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Freight Rail Transport Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Freight Rail Transport sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

Businesses in the UK

661

86.4% active

Avg age

8.2 yrs

Average company age

Top location

London

144 active businesses

01 - Market

Freight rail transport market shaped by new incorporations.

New company registrations for Freight rail transport businesses over the last six years.

02 - Outlook

Sector signals.

A composite view of Freight Rail Transport businesses in the UK across six key dimensions.

Opportunity score · composite (0-100)

5-year forecast · new incorporations

03 - Business profile

Business profile.

Breakdown of active Freight rail transport companies by category.

  • Private Limited Company 501 companies
  • Ltd 151 companies
  • PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, Limited By Guarantee, No Share Capital) 6 companies
  • PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited By Guarantee, No Share Capital, Use Of 'Limited' Exemption) 2 companies
  • Plc 1 companies

04 - Economics

Structure & age.

Company status split and age distribution for Freight rail transport.

Status split

Distribution of company statuses across all records.

Company age bands

0-2 years
33
2-5 years
300
5-10 years
183
10-20 years
70
20+ years
55

Age distribution

05 - Competitors

Key companies.

Company Status Date of Incorporation
#1

JOHN G_ RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED

SC021189 • GLASGOW

Total Assets: £67,014,181

 Active 18/08/1939
#2

SPEDITION SERVICES LIMITED

02569484 • Leatherhead

Total Assets: £24,871,298

 Active 19/12/1990
#3

TELS GLOBAL UK LIMITED

04303303 • Whetstone

Total Assets: £14,142,401

 Active 11/10/2001
#4

MULTIMODAL LOGISTICS LIMITED

04199202 • FELIXSTOWE

Total Assets: £10,768,678

 Active 12/04/2001

06 - Locations

Where they are.

Ranked by the number of active Freight rail transport businesses registered in each location.

  1. 01

    London

    144 active businesses

    21.8% of sector 144
  2. 02

    Birmingham

    24 active businesses

    3.6% of sector 24
  3. 03

    Doncaster

    21 active businesses

    3.2% of sector 21
  4. 04

    Coventry

    17 active businesses

    2.6% of sector 17
  5. 05

    Manchester

    15 active businesses

    2.3% of sector 15
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