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    Railway Companies in United Kingdom

    Railex profiles 63 rail-industry companies headquartered in United Kingdom, from operators and infrastructure managers to rolling stock builders, component suppliers and signalling specialists.

    The list includes 48 operating companies, 10 infrastructure managers and contractors and 2 rolling stock manufacturers.

    London, Birmingham and Sunderland are the most common headquarters locations.

    16 of them are hiring right now, with 452 open roles tracked on the Railex job board.

    63Companies
    5Sectors covered
    16Hiring now
    452Open roles

    Companies headquartered in United Kingdom

    Showing 60 of 63
    Balfour Beatty logoBalfour BeattyLondon · United Kingdom · est. 190930 rolesHS2 Ltd logoHS2 LtdBirmingham · United Kingdom · est. 200926 rolesGB Railfreight logoGB RailfreightLondon · United Kingdom · est. 199915 rolesCostain logoCostainMaidenhead · United Kingdom · est. 186514 rolesAvanti West Coast logoAvanti West CoastLondon · United Kingdom · est. 201912 rolesGreater Anglia logoGreater AngliaLondon · United Kingdom · est. 201210 rolesSoutheastern logoSoutheasternLondon · United Kingdom · est. 20218 rolesMott MacDonald logoMott MacDonaldLondon · United Kingdom · est. 19895 rolesScotRail logoScotRailGlasgow · United Kingdom · est. 20225 rolesTransport for London logoTransport for LondonLondon · United Kingdom · est. 20003 rolesCaledonian Sleeper logoCaledonian SleeperInverness · United Kingdom · est. 20071 roleColas Rail logoColas RailLondon · United Kingdom · est. 2007283 rolesArriva logoArrivaSunderland · United Kingdom · est. 193827 rolesGGreat Western RailwaySwindon · United Kingdom · est. 19987 rolesEEast Midlands RailwayDerby · United Kingdom · est. 20194 rolesCc2cLondon · United Kingdom · est. 19962 rolesBabcock International logoBabcock InternationalLondon · United Kingdom · est. 1891Chiltern Railways logoChiltern RailwaysSunderland · United Kingdom · est. 1996Freightliner logoFreightlinerBirmingham · United Kingdom · est. 1995Galliford Try logoGalliford TryUxbridge · United Kingdom · est. 1908Govia Thameslink Railway logoGovia Thameslink RailwayLondon · United Kingdom · est. 2014Heathrow Express logoHeathrow ExpressHounslow · United Kingdom · est. 1998Hitachi Rail logoHitachi RailLondon · United Kingdom · est. 2015London North Eastern Railway logoLondon North Eastern RailwayYork · United Kingdom · est. 2018Murphy logoMurphyLondon · United Kingdom · est. 1951Network Rail logoNetwork RailLondon · United Kingdom · est. 2002South Western Railway logoSouth Western RailwayLondon · United Kingdom · est. 2017TransPennine Express logoTransPennine ExpressManchester · United Kingdom · est. 2023West Midlands Trains logoWest Midlands TrainsBirmingham · United Kingdom · est. 2017CCrossCountryBirmingham · United Kingdom · est. 2007DB Cargo UK logoDB Cargo UKDoncaster · United Kingdom · est. 1995Direct Rail Services logoDirect Rail ServicesCarlisle · United Kingdom · est. 1995Lumo logoLumoNewcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom · est. 2021NNorthern TrainsYork · United Kingdom · est. 2020Arriva Rail London logoArriva Rail LondonUnited Kingdom · est. 2016GEOTEC Surveys logoGEOTEC SurveysGodalming · United Kingdom · est. 1998Go-op logoGo-opTaunton · United Kingdom · est. 2009Grand Central Railway logoGrand Central RailwaySunderland · United Kingdom · est. 2000Harry Needle Railroad Company logoHarry Needle Railroad CompanyChesterfield · United Kingdom · est. 1998PRE METRO OPERATIONS logoPRE METRO OPERATIONSStourbridge · United Kingdom · est. 1999AArriva Trains WalesCardiff · United Kingdom · est. 2003CCOATING SERVICESOldham · United Kingdom · est. 1999EEast Midlands TrainsDerby · United Kingdom · est. 2007First Harrogate Trains logoFirst Harrogate TrainsUnited KingdomGrand Union logoGrand UnionUnited KingdomGTS Rail Operations logoGTS Rail OperationsUnited KingdomHHull TrainsKingston upon Hull · United Kingdom · est. 2000KKeolisAmey WalesUnited Kingdom · est. 2018LLondon MidlandBirmingham · United Kingdom · est. 2007MMerseyrail ElectricsUnited Kingdom · est. 2003MMTR Elizabeth lineLondon Borough of Islington · United Kingdom · est. 2013NNIS GroupWolverhampton · United Kingdom · est. 2018Rail Operations logoRail OperationsUnited KingdomRRENAISSANCE TRAINSHuntingdon · United Kingdom · est. 1997SSouthernLondon · United Kingdom · est. 2001The Railway Touring Company logoThe Railway Touring CompanyUnited KingdomTTransport for Wales RailPontypridd · United Kingdom · est. 2021Vintage Trains logoVintage TrainsUnited KingdomVVirgin Trains East CoastUnited Kingdom · est. 2015WWest Coast Railway CompanyCarnforth MPD · United Kingdom · est. 1998

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    Company records are compiled from public sources and company-published material, and each profile can be corrected or removed on request — see the companies data policy. Headcount, founding year and sector are shown only where a source records them.