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| Company type | Holding company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Successor | DfT OLR Holdings |
| Headquarters | London , England |
| Services | Train operating company management |
| Owner | Department for Transport |
| Subsidiaries | East Coast |
| Website | www.directlyoperatedrailways.co.uk |
| Footnotes / references Government holding company formed to run temporary rail franchises when private contractors have failed | |
Directly Operated Railways Ltd. (DOR)[1] was a holding company set up by the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom in July 2009 to operate rail franchises should it become necessary to bring them into public ownership.[2] From November 2015, its function was taken over by the Department for Transport, 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.
- ^ Companies House extract company no 6950819 Directly Operated Railways Limited
- ^ Official website