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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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TTTA extracted 56 structured relationships around DfT Operator. Examples in this analysis include DfT Operator → Area served → England and DfT Operator → Defunct → By October 2027; 13 months' time (2027-10). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DfT Operator | Area served | England | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Defunct | By October 2027; 13 months' time (2027-10) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Founded | 24 May 2018; 8 years ago (2018-05-24) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Headquarters | London, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Industry | Rail transport | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Key people | Andrew Haines (Chairman) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Key people | Alex Hynes (CEO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Net income | £19.5 million (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Number of employees | 16,976 (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Operating income | £27.0 million (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Parent | Department for Transport | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Predecessor | Directly Operated Railways | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Revenue | £3.8 billion (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Services | Train operating company | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Services | Operator of last resort | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Services | Rail franchise | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Services | Public transport | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Services | Passenger rail | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | London North Eastern RailwayNorthern TrainsSoutheasternTransPennine ExpressSouth Western Railwayc2cGreater AngliaWest Midlands TrainsThameslinkSouthernGreat NorthernGatwick Express | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | London North Eastern Railway | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | Northern Trains | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | Southeastern | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | TransPennine Express | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | South Western Railway | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | c2c | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | Greater Anglia | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | West Midlands Trains | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | Thameslink | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | Southern | 1.00 | infobox |
| DfT Operator | Subsidiaries | Great Northern | 1.00 | infobox |
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Source: Wikipedia — DfT Operator · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout