British American Railway Services (BARS) is a British train operating company, specialising in locomotive and rolling stock hire and maintenance. It was formed to acquire the assets of ECT Rail Holdings in 2008 by Iowa Pacific Holdings, an American shortline railroad holding company. [1]
Subsidiaries of BARS include RMS Locotec, Hanson Traction, Weardale Railway, Dartmoor Railway, and Devon and Cornwall Railways (DCR), which is an embryonic open access operator. [2]
| Number | Name | Livery | Location/Home Depot | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56022 | - | Transrail grey | Wolsingham TMD (Weardale Railway) | Stored unserviceable. Scrapped in November 2011 [1] |
| 56114 | - | EW&S red / gold | Washwood Heath TMD | Stored unserviceable / Source of spares. |
| 56128 | - | Transrail grey | Wansford, Nene Valley Railway | Stored unserviceable / Source of spares. |
| 56303 | - | Devon & Cornwall Railways | Washwood Heath TMD | Operational. Acquired from Rail Vehicle Engineering Ltd (RVEL) in exchange for 73104, 73139 & 31422. |
| 56311 (formerly 56057 "British Nuclear Fuels") | - | Grey & yellow with 'DCR' branding | Washwood Heath TMD | Operational. Locomotive acquired as part of Hanson Traction fleet. |
| 56312 (formerly 56003) | - | Grey & yellow with branding advertising the National Railway Museum's 'Railfest 2012' event. | Washwood Heath TMD | Currently operational. Locomotive acquired as part of Hanson Traction fleet. |
| 31190 | - | BR Green | Washwood Heath TMD | Currently operational. Locomotive acquired as part of Hanson Traction fleet. |
| 31452 | - | Devon & Cornwall Railways | Derby RTC | Currently operational. |
| 31454 | - | BR Intercity Swallow | Washwood Heath TMD | Currently operational. |
| 31468 | - | Fragonset black | Wolsingham TMD (Weardale Railway) | Stored, awaiting return to use. |
| 31601 | - | Devon & Cornwall Railways | Washwood Heath TMD | Operational. |
| 31602 | Driver Dave Green | Network Rail yellow (unbranded) | Derby RTC | Currently operational, on long term hire to Network Rail. Locomotive acquired as part of Hanson Traction fleet. |
56311 Was on a trial run on 9th July 2011 in the Grimsby Area, for a new service.