Railway locomotives & rolling stock
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
427
Active companies
306
Formed in latest 12 months
38
Median active-company age
7.6 years
Revenue known
5
Importers
20
Exporters
18
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 427 |
| Active companies | 306 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 38 |
| Importers | 20 |
| Exporters | 18 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 5 known, 301 unknown (1.6%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 6 | 12 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 8 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 2 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 282 |
| Dissolved | 114 |
| Dormant | 24 |
| Liquidation | 6 |
| In Administration | 1 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 64 |
| West Midlands | 17 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 14 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 14 |
| Tees Valley | 14 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 12 |
| Greater Manchester | 10 |
| Kent | 9 |
| North Wales | 9 |
| South East Wales | 9 |
Geography coverage: 301 known, 5 unknown (98.4%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 168 |
| 1m-15m | 20 |
| 54m+ | 16 |
Revenue-range coverage: 204 known, 102 unknown (66.7%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 111 |
| Small | 73 |
| Large | 16 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 24 |
Company-size coverage: 226 known, 80 unknown (73.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 54 |
| 1–9 | 111 |
| 10–49 | 3 |
| 50–249 | 1 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 170 known, 136 unknown (55.6%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 37 |
| 1–3 years | 30 |
| 3–5 years | 28 |
| 5–10 years | 103 |
| 10–20 years | 55 |
| 20+ years | 53 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 306 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 306 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 4 |
| Exporter only | 2 |
| Both | 16 |
| Neither | 284 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 16 | £349,376,234 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 13 | £8,922,422,997 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 13 | £12,547,780,048 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 13 | £1,993,773,673 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 11 | £1,521,346,400 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 10 | £1,306,982,445 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 7 | £292,572,994 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 7 | £318,805,017 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £1,084,196,547 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 6 | £1,084,557,047 | 2021-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 12 | £99,485,859 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £2,453,516,747 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 11 | £3,751,833,675 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 10 | £535,120,129 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 9 | £512,511,609 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £858,398,817 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £154,260,743 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 5 | £36,928,626 | 2019-07-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 5 | £3,852,942,767 | 2016-01-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 5 | £21,961,459 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 8 | 246 | 60 | 80.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 246 | 60 | 80.4% |
| Solo founder | 151 | 246 | 60 | 80.4% |
| Ecommerce | 2 | 12 | 294 | 3.9% |
| Website | 17 | 19 | 287 | 6.2% |
| 13 | 19 | 287 | 6.2% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| W B Power Services Limited | £131,402,672 |
| The Standard Steam Locomotive Company Limited | £195,992 |
| Rollingstocktech Ltd | £82,027 |
| Db Infinity Limited | £74,800 |
| Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited | £140 |
Revenue coverage: 5 known, 301 unknown (1.6%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Metal products | 25,076 |
| Foods | 24,480 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,654 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 11,992 |
| Printing | 11,851 |
| Furniture | 10,663 |
| Apparel | 10,512 |
| Machinery | 10,310 |
| Chemical products | 9,039 |
| Vehicles | 7,353 |
| Textiles | 7,281 |
| Beverages | 7,088 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,897 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,542 |
| Jewellery | 4,492 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,367 |
| Paper products | 3,156 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,766 |
| Sports goods | 2,380 |
| Games and toys | 2,370 |
| Other | 24,571 |
SIC classification
SIC 30200 — Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
Includes
manufacture of electric, diesel, steam and other rail locomotives, manufacture of self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, maintenance or service vehicles, manufacture of railway or tramway rolling stock, not self-propelled: passenger coaches, goods vans, tank wagons, self-discharging vans and wagons, workshop vans, crane vans, tenders etc., manufacture of specialised parts of railway or tramway locomotives or of rolling stock: bogies, axles and wheels, brakes and parts of brakes; hooks and coupling devices, buffers and bufferparts; shock absorbers; wagon and locomotive frames; bodies; corridor connections etc., manufacture of mining locomotives and mining rail cars, manufacture of mechanical and electromechanical signalling, safety and traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, inland waterways, roads, parking facilities, airfields etc., manufacture of railway car seats
Excludes
manufacture of unassembled rails, see ##24.10, manufacture of assembled railway track fixtures, see ##25.99, manufacture of electric motors, see ##27.11, manufacture of electrical signalling, safety or traffic-control equipment, see ##27.90, manufacture of engines and turbines, see ##28.11