Talk:Train operating company

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Merge[edit]

Should this page be merged with List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom and Summary of Train Operating Companies in the United Kingdom ??? Thoughts people. Pickle 18:56, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No. Exaplained why at List. Simply south 16:55, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestions for cleanup-editing[edit]

Would Add/Point Out list of suggestions for improvement of the page.

Summary: Is the term TOC exclusive to the UK? - By which I mean should this page say TOC -Train Operating Company for UK TOC's See for French TOC's see ect.
Expansion of the term Majority Franchise
Better list of who is responsible for franchises
Organisation

Railway Network Set-up either cleaned up or made simpler to understand
The list of which Government/Department is responsible for each franchise

Is the list of TOC parent companies needed?
Changes

Could this be shortened? its very long and I would presume the information about these companies/franchises is held elsewhere

Confirm the current list of TOC's and provide a source?
Future TOC's - I don't believe that TOC's for re-let belong under this heading, maybe a TOC renewal header further down?
Confirmation the "GO" is a TOC and not a travel/booking agent
I don't believe the Sea Links Section has any relevance?
Again is Dutchflyer a TOC?
Should the Orient Express come under the railtours section?

this was also posted here

LongRobin79(talk) 22:06, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Freight operating company[edit]

The third line of this page mentions 'Freight rail services' however this is a 'FOC' (Freight operating company) not a TOC. A Train operating company (passengers) and a Freight operating company are two different things, in the uk at least. There is a page for Freight operating company that redirects to 'Rail freight in Great Britain' page. This needs fixing by someone experienced. Wheelspinzmarks (talk) 10:30, 21 February 2020 (UTC) comment added by Wheelspinzmarks (talk • contribs) 13:49, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback needed[edit]

Could someone with rollback rights please urgently sort this page out? It's absolute shambles... Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 20:25, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can you suggest a point in history to go back to? 10mmsocket (talk) 21:22, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps here?: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Train_operating_company&curid=923810&diff=1080841319&oldid=1080818737 Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 04:28, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done (to the one edit before that). Also requested temporary page protection hoping this IP editor gets bored and moves on. 10mmsocket (talk) 06:40, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]