Directory of Operating Companies Resources

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Sites concerned with Train Operating Companies (TOCs) who run services on the UK National Rail system.

Resources in This Category

• Abellio Greater Anglia

  https://www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk/
  Train service information for Anglia and services between London Liverpool Street, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich. Formerly 'National Express East Anglia'.

• Arriva

  http://www.arriva.co.uk/
  Arriva is one of the largest bus and train transport services organisations in Europe, employing some 34,000 people and delivering more than one billion passenger journeys across nine European countries every year.

• Arriva Trains Wales

  http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/
  Trains in Wales and the borders. Journey planner, news and information about promotions, engineering work and stations.

• Association of Train Operating Companies

  http://www.atoc.org/
  Industry association advocates on behalf of its member companies and provides them with shared marketing, accounting and operational services.

• c2c

  http://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
  Rail services for London, Tilbury and Southend. Timetables, ticket sales, journey planning and news of events feature on the site.

• Caledonian Sleeper

  http://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/travel-connections/caledonian-sleeper
  Overnight sleeping car train services operating between London Euston and Scotland.

• Chiltern Railways

  http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/
  Operates trains between London, Birmingham, High Wycombe and Aylesbury. Includes route information, train times, ticket sales and places to visit.

• Colas Rail

  http://www.colasrail.co.uk/
  Rail freight operator hauls aggregates and timber.

• CrossCountry

  http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
  Passenger train company operates about 1,500 route miles and calls at more than 100 stations, from Aberdeen to Penzance, and from Stansted to Cardiff.

• DB Schenker Rail (UK)

  http://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/start/
  The UK's main railfreight operating company. Company information, news and job opportunities. Formerly English Welsh & Scottish Railway.

• Direct Rail Services

  http://www.directrailservices.com/
  National rail freight operator serves the nuclear fuels industry and other customers in the United Kingdom.

• DLR London - Docklands Light Railway

  https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/dlr/
  Events, attractions, restaurants and more near a DLR station. Things to do in the London Docklands area, travel information and service updates from Dockland Light Railway.

• East Midlands Trains

  http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/
  Operates from Yorkshire and the East Midlands to London St Pancras over routes formerly run by Midland Mainline. Includes ticket booking, fares and timetabling information.

• Eurostar

  http://www.eurostar.com/
  The high-speed passenger train operating between London, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Disneyland Resort Paris and beyond. Fares, timetables and bookings information.

• First Great Western

  https://www.gwr.com/
  Train services run on the lines between London Paddington, South Wales, the Cotswolds and the West of England. Tickets can be purchased online and timetables are available, along with company news and real-time travel information.

• Freightliner Group Limited

  http://www.freightliner.co.uk/
  Rail freight operator providing port-to-door intermodal and heavy haul commodity services.

• Gatwick Express

  http://www.gatwickexpress.com/
  Fast rail transit between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria Railway Stations.

• GB Railfreight

  http://www.gbrailfreight.com/
  Freight train operator handles marine containers, commodities and merchandise. With press releases, vision statement and photos of locomotives.

• Go-Ahead Group

  http://www.go-ahead.com/
  UK company operates train and bus services under several franchises and brand names.

• Grand Central Train Services

  http://www.grandcentralrail.com/
  Company explains its plan to offer high-speed train service from London Kings Cross to Sunderland by way of York, Thirsk, Northallerton, Eaglescliffe (for Middlesbrough) and Hartlepool.

• Heart of Wessex Railway

  http://www.heartofwessex.org.uk/
  Information from the Bristol to Weymouth Rail Partnership, made up of the train operator, First Great Western, and the 10 local authorities through which the line runs.

• Heathrow Connect

  http://www.heathrowconnect.com/
  Passenger train service connects local stations. Hayes and Harlington, Southall, Hanwell, West Ealing, Ealing Broadway, and London Paddington with Heathrow Airport. Includes timetable and fares.

• Hull Trains

  http://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
  Direct London to Hull service. News, timetables, information.

• Intalink

  http://www.intalink.org.uk/
  Guide to passenger transport in Hertfordshire helps users plan bus and rail journeys and provides updates on ticket offers and bus and rail service changes.

• Island Line

  http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/island-line.aspx
  Operator of the eight and half miles of passenger railway on the Isle of Wight, serving Ryde, Brading, Sandown, Lake and Shanklin. Part of Stagecoach.

• London Midland

  http://www.londonmidland.com/
  Local and long distance services across central England. Maps, timetables, tickets and company information are available.

• London Overground Rail Operations Ltd

  http://www.lorol.co.uk/
  Joint venture is Transport for London's operator for London Overground electric passenger train service.

• London Underground

  https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/
  London's underground railway system. Journey planner, customer information, and the latest news about the Tube.

• Malcolm Rai

  http://www.malcolmgroup.co.uk/rail/rail_services.asp
  Operates express rail services and rail terminal operations

• Merseyrail

  http://www.merseyrail.org/
  Merseyside's passenger rail operator, with full journey planner, real-time status/disruption alerts, and news about the company, planned improvements to the network, and special events that can be reached by train.

• NI Railways.

  http://www.translink.co.uk/NI-Railways/
  The public transport service provider for Northern Ireland.

• Northern Rail

  https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
  Operates local and inter-urban services in the North and North East of England.

• Queen of Scots

  http://www.queenofscots.co.uk/
  Luxury private touring train carriages, destinations and food and drink are discussed.

• Renaissance Trains

  http://www.renaissancetrains.com/
  Promotes and invests in "open access" passenger and freight rail businesses in the United Kingdom.

• Riviera Trains Limited

  http://www.riviera-trains.co.uk/
  Lessor of locomotives and coaching stock to train operating companies and charter operators.

• ScotRail

  http://www.scotrail.co.uk/
  Subsidiary of FirstGroup operates local and long distance services around Scotland, and the Caledonian Sleeper services between London Euston and Scotland.

• South West Trains

  https://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/
  Operates trains from London Waterloo station to the South West regions. Includes timetables and ticket sales.

• Southeastern Trains

  http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
  Passenger train operating company runs train services in Kent, South London and parts of East Sussex. Includes timetables, fares, and corporate details.

• Southern Railway

  http://www.southernrailway.com/
  Operators of the rail franchise that covers the south London Metro area, London to Brighton, plus the south coast between Bournemouth, Brighton, Hastings and Ashford. Formerly South Central Trains.

• Stansted Express

  https://www.stanstedexpress.com/
  Services, tickets and information about the shuttle service from London Liverpool street to Stansted Airport.

• The Shakespeare Express

  http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/the-shakespeare-express/
  Operates steam trains summer Sundays on the UK national main line system between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon using locomotives based at Tyseley Locomotive Works, Birmingham Railway Museum.

• TransPennine Express

  http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
  Operates passenger train services across the Pennines in the north of England.

• Vintage Trains

  http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/
  Company runs steam trains on the UK national main line system to places of interest using locomotives based at Tyseley Locomotive Works, Birmingham Railway Museum.

• Virgin Trains

  http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/
  Timetables online, e-mail booking, business travel, ticket types and fares, train times for Virgin Trains.

• Virgin Trains East Coast

  https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/
  Rail transport from London (Kings Cross) to the North east of England and Scotland. Includes online ticket booking, route and company information.

• West Coast Railways

  http://www.westcoastrailways.co.uk/
  Operates and leases special trains for charter operators, filming, company or group travel, and train operating companies.

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