.
c2c...
3 requests.
Also called London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway
West Midlands Trains is the operator of London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway branded services, which are provided under a franchise ag...
3 requests.
Also called CrossCountry Trains
XC Trains Limited is the operator of CrossCountry services, which are provided under a franchise agreement [1] with the Department for Transport.
Cross...
1 request.
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