Train operating company facts for kids

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The term train operating company (often abbreviated to TOC) is used in the United Kingdom to describe the various businesses operating passenger trains on the railway system of mainland Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand. They have existed since the privatisation of the network under the Railways Act 1993.

Current train operating companies in the United Kingdom

◄ Defunct

National:	Abellio Greater Anglia · Arriva Trains Wales · c2c · Chiltern Railways · CrossCountry · East Midlands Trains · First Hull Trains · Grand Central · Great Western Railway · Heathrow Connect · Heathrow Express · London Midland · London Overground · Merseyrail · NI Railways¹ · Northern · ScotRail · Southeastern · Southern · South West Trains · Thameslink and Great Northern · TransPennine Express · Virgin Trains

International:	Enterprise¹ · Eurostar

Sub-brands:	Caledonian Sleeper · Gatwick Express · Island Line Trains · Night Riviera · Stansted Express

1 Operates on the Irish railway network.

Images for kids

A collection of diagrams of many different TOCs in the United Kingdom

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