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DfT Operator Limited
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- Type
- National operator — public-sector operator holding company (precursor to GBR)
- Market · Region
- United Kingdom
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
DfT's publicly owned holding company managing train operators brought into public ownership as the precursor to Great British Railways.
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The Department for Transport's publicly owned holding company for train operators brought into public ownership under the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 — South Western (May 2025), c2c, Greater Anglia, West Midlands Trains (1 February 2026), Chiltern (31 May 2026), Thameslink Southern Great Northern (31 May 2026), Great Western (13 December 2026), TransPennine, Northern, LNER and Southeastern — the precursor to Great British Railways.
- Type
- National operator — public-sector operator holding company (precursor to GBR)
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
Structure
Sources for these relationships (2)
- ○ Express & Star · West Midlands Trains prepares for public ownership (1 February 2026) (published 2026-01-29 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● House of Commons Library · When will my local train operator be nationalised? (checked 2026-09-06)
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (1)
- Entry path
- Portals (1)
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2 sources · 1 primary
- ● House of Commons Library · When will my local train operator be nationalised? (checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ Express & Star · West Midlands Trains prepares for public ownership (1 February 2026) (published 2026-01-29 · checked 2026-09-06)
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