 BARS D5613 (31190) at Eastleigh in BR green livery | |
| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Railways |
| Predecessor | ECT Rail Holdings |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Defunct | 2020 |
| Headquarters | , England |
Area served | Great Britain |
| Services | Locomotive hire |
| Parent | Iowa Pacific Holdings |
British American Railway Services (BARS) was a British locomotive and spot hire company. It was a subsidiary of Iowa Pacific Holdings.
The company was established in 2008 to acquire the rail assets of Ealing Community Transport.[1]
BARS subsidiaries included RMS Locotec, Hanson Traction, Weardale Railway and Dartmoor Railway.[2] BARS also owned Devon & Cornwall Railways which was active from 2011 until 2017. In January 2020 BARS announced that it intended to dispose of all its UK assets.[3]
- ^ "A Brief History of ECT Charity" (PDF). ECT Charity. April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ Weardale Railway put up for sale by its American owners