07.01.11
New freight operator licensed
Devon and Cornwall Railways has become the country’s newest licensed freight operator.
As the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) granted the licence and SNRP (statement of national regulatory provisions), Devon and Cornwall Railway’s president Ed Ellis said: “Issuance of this licence reaffirms the UK’s commitment to competition amongst open-access freight operators.
“We are pleased that the ORR has, after careful evaluation, enabled DCR to take the next steps toward implementing our strategy of becoming an effective, responsive operator focused on atypical and innovative flows in the UK rail freight market. We look forward to working with customers, Network Rail, and other interested parties to develop freight operations.”
DCR is a subsidiary of British American Railway Services, Ltd, which through its subsidiary Rail Management Services also has interests in mainline and shunting locomotive hire and maintenance, as well as track infrastructure construction and maintenance. Railway operational subsidiaries include Weardale Railways, CIC, and Dartmoor Railway CIC.
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