British American Railway Services Ltd BARS D5613 (31190) at Eastleigh in BR green livery |
| Company type | Limited company |
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| Industry | Railways |
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| Predecessor | ECT Rail Holdings |
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| Founded | 2008 |
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| Defunct | 2020 |
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| Headquarters | , England |
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Area served | Great Britain |
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| Services | Locomotive hire |
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| Parent | Iowa Pacific Holdings |
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British American Railway Services (BARS) was a British locomotive and spot hire company. It was a subsidiary of Iowa Pacific Holdings.
The company was established in 2008 to acquire the rail assets of Ealing Community Transport.[1]
BARS subsidiaries included RMS Locotec, Hanson Traction, Weardale Railway and Dartmoor Railway.[2] BARS also owned Devon & Cornwall Railways which was active from 2011 until 2017. In January 2020 BARS announced that it intended to dispose of all its UK assets.[3]
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