RAIL CHRONOLOGY: TRAIN OPERATING COMPANY (TOC) CODES
used in Great Britain Passenger Railway / National Rail Timetables 1996 - 2007
For codes in use from December 2007 onwards click here. Page last updated: 4 December 2007
Code
Operator
Transferred to private sector
Timetable start date
Owner / controlling interest at 10 November 2007
29.9.96
1.6.97
28.9.97
24.5.98
27.9.98
30.5.99
26.9.99
28.5.00
24.9.00
20.5.01
30.9.01
2.6.02
29.9.02
18.5.03
28.9.03
23.5.04
12.12.04
12.6.05
11.12.05
11.6.06
10.12.06
20.5.07
AM
ARRIVA Trains Mersyside
*10
*
*
*6
AN
ARRIVA Trains Northern
*10
*
*
*
*
*51
AR
Anglia Rlys Train Services
5.1.97
*42
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*17
AW
ARRIVA Trains Wales
*14
*
*
*
*
*
*
Arriva
CA
Cardiff Rly Co
13.10.96
*29
*
*29
CC
c2c
*7,8
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
NEx
CH
Chiltern Rly Co
21.7.96
*39
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Laing Rail (M40)
CT
Central Trains
2.3.97
*46
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 60
NEx
CX
Connex
*19
*
*
*
*
*11
*
*
*
*16
CX
Connex South Eastern
*16
EC
InterCity East Coast
28.4.96
*20
EP
European Passenger Services
1.4.96
*21
EP
Eurostar (UK)
*21
*
*
*
*
*
*21
ES
Eurostar (UK)
*21
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 21
21
21
L&C
FC
First Capital Connect
*55
*
*
First
GC
Grand Central
*58
*
GE
Great Eastern Rly
5.1.97
*49
*
*
*
*22
GE
First Great Eastern
*22
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*17
GL
First Great Western Link
*18
*
*57
GR
Great North Eastern Rly
*20
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*20
GR
GNER
*20
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 61
SeaCo
GW
Great Western Trains Co
4.2.96
*36
*
*
*
*23
GW
First Great Westerm
*23
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
First
GX
Gatwick Express
28.4.96
*37
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
NEx
HC
Heathrow Connect
* 54
*
*
*
BAA/First
HT
Hull Trains
*9
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
First/Renaissance
HX
Heathrow Express
*24
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
BAA
IL
Island Line
13.10.96
*41
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 59
*
Stagecoach
LE
"one"
*17
*
*
*
*
*
*
NEx
LS
LTS Rail
26.5.96
*38
*
*
*
*
*
*
*7,8
ME
Merseyrail Electrics
19.1.97
*44
*
*
*
*
*
*5
*
*
*10
ME
Merseyrail
*6
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Serco/Ned
ML
Midland Mainline
28.4.96
*37
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 62
NEx
NL
North London Rlys
2.3.97
*3
*
*3
NS
Network SouthCentral
26.5.96
*25
NS
NorthernSpirit
*4
*
*5
*
*
*10
NT
Northern
*51
*
*
*
*
*
Serco/Ned
NW
North West Regional Rlys
2.3.97
*26
NW
North Western Trains
*26
*
*
*27
NW
First North Western
*27
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*51
NY
North Yorkshire Moors Rly
*56
*
*
NYMR
RE
Regional Rlys North East
2.3.97
*4
*
*
*4
SC
Connex South Central
*25
*
*19
SC
South Central
*11
*
*
*11
SE
The South Eastern Train Co
13.10.96
*28
SE
Connex South Eastern
*28
*
*19
SE
South Eastern Trains
*16
*
*
* 52
SE
Southeastern
* 52
*
*
GoVia
SN
South Central
*11
SN
Southern
*11
*
*
*
*
*
*
GoVia
SR
ScotRail Rlys
31.3.97
*34
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*1
SR
First ScotRail
*1
*
*
*
*
*
First
SS
Silverlink Train Services
*3
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 63
NEx
SW
South West Trains
4.2.96
*35
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 59
*
Stagecoach
TL
Thameslink Rail
2.3.97
*45
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 55
TP
Frist TransPennine Express
*15
*
*
*
*
*
*
First/Keolis
TT
Thames Trains
13.10.96
*40
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*18
TT
First Great Western Link
*18
VL
Cardiff Rly Co
*29
*
*29
VL
Valley Lines
*29
*8
*
*12
VT
Virgin Trains
*30
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Virgin/Stagecoach
WB
Wales & Borders Trains
*12
*
*
*
*14
WC
InterCity West Coast
9.3.97
*48
WC
Virgin West Coast
*48
WE
Wessex Trains
*13
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* 57
WN
West Anglia Great Northern Rly
5.1.97
*43
*
*
*
*
*
*31
WN
WAGN Rly
*8,31
*
*
*
*
*
*31
WN
Wagn Rly
*17
*
* 53
WN
Wagn
* 53
* 55
WR
West Coast Railways
*32
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
WW
South Wales & West Rly
13.10.96
*2
*
*2
WW
Wales & West
*2
*
*
*
*8
*
*12
XC
CrossCountry Trains
5.1.97
*47
XC
Virgin CrossCountry
*47
NR
Network Rail