Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

English

Passenger rail transport, interurban

UK SIC 2007 · 49100ISIC 49 · Land transport and transport via pipelinesH · Transportation and storage
Live companies812main activity SIC 49100
New, past 12 months24029.6% of live
Median age8 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration101.2%
Oldest1911incorporated 21 Mar 1911

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

01002003004002011: 720112012: 102013: 2220132014: 172015: 2320152016: 262017: 2120172018: 252019: 2020192020: 222021: 2220212022: 172023: 2820232024: 232025: 3320252026: 236

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
212
South East
119
West Midlands
73
East of England
63
Yorkshire and The Humber
60
North West
59
Wales
48
Scotland
45
North East
43
South West
41
East Midlands
39
Northern Ireland
9

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

812 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 17.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Anglia Shunters Limited
00114816
Coppull21 Mar 1911
Pullman Car Company Limited(the)
00141798
City of Westminster7 Oct 1915
Arriva Limited
00347103
Sunderland8 Dec 1938
Talyllyn Holdings Limited
00511996
Tywyn3 Oct 1952
Bluebell Railway Operating Limited
00649797
Sussex17 Feb 1960
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Company Limited(the)
00688587
Kendal30 Mar 1961
British Transport Hotels Limited
00735306
City of Westminster13 Sept 1962
North Norfolk Railway Public Limited Company
00762885
Sheringham31 May 1963
Balfour Beatty Rail Projects Limited
00772437
Tower Hamlets30 Aug 1963
Balfour Beatty Rail Infrastructure Services Limited
00772439
Tower Hamlets30 Aug 1963
Welsh Highland Railway Limited
00790125
Porthmadog30 Jan 1964
Dart Valley Railway Ltd
00852020
Paignton18 Jun 1965
Keighley and Worth Valley Light Railway Limited
00870851
Haworth8 Feb 1966
The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust Limited
00901015
Bradford16 Mar 1967
Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited
NI006929
Belfast21 Apr 1967
Steamtown Railway Museum Limited
00917269
Carnforth5 Oct 1967
British Rail Engineering Limited
00965219
City of Westminster31 Oct 1969
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway Company Limited
00975745
Cumbria26 Mar 1970
York Caravan Equipments Limited
00982561
Nuneaton19 Jun 1970
The Kent and East Sussex Railway Company Limited
01007871
Tenterden14 Apr 1971
West Somerset Railway Public Limited Company
01010188
Minehead5 May 1971
RFD (Channel Tunnel) Limited
01014180
City of Westminster11 Jun 1971
Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid Limited
01055353
Gwynedd22 May 1972
Locomotive Owners Group (Scotland) Limited
SC053045
West Lothian8 May 1973
Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society Limited
01114826
Redhill (Reigate and Banstead)21 May 1973
Watercress Line Heritage Railway Trust Limited
01126590
New Alresford3 Aug 1973
Shackerstone Railway Society Limited
01136834
Shackerstone, Nuneaton28 Sept 1973
The Teifi Valley Railway Limited
01149600
Llandysul5 Dec 1973
South Devon Railway Trust
01157099
Buckfastleigh15 Jan 1974
Colne Valley Railway Company Limited
01184883
Cambridge (Cambridge)23 Sept 1974
71000 Steam Locomotive Limited
01195307
North Walsham2 Jan 1975
Highland Locomotive Company Limited
SC058041
Aviemore2 Jul 1975
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland-The
NI010798
Whitehead18 Jul 1975
Bluebell Extension Railway Limited
01227615
Sussex25 Sept 1975
Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway Companylimited (the)
SC058707
West Lothian2 Oct 1975
Locomotive "6201 Princess Elizabeth" Society Limited
01242678
Alcester3 Feb 1976
Great Central Railway plc
01257394
Loughborough6 May 1976
East Somerset Railway Company Limited
01261079
Nr Shepton Mallet2 Jun 1976
Corris Railway Company Limited(the)
01284837
Machynlleth3 Nov 1976
S & C R Limited
01399489
Swindon13 Nov 1978
Maunsell Locomotive Society Limited
01470016
Nr Uckfield28 Dec 1979
Plym Valley Railway Company Limited
01524215
Plymouth24 Oct 1980
Great Northern & East Lincolnshire Railway Limited
01552205
Humberston and New Waltham23 Mar 1981
Dean Forest Railway Company Limited
01576461
Lydney24 Jul 1981
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway plc
01576947
Greet28 Jul 1981
Caledonian Railway Brechin Ltd
SC081172
—16 Dec 1982
Forest of Dean Railway Limited
01714404
Lydney12 Apr 1983
Great Western Railway Limited
01759457
Faversham6 Oct 1983
35006 Locomotive Company Limited(the)
01762406
Colwall Stone18 Oct 1983
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway Company (1983) Limited(the)
01766049
Blaenavon31 Oct 1983