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Did You Know?
Approximately 1600 freight trains are operated on average daily.
Over half a million journeys were made by overseas tourists in 2005, generating in excess of £20 million revenue.
The average age of the passenger rolling stock is 13.2 years – Britain has one of Europe’s youngest train fleets.
What is ATOC and what does it do?
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) is the voice of the passenger rail industry. Set up in 1994, it fulfils this role both as a trade association, and as a group of ‘schemes’ which act as the operational engine room of the passenger railway and guarantee the continued benefits of a national network.
These schemes provide key support services for passengers, including National Rail Enquiries, passenger fare revenue allocation (through the Rail Settlement Plan), National Rail products such as railcards, and the network of travel agents selling rail services to the public.
ATOC’s trade association role includes representing train companies to the Government, Office of Rail Regulation, the media and other opinion formers on transport policy issues and interpreting government and rail industry policy and planning initiatives for its members.
ATOC Role (pdf, 26Kb)
These schemes provide key support services for passengers, including National Rail Enquiries, passenger fare revenue allocation (through the Rail Settlement Plan), National Rail products such as railcards, and the network of travel agents selling rail services to the public.
ATOC’s trade association role includes representing train companies to the Government, Office of Rail Regulation, the media and other opinion formers on transport policy issues and interpreting government and rail industry policy and planning initiatives for its members.
ATOC Role (pdf, 26Kb)
