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DfT Operator

DfT Operator Limited (DFTO) is a British state-owned holding company established in 2018 as DfT OLR Holdings Limited by the Department for Transport (DfT). It was created to act as the operator of last resort for rail franchises in England, taking over train operating companies (TOC) that were either failing, or being returned to public ownership at the…

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Founded
24 May 2018; 8 years ago (2018-05-24)
Industry
Rail transport
Headquarters
London, England
Area served
England
Defunct
By October 2027; 13 months' time (2027-10)
Key people
Andrew Haines (Chairman) · Alex Hynes (CEO)

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Nodes33
Edges32
Triples56
Avg. degree1.94
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related to 2024–present: Expansion and role in public ownership · 22
DfT Operator → Act, Bill, Department, DfT OLR Holdings Limited, DfT Operator Limited, Following, Great British Railways, July, Labour Party, Network Rail, Parliament, Passenger Railway Services, Public Ownership, Railways Bill, Secretary, State, The, The Passenger Railway Services, This, Transport
Subsidiaries · 13
DfT Operator → c2c, Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Greater Anglia, London North Eastern Railway, London North Eastern RailwayNorthern TrainsSoutheasternTransPennine ExpressSouth Western Railwayc2cGreater AngliaWest Midlands TrainsThameslinkSouthernGreat NorthernGatwick Express, Northern Trains, South Western Railway, Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink, TransPennine Express, West Midlands Trains
Services · 5
DfT Operator → Operator of last resort, Passenger rail, Public transport, Rail franchise, Train operating company
Key people · 2
DfT Operator → Alex Hynes (CEO), Andrew Haines (Chairman)
Area served · 1
DfT Operator → England
Defunct · 1
DfT Operator → By October 2027; 13 months' time (2027-10)
Founded · 1
DfT Operator → 24 May 2018; 8 years ago (2018-05-24)
Headquarters · 1
DfT Operator → London, England
Industry · 1
DfT Operator → Rail transport
Net income · 1
DfT Operator → £19.5 million (2025)

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rail operator public ownership dft passenger services government operating 2024 transport train dfto railways british last resort holdings companies department

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DfT OperatorArea servedEngland1.00infobox
DfT OperatorDefunctBy October 2027; 13 months' time (2027-10)1.00infobox
DfT OperatorFounded24 May 2018; 8 years ago (2018-05-24)1.00infobox
DfT OperatorHeadquartersLondon, England1.00infobox
DfT OperatorIndustryRail transport1.00infobox
DfT OperatorKey peopleAndrew Haines (Chairman)1.00infobox
DfT OperatorKey peopleAlex Hynes (CEO)1.00infobox
DfT OperatorNet income£19.5 million (2025)1.00infobox
DfT OperatorNumber of employees16,976 (2025)1.00infobox
DfT OperatorOperating income£27.0 million (2025)1.00infobox
DfT OperatorParentDepartment for Transport1.00infobox
DfT OperatorPredecessorDirectly Operated Railways1.00infobox
DfT OperatorRevenue£3.8 billion (2025)1.00infobox
DfT OperatorServicesTrain operating company1.00infobox
DfT OperatorServicesOperator of last resort1.00infobox
DfT OperatorServicesRail franchise1.00infobox
DfT OperatorServicesPublic transport1.00infobox
DfT OperatorServicesPassenger rail1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesLondon North Eastern RailwayNorthern TrainsSoutheasternTransPennine ExpressSouth Western Railwayc2cGreater AngliaWest Midlands TrainsThameslinkSouthernGreat NorthernGatwick Express1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesLondon North Eastern Railway1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesNorthern Trains1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesSoutheastern1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesTransPennine Express1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesSouth Western Railway1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesc2c1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesGreater Anglia1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesWest Midlands Trains1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesThameslink1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesSouthern1.00infobox
DfT OperatorSubsidiariesGreat Northern1.00infobox

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