The Office of Rail Regulation is the independent safety and economic regulator for Britain's railways.

Licence exemptions granted 2004-2005

All licence exemptions granted by ORR are available in hard copy from the Office of Rail Regulation's library at rail.library@orr.gsi.gov.uk. Electronic copies are available for download as Adobe Acrobat PDF files below.

Key

* -denotes exemptions with an insurance condition

Abbreviations

LMD - Light maintenance depot.
Heritage - Includes the operation of all railway assets, i.e.: Passenger Train, Non-passenger train, LMD, Station, Network.
Terminal - network is usually secure (gated/controlled access/fenced) from both the national network and adjoining property.

Licence exemptions granted 2005

Number

Exemption title

Date exemption made

Date exemption came into force

No. 1 Avondale Environmental Services Limited Licence Exemption 2005 9 Feb 2005 9 Feb 2005
No. 2 Carillion Construction Limited (Light Maintenance Depot) Licence Exemption 2005 7 Mar 2005 18 Mar 2005
No. 3 Kier Construction Licence Exemption 2005 23 Mar 2005 23 Mar 2005
No. 4 Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group Licence Exemption 2005 16 May 2005 16 May 2005
No. 5 Cambrian Railways Trust: Notice of revocation of 2005 licence exemption 26 May 2005 26 May 2005
No. 6 Ribble Rail Limited Licence Exemption 2005 20 Jun 2005 20 Jun 2005
No. 7 TNT Logistics UK Limited Licence Exemption 2005 29 Jul 2005 1 Aug 2005
No. 8 W.H. Malcolm Limited Network Licence Exemption 2005 - Revoked 10 Oct 2008 30 Aug 2005 30 Aug 2005
No. 9 The Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon Licence Exemption 2005 31 Aug 2005 31 Aug 2005
No. 10 Wyvern Rail Plc Licence Exemption 2005 - Revoked 4 Mar 2008 31 Aug 2005 31 Aug 2005
No. 11 Cambrian Railways Trust Licence Exemption 2005 14 Sep 2005 20 Sep 2005
No. 12 Jerich (UK) Licence Exemption 2005 28 Sep 2005 28 Sep 2005
No. 13 McNicholas Construction Services Limited Licence Exemption 2005 15 Nov 2005 15 Nov 2005
No. 14 Docklands Light Railway Limited (City Airport Extension) Licence Exemption 2005 28 Nov 2005 30 Nov 2005

Licence exemptions granted 2004

Number

Exemption title

Date exemption made

Date exemption came into force

No. 1 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway PLC Licence Exemption 2004 (Heritage) (No LMD operations) 1 Mar 2004 1 Mar 2004
No. 2 Dartmoor Railway Limited Licence Exemption 2004 (Stations) 22 Mar 2004  22 Mar 2004
No. 3

Vale of Glamorgan Railway Company Limited Licence Exemption 2004 (Heritage) - Revoked 25 September 2007

1 Apr 2004 1 Apr 2004
No. 4 Kier Construction Limited Licence Exemption 2004 - Revoked 23 March 2005 5 Apr 2004 5 Apr 2004
No. 5 Avon Valley Railway Company Limited Licence Exemption 2004 (Heritage) (No LMD operations) 22 Apr 2004 22 Apr 2004
No. 6 *Elec-Track Installations Limited Licence Exemption 2004 23 Apr 2004 23 Apr 2004
No. 7 *McAlpine Capital Projects Limited Licence Exemption 2004 (Now Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects Limited) 26 Apr 2004 26 Apr 2004
No. 8 *Bridgen Enterprises Limited Licence Exemption 2004 - Revoked 7 Dec 2007 11 May 2004 11 May 2004
No. 9 *Catena Rail Limited Licence Exemption 2004 - Revoked 11 July 2005 9 Jul 2004 9 Jul 2004
No. 10 Weardale Railways Limited Licence Exemption 2004 (Heritage) 16 Jul 2004 16 Jul 2004
No. 11 Cambrian Railways Society Limited (Light Maintenance Depot) Licence Exemption 2004 5 Aug 2004 5 Aug 2004
No. 12 *Railway Drainage Limited Licence Exemption 2004 11 Aug 2004 11 Aug 2004
No. 13 Ribble Rail Limited Licence Exemption 2004 12 Aug 2004 12 Aug 2004
No. 14 WyvernRail plc Licence Exemption 2004 (Heritage) - Revoked 4 Mar 2008 23 Aug 2004 23 Aug 2004
No. 15 *Dean & Dyball Construction Limited Licence Exemption 2004 24 Aug 2004 24 Aug 2004
No. 16 English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited (Light Maintenance Depot) Licence Exemption 2004 8 Sep 2004 8 Sep 2004