Rail Related Organisations

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS:

• Association of Train Operating Companies - Passenger TOCs.
• Rail Freight Group - Freight operators.
• Railway Industry Association - Companies with businesses relating to the railway industry in the UK

ONLINE DIRECTORIES:

• rail.co.uk
• railway-technology.com

PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS:

• Institution of Engineering & Technology Railway Network
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers Railway Division
• Institution of Railway Operators
• Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
• Permanent Way Institution

USER ORGANIZATIONS AND PRESSURE GROUPS:

• ACoRP promotes Community Rail Partnerships for the support of existing and reopened lines of local importance to the community
• Greengauge21 is a not-for-profit organization set up to promote and develop plans for new high speed rail lines in the UK
(further details of this and other rail user groups can be found on the website of the Office of the Rail Regulator.)
• Light Rail Transit Association - promotes light rail and tramway as urban transport solutions
• Passenger Focus the independent rail consumer watchdog
• Railfuture (formerly the Railway Development Society) promotes use of, and investment in, railways
• Transport 2000 - supports railways as an integral part of the complete transport infrastructure

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