British American Railway Services

British American Railway Services Ltd
Limited company
Industry Railways
Predecessor ECT Rail Holdings
Founded 2008
Headquarters Stanhope, United Kingdom
Area served
 Great Britain
Services Locomotive hire
Parent Iowa Pacific Holdings
Website http://www.rmslocotec.com/

British American Railway Services (BARS) is a British locomotive and spot hire company. It is ultimately owned by Iowa Pacific Holdings.

The company was established in 2008 to acquire the rail assets of Ealing Community Transport.[1]

BARS subsidiaries include RMS Locotec, Hanson Traction, Weardale Railway and Dartmoor Railway.[2] BARS also owned Devon and Cornwall Railways which was active from 2011 until 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "A Brief History of ECT Charity" (PDF). ECT Charity. April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.rmslocotec.com/#/dcr/4539306317
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