RMS Locotec
| Industry | Railways |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 1992 |
| Founder | John Hummel |
| Headquarters | , England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Services | Rolling stock hire |
| Website | www.rmslocotec.com |
RMS Looctec is a railway rolling stock maintenance company based in Wolsingham, England.
History[]
RMS Locotec was established in Dewsbury in April 1992 by John Hummel with some second-hand 0-4-0 and Class 08 0-6-0 shunter locomotives. Its first contract was with Blue Circle with further work won from ICI and Mobil.[1][2] In 2008, the business was purchased by British American Railway Services.[3]
After British American Railway Services was placed in administration, the business was sold in June 2020 to Proviso Holdings, a consortium that included , with 20 Class 08 locomotives.[4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ RMS: Reviving Yorkshire's locomotive industry Rail issue 270 17 January 1996 pages 67-70
- ^ A decade of RMS Rail issue 466 23 July 2003 page 9
- ^ US company buys Weardale and Dartmoor lines from ECT Rail issue 601 24 September 2008 page 70
- ^ Two heritage railways are on the market Heritage Railway issue 263 January 2020 page 6
- ^ News Round-Up Rail Express issue 291 August 2020 page 40
- ^ RMS Locotec sold to Proviso Holdings Railways Illustrated September 2020 page 8
External links[]
Media related to Trains of RMS Locotec at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Post-privatisation British railway companies
- Railway companies established in 1992
- Wolsingham
- 1992 establishments in England