freight operating company

noun

A company that runs freight trains on the national railway network in Great Britain under license from the government.

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Meanings

nounfreight operating company (plural freight operating companies)

plural freight operating companies

  1. UKrail transportA company that runs freight trains on the national railway network in Great Britain under license from the government.
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