TOC Codes

This page lists the codes used to identify Train Operating Companies (TOCs) in the various data feeds available from Network Rail. Different feeds use different sets of codes to refer to the same company. Network Rail also have a set of business codes for each of their geographical areas of responsibility, listed at the bottom.

History

The business code categorises a sign-on to type of business in the original British Rail. This can drive things such as permissions granted, e.g. all sign-ons beginning #E or #H have access to certain systems.

The currently allocated business codes are as follows:

Code	Description
C	Central Services
D	Railfreight Distribution
E	Train Operating Companies
G	British Rail International
H	Train Operating Companies
J	Other Businesses
K	BREL and Level 5 Depots
L	Train Operating Companies
P	Train Operating Companies
Q	British Rail Headquarters
R	British Rail Infrastructure Services
T	NRCC
U	Ex-British Rail (now privatised)
V	Ex-British Rail (now privatised)
W	DB Cargo UK
X	Private owners
Y	Private owners
Z	Other businesses

Network Rail

Network Rail Route	Business Code
HQ Functions	QA
Sussex	QB
Wessex	QC
Western	QD
Central	QE
North West	QF
North East	QG
Anglia	QH
East Coast	QI
Eastern	QJ
Southern	QK
Scotland	QL
Kent	QM
WCML South	QN
High Speed 1	QQ
North West & Central	QR
Scotland	QS
Wales & Western	QU
East Midlands	QV
Wales	QW

Non-Network Rail

• Company Name is the name of the company
• Business Code is a two-character code used within the TRUST system. It is used in the names of the individual train movement feeds..
• Sector Code is the sector code used to represent the TOC in TRUST messages.
• ATOC Code is a two-character code used to representing the TOC in the SCHEDULE feed. Non-passenger operators are represented by an ATOC code of ZZ.

Company Name	Business Code	Sector Code	ATOC Code
Virtual European Paths	EU	?	EU
Unmapped (was Alliance Rail)	ZB	14	AR
Northern Trains	ED	23	NT
Transport for Wales	HL	71	AW
c2c	HT	79	CC
Caledonian Sleeper	ES	35	CS
Chiltern Railways	HO	74	CH
CrossCountry	EH	27	XC
DC Rail	PO	34	ZZ
East Midlands Railway	EM	28	EM
Eurostar	GA	06	ES
Unmapped (was First Capital Connect)	EG	26	FC
Hull Trains	PF	55	HT
Unmapped (was Gatwick Express)	HV	81	GX
GB Railfreight	PE	54	ZZ
Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)	ET	88	GN
Govia Thameslink Railway (Thameslink)	ET	88	TL
Grand Central	EC	22	GC
Grand Central (North West)	LN	14	GC/LF
Great Western Railway	EF	25	GW
Greater Anglia	EB	21	LE
Heathrow Connect	EE	24	HC
Heathrow Express	HM	86	HX
Island Lines	HZ	85	IL
Locomotive Services	LS	89	LS
West Midlands Trains	EJ	29	LM
London Overground	EK	30	LO
LUL Bakerloo Line	XC	91	LT
LUL District Line - Richmond	XE	93	LT
LUL District Line - Wimbledon	XB	90	LT
Merseyrail	HE	64	ME
Network Rail (On-Track Machines)	LR	15	LR
Nexus (Tyne & Wear Metro)	PG	56	TW
North Yorkshire Moors Railway	PR	51	NY
ScotRail	HA	60	SR
South Western Railway	HY	84	SW
South Yorkshire Supertram	SJ	19	SJ
Southeastern	HU	80	SE
Southern	HW	88	SN
Swanage Railway	SP	18	SP
Elizabeth line	EX	33	XR
TransPennine Express	EA	20	TP
Avanti West Coast	HF	65	VT
London North Eastern Railway	HB	61	GR
West Coast Railways	PA	50	WR
JSD Rail Research & Development	RR	02	ZZ
Victa Westlink Rail (defunct)	PV	03	ZZ
DB Cargo Charters	FM	04	ZZ
DB Cargo Freight	WA	05	ZZ
Rail Operations Group	PH	07	ZZ
DB Cargo International	FD	08	ZZ
Freightliner Intermodal	FL	09	ZZ
Serco Rail Operations	FX	10	ZZ
Freightliner Heavy Haul	DH	11	ZZ
Freight Europe (defunct)	PN	12	ZZ
Europorte Channel	PT	13	ZZ
LORAM	LC	16	ZZ
Hanson & Hall Rail Services	YG	17	ZZ
Network Rail Virtual Freight Company	QJ	31	ZZ
Unmapped (was Wrexham and Shropshire)	EI	32	WS
Vintage Trains	TY	36	TY
Seco Rail (defunct)	RU	37	ZZ
Carillion Rail CTRL (Phase 1) (defunct)	RQ	38	ZZ
Harsco	RT	39	ZZ
Balfour Beatty Rail	RZ	40	ZZ
Unmapped (was Europhoenix)	PX	41	PX
Colas Rail	RG	42	ZZ
Amey Fleet Services	RE	43	ZZ
Carillion Rail	RB	44	ZZ
Lumo	LD	45	LD
SB (Swietelsky Babcock) Rail	RD	46	ZZ
Unmapped		47
Unmapped		48
VolkerRail	RH	49	ZZ
Pre Metro Operations	PK	52	ZZ
SNCF Freight Services	PS	53	ZZ
Go-Op	GO	57
Unmapped (was Advenza Freight)	PI	58	ZZ
On Route Logistics	PM	59	ZZ
Railadventure	SO	11	unknown
Unmapped		62
Unmapped		63
Unmapped		66
Unmapped		67
Unmapped		68
Unmapped		69
Unmapped		70
Grand Union Trains	LF	12	LF
Legge Infrastructure Services	LG	72	ZZ
Unmapped		73
Unmapped		75
Unmapped		76
Unmapped		77
Unmapped		78
Unmapped (was Southern)	HW	82	SN
Unmapped		83
Unmapped		87
Network Rail Reserved Pathings (non-QJ)	NR	92	ZZ
Ffestiniog Railway	XJ	94
Varamis Rail	MV	95
Unmapped		96
Direct Rail Services	XH	97	ZZ
Internal Testing	RM	98	ZZ
Unmapped		99
Unmapped (was Anglia Railways)	HS
Unmapped (was Silverlink Train Services)	HP
Unmapped (was Central Trains)	HG
Unmapped (was WAGN)	HQ
Unmapped (was First Great Eastern)	HR