Private company
Directly Operated Railways
Former state holding company for UK railways
Directly Operated Railways Ltd. (DOR) was a holding company set up by the Department for Transport (DfT) in the United Kingdom in July 2009 to operate rail franchises should it become necessary to bring them into public ownership. From November 2015, its function was taken over by the DfT, who set up DfT OLR Holdings Limited to carry out that function. A partnership of Arup Group, Ernst & Young and SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit were appointed temporarily to support them in that function.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
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Directly Operated Railways Ltd. (DOR) was a holding company set up by the Department for Transport (DfT) in the United Kingdom in July 2009 to operate rail franchises should it become necessary to bring them into public ownership. From November 2015, its function was taken over by the DfT, who set up DfT OLR Holdings Limited to carry out that function. A partnership of Arup Group, Ernst & Young and SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit were appointed temporarily to support them in that function.2
Corporate structure
Directly Operated Railways sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Directly Operated Railways London
- East Coast Subsidiary ยท London
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Department for Transport
Owners
- Department for Transport
Subsidiaries
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Succeeded by DfT Operator1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaDirectly Operated Railways
- WikidataQ5280480
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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