Operators

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5,314Unitsheld by 202 operators
4,247In traffic80% of the register
2,879Seen todayunits that have moved
32Passenger operators3,726 units
16Freight operators952 units
122New trains comingbeing built or tested

Passenger operators

The companies running passenger trains on the national network.

Operator ATOC Region Units In traffic Seen today Trips today Classes
Southeastern SE South East 378 367 97% 322 1,553 15 cancelled 7
Northern NT North of England 376 361 96% 302 2,385 37 cancelled 10
ScotRail SR Scotland 349 327 94% 313 1,970 10 cancelled 10
South Western Railway SW South West 330 275 83% 252 1,374 57 cancelled 7
Great Western Railway GW South West 254 231 91% 193 1,495 23 cancelled 10
Southern SN South East 242 239 99% 218 1,449 61 cancelled 3
Transport for Wales AW Wales 218 161 74% 123 855 8 cancelled 9
West Midlands Trains LM West Midlands 198 194 98% 161 1,118 4 cancelled 6
Greater Anglia LE East of England 191 189 99% 161 1,117 4 cancelled 3
East Midlands Railway EM East Midlands 143 114 80% 91 418 2 cancelled 5
Thameslink TL South East 115 115 100% 106 546 9 cancelled 1
London Overground LO London 111 111 100% – 1,386 36 cancelled 2
CrossCountry XC Cross-country 99 92 93% 82 234 2 cancelled 3
c2c CC East of England 86 83 97% 79 317 2 cancelled 2
London North Eastern Railway GR East Coast 81 69 85% 52 167 4
TransPennine Express TP North of England 81 80 99% 69 294 3
Chiltern Railways CH South East 80 75 94% 58 303 3
Elizabeth line XR London 80 72 90% 66 587 2 cancelled 1
Avanti West Coast VT West Coast 79 79 100% 71 273 3
Great Northern GN South East 71 65 92% 53 349 10 cancelled 3
Merseyrail ME North of England 53 53 100% 46 551 2 cancelled 1
Gatwick Express GX South East 27 27 100% 22 62 6 cancelled 1
Eurostar ES International 23 17 74% – 26 1
Grand Central GC East Coast 21 11 52% 8 18 1 cancelled 3
Heathrow Express HX London 13 12 92% 12 131 2
Lumo LD East and West Coast 10 10 100% 8 9 2
West Midlands Trains / Chiltern Railways West Midlands 6 2 33% 4 – 1
Hull Trains HT East Coast 5 5 100% 4 11 1
South Western Railway (Island Line) South West 5 5 100% 2 – 1
TransPennine Express TP North of England 1 1 100% 0 294 1
Caledonian Sleeper CS – – – 3 –
Stansted Express LE East of England – – – – –

Charter operators

Businesses running charter and railtour trains on the national network under their own certificates.

Freight operators

The companies hauling freight on the national network.

Operator Units In traffic Classes
GB Railfreight 228 192 84% 11
DB Cargo UK 207 123 59% 4
Heavy Haul Rail 94 88 94% 3
Freightliner 74 73 99% 2
ESH Rail Services (Land Recovery) 64 1 2% 1
Colas Rail 56 48 86% 7
Euro Cargo Rail 52 52 100% 1
Rail Operations Group 49 20 41% 5
Direct Rail Services 36 36 100% 4
Harry Needle Railroad Company 30 11 37% 3
DC Rail Freight 20 6 30% 2
DB Cargo Poland 17 17 100% 1
Nemesis Rail - Burton 13 3 23% 5
Varamis Rail 8 0 0% 1
Orion Logistics 3 0 0% 2
Hanson & Hall Rail Services 1 1 100% 1

Off lease

Infrastructure and other holders

Heritage and preservation

Heritage railways, museums and preservation groups.

Operator Units In traffic Classes
Wensleydale Railway 18 1 6% 7
National Railway Museum 14 0 0% 13
East Lancashire Railway 13 5 38% 9
Great Central Railway 13 5 38% 9
Midland Railway Centre 11 2 18% 6
Battlefield Line 9 0 0% 7
Severn Valley Railway 8 5 63% 3
Mid Norfolk Railway 7 2 29% 5
125 Group 6 0 0% 1
East Kent Railway 6 0 0% 4
Epping Ongar Railway 6 3 50% 6
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 6 2 33% 4
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway 5 3 60% 3
Caledonian Railway 5 0 0% 2
Colne Valley Railway 5 0 0% 1
Spa Valley Railway 5 0 0% 3
AC Locomotive Group 4 0 0% 4
Crewe Heritage Centre 4 0 0% 3
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway 4 0 0% 3
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway 4 1 25% 4
Mangapps Railway Museum 4 0 0% 2
Mid Hants Railway - Watercress Line 4 1 25% 4
Northampton & Lamport Railway 4 0 0% 3
Peak Rail 4 1 25% 3
Telford Steam Railway 4 0 0% 3
Bluebell Railway 3 1 33% 3
Bodmin & Wenford Railway 3 0 0% 3
Cambrian Heritage Railway 3 0 0% 2
Chasewater Railway 3 0 0% 1
Deltic Preservation Society 3 2 67% 1
Eden Valley Railway 3 0 0% 3
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway 3 0 0% 2
Great Central Railway - Nottingham 3 0 0% 1
Lavender Line 3 0 0% 1
Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway 3 0 0% 2
Nene Valley Railway 3 2 67% 2
North Norfolk Railway 3 1 33% 3
North Yorkshire Moors Railway 3 2 67% 3
Plym Valley Railway 3 0 0% 3
Strathspey Railway 3 0 0% 3
Vintage Trains 3 0 0% 1
Aln Valley Railway 2 0 0% 1
Avon Valley Railway 2 0 0% 1
Barrow Hill Roundhouse 2 0 0% 2
Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway 2 0 0% 1
Caledonian Railway (Brechin) 2 0 0% 1
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway 2 0 0% 2
Churnet Valley Railway 2 0 0% 1
Class 58 Locomotive Group 2 1 50% 1
Dartmoor Railway 2 0 0% 1
Eastern Rail Services 2 0 0% 2
Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway 2 1 50% 2
Keith and Dufftown Railway 2 0 0% 2
Kent & East Sussex Railway 2 0 0% 2
Llangollen Railway 2 0 0% 2
London Transport Traction Group 2 0 0% 1
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway 2 0 0% 1
Rushden Transport Museum & Railway 2 0 0% 1
South Devon Railway 2 0 0% 2
SRPS Railtours 2 0 0% 1
Swanage Railway 2 1 50% 1
Tanat Valley Light Railway 2 0 0% 1
Torbay & Dartmouth Steam Railway 2 2 100% 1
Tyseley Locomotive Works 2 0 0% 2
Weardale Railway 2 0 0% 1
West Somerset Railway 2 0 0% 1
Whitrope Heritage Centre 2 0 0% 1
400 Series Preservation Group 1 0 0% 1
86259 Group 1 1 100% 1
Appleby Frodingham Railway 1 0 0% 1
Barrow Hill Roundhouse / Pioneer Group 1 0 0% 1
Barry Tourist Railway 1 0 0% 1
Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway 1 0 0% 1
Class 37 Loco Group 1 0 0% 1
Class 47 Preservation Project 1 0 0% 1
Class 507 Preservation Society 1 0 0% 1
Class 56 Group 1 1 100% 1
Crewe Heratige Centre 1 0 0% 1
Dean Forest Railway 1 0 0% 1
Didcot Railway Centre 1 0 0% 1
East Lancashire Railway / SVR 1 1 100% 1
East Somerset Railway 1 0 0% 1
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway 1 0 0% 1
Fife Heritage Railway 1 0 0% 1
Hastings Diesels Ltd 1 0 0% 1
Head of Steam - Darlington 1 0 0% 1
Isle of Wight Steam Railway 1 0 0% 1
Ivatt Diesel Recreation Society 1 0 0% 1
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway 1 0 0% 1
Llanelli Goods Shed Trust 1 0 0% 1
Midland Railway Butterley 1 0 0% 1
Northumbria Rail 1 0 0% 1
NSE Railway Society 1 0 0% 1
Pacer Rail Group / Foxfield Railway 1 0 0% 1
Peak Locomotive Company Ltd 1 0 0% 1
Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group 1 0 0% 1
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway 1 0 0% 1
Rushden Transport Museum 1 0 0% 1
Southern Electric Traction Group 1 0 0% 1
Swindon & Cricklade Railway 1 0 0% 1
Tarka Valley Railway 1 0 0% 1
Vale of Berkeley Railway 1 0 0% 1
Vale of Berkley Railway 1 0 0% 1
Welsh Railways Trust 1 0 0% 1