Office of the Rail Regulator

THE RAILWAYS ACT 1993

Licence Application by: London and North Western Railway Company Ltd. (“the Applicant”). Company Registration No.: 2880012. Principal Address of the Applicant: Crew Heritage Centre, Vernon Way, Crewe CW1 2DB. Directors of the Applicant: Peter Alan Waterman (Chairman) and Antony John Mosley. The Rail Regulator hereby gives notice in accordance with section 8(4) of the Railways Act 1993, that he proposes to grant a light maintenance depot (LMD) licence and a network licence (in order to operate the network within the LMD) to the applicant on the grounds that, subject to compliance with all necessary legal requirements, it appears to him to be a fit and proper person to be the holder of such a licence and to operate the railway assets in question. Any person who wishes to make any representation or objection with respect to the proposed licence should send such representation or objection to Ms Assita Diarra, Licensing and Standards, Passenger Services Group, Office of the Rail Regulator, 1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, London EC1N 2TQ, not later than 19th February 1999. C. Bolt, Rail Regulator 22nd January 1999.