Railroads of
United Kingdom

31. Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
    The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) minimum gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. The 7-mile (11.3 km) line runs from Ravenglass to Dalegarth Station near Boot in the valley of Eskdale, in the Lake District. At Ravenglass the line ends at Ravenglass railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line. Intermediate stations and halts are at Muncaster Mill, Miteside, Murthwaite, Irton Road, The Green, Fisherground and Beckfoot. The railway is owned by a private company and supported by a preservation society.
    
    
32. Dartmoor line
    The Dartmoor line is a 15+1⁄2-mile (24.9 km) railway line in Devon, England. From Crediton, the line runs alongside the Tarka Line to the site of the former Coleford Junction where it diverges west to Okehampton. Previously a heritage line, it is owned by Network Rail. In July 2021, as part of the government's Restoring Your Railway programme,[2] the line was transferred to Network Rail ownership, and regular national rail passenger services began in November of the same year.
    
    
33. Alderney Railway
    The Unique Railway on the Island of Alderney - the only railway in the Channel Islands. The Alderney Railway opened in 1847 and runs for about 2 miles (3.2 km), mostly following a coastal route, from Braye Road to Mannez Quarry and Lighthouse. The railway is run by volunteers and usually operates during summer weekends and bank holidays.
    
    
34. The Strathspey Railway
    The Strathspey Railway (SR) in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland, operates a 10 miles (16 km) heritage railway from Aviemore to Broomhill, Highland via Boat of Garten, part of the former Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (later part of Highland Railway) which linked Aviemore with Forres. It is one of only a handful of primary/secondary main lines to be preserved in Britain today.
    
    
35. GCR - Great Central Railway
    The Great Central Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire. It runs for 8.25 miles (13.28 km) between the town of Loughborough and a new terminus in the north of Leicester. It has period signalling, locomotives and rolling stock. The GCR is currently the only double track mainline heritage railway in the world with 5.25 miles (8.45 km) of working double track. Four stations are in operation, each restored to a period in the railway's commercial history: Loughborough Central (the 1950s); Quorn & Woodhouse (Second World War and the remainder of the 1940s); Rothley (Edwardian Era); Leicester North (the 1960s).
    
    
36. Stansted Express
    Stansted Express is the fastest and most comfortable way to and from Stansted Airport. Trains depart every 15 minutes with an average journey time of approximately 45 minutes, Stansted Express is the quickest way to your destination.
    
    
37. Heathrow Express
    Heathrow Express is the non-stop rail link to Heathrow Airport. With trains leaving every 15 minutes and taking just 15 minutes, Heathrow Express is the fastest way to get to the airport.
    
    
38. Nexus - Tyne and Wear Metro
    There are 59 Metro stations serving Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North and South Tyneside. Stations are at the heart of both Newcastle and Sunderland city centres, so getting around couldn't be easier.
    
    
39. SPT - Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
    Glasgow Metro and rail services in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland
    
    
40. Freightliner
    After operating as part of British Rail and the National Freight Corporation for over 30 years, Freightliner was privatised in 1996 through a management buyout that owned the operating company Freightliner Limited, whose traditional business is the transportatation of containerised cargo around the UK. This company is now commonly referred to as 'Freightliner Intermodal’. In 1999 Freightliner Intermodal expanded the services it offered into bulk rail freight and formed a division called 'Freightliner Heavy Haul’. Two years later, in April 2001, the Intermodal and Heavy Haul businesses became separate operating companies (Freightliner Ltd and Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd), which together formed the Freightliner Group. In April 2006 Freightliner Group set up Freightliner Maintenance Ltd, operating as a separate entity dedicated to the repair and maintenance of traction and rolling stock. Today, the Freightliner Group is a successful, independent organisation, leading the development of railfreight services in the UK.
    
    
41. GBRF - GB Railfreight
    GB Railfreight is a rail freight company in the United Kingdom.
    
    
42. DB Cargo
    We provide freight, infrastructure and passenger charter trains throughout the UK, and freight services to and from mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel. We also provide traction and train crew for scheduled passenger operators.
    
    
43. DRS - Direct Rail Services
    Direct Rail Services (DRS) is a rail freight company in Great Britain.
    
    
44. AVR - Avon Valley Railway
    The Avon Valley Railway is a three-mile-long heritage railway based at Bitton station in South Gloucestershire, England. The railway follows the Avon Valley south-east from Oldland Common, through Bitton and alongside the River Avon towards Kelston and Bath.
    
    
45. KDR - The Keith and Dufftown Railway
    The Keith and Dufftown Railway ("The Whisky Line") is a heritage railway in Scotland, running for 11 miles (18 km) from Keith Town to Dufftown via Drummuir and Auchindachy.
    
    

     
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