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Licence exemptions L-S

All licence exemptions granted by us are on our public register. Electronic copies of current exemptions are available for download as Adobe Acrobat PDF files below.

Abbreviations for terms used describing licence exemptions listed in this section:

  • LMD: a light maintenance depot where services such as refuelling and cleaning trains takes place, and other frequent light maintenance work.
  • Heritage: the operation of low frequency, non-mainline passenger services and assets, usually on a preserved railway line.
  • Network: a railway line or combination of lines and installations. Licence exempt networks are usually functionally separate from the national network. Usually they will also be operated within a fenced or controlled access territory. This includes freight sidings or goods terminals.
  • Contractor: a rail maintenance company which undertakes track maintenance and repair, usually on behalf of Network Rail. Maintenance activities take place within engineering possessions using specialist or Rail Mounted Maintenance Vehicles (RMMVs).
  • Non-passenger trains: freight or maintenance trains. In the context of exemptions, this would include short distance, non-mainline shunting operations in specific areas.
Exemption title Description Date exemption came into force
L & NWR Company Limited LMD 24 May 1997
Lafarge Cement UK plc Non-passenger trains 12 November 2010
Lafarge Cement UK plc Network 12 November 2010
Laing O'Rourke Infrastructure Limited Contractor 26 June 2006
Laser Rail Limited Contractor 14 June 2006
London Eastern Railway Limited Network 20 October 2008
Lundy Projects Limited Contractor 21 April 2010
May Gurney Limited (formerly May Gurney (Construction) Limited) Contractor 05 June 1999
McNicholas Construction Services Limited Contractor 15 November 2005
MDA Rail Limited Contractor 22 June 2007
Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust Heritage 01 May 1999
Miller Argent (South Wales) Limited Network 04 February 2009
Morgan Sindall (Infrastrcture) plc formerly Morgan Est plc Contractor 26 June 2008
North Tyneside Steam Railway Heritage 02 February 2000
Northern Line (LMD) LMD 16 June 1995
Peak Rail plc Heritage 18 March 2011
Port of Boston Ltd Non-passenger trains 05 September 2011
Portsmouth City Council (trading as Portsmouth Commercial Port) Network 05 March 2008
The Potter Group Limited Network 01 October 2003
The Potter Group Limited (LMD) Network 14 September 2000
QTS Group Limited Contractor 21 July 2009
Rail Express Systems Limited (LMD) LMD 22 March 1996
Railcare Limited Non-passenger trains 17 Novemver 2010
Railway Drainage Limited Contractor 11 August 2004
Ribble Rail Limited Heritage 20 June 2005
Ribble Rail Limited Network 12 August 2004
Roadways Container Logistics Limited Network 22 February 2006
RTS Infrastructure Services Limited LMD 18 August 2010
The Seaham Harbour Dock Company Network 08 June 2001
Scotland Infrastructure Maintenance Company Limited (LMD) LMD 12 November 1995
Scottish Woodlands Limited Contractor 21 July 2009
Stobart Rail Limited (formerly W A Developments Limited) Contractor 28 August 1999
Story Rail Limited Contractor 06 May 2009
Strathspey Railway Company Limited Heritage 18 February 2009
Sussex Rail Ltd Contractor 11 May 2010
The Swanage Railway Company Limited Heritage 26 April 1996
Swindon and Cricklade Railway Heritage 16 June 2009

Last updated: 05 September 2011