Chartered Institution of Railway Operators

Most of the current train and freight operating companies (TOCs & FOCs) in the UK fall into this category. Also included is the Heritage Railway Association (HRA).{{cite web|title=Our Corporate Members|url=http://www.ciro.org/employers/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}

A list of the companies that are corporate members of CIRO:{{cite web|title=Our Corporate Members|url=https://www.ciro.org/employers/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators |accessdate=1 August 2023}}

• Abellio Greater Anglia
• Arriva Rail London
• Arup
• Avanti West Coast
• Chiltern Railways
• Colas Rail
• Crosscountry
• Deutsche Bahn (DB)
• Department for Transport (DfT)
• East Midlands Railway
• East West Rail
• Freightliner
• Govia Thameslink Railway
• Great Western Railway
• Grand Central
• HS2
• Hull Trains
• Keolis Amey Docklands (DLR)
• Keolis Amey Metrolink
• Iarnród Éireann
• London North Eastern Railway
• Lumo
• Mercury3 Consult
• Merseyrail
• Mott Macdonald
• MTR Elizabeth Line
• Network Rail
• Nexus
• Northern
• Office of Rail and Road
• Rail Delivery Group
• Rail Operations Group
• Resonate
• Rail Safety and Standards Board
• Tracsis
• Translink
• Transnet
• Transpennine Express
• Transport for Greater Manchester
• Transport for London
• Transport for Wales
• Victa Railfreight
• VolkerRail
• West Midlands Trains
• West Somerset Railway
• WSP

CIRO has a number of local sections in a number of countries.

Internationally, there are sections in:

• Australia{{cite web|title=Australia & New Zealand|url=http://www.ciro.org/australia-new-zealand/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}
• New Zealand{{cite web|title=Australia & New Zealand|url=http://www.ciro.org/australia-new-zealand/|publisher=The CharteredInstitution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}
• United Kingdom{{cite web|title=Area Councils|url=http://www.ciro.org/area-councils/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}
• Ireland{{cite web|title=Irish Area Council|url=http://www.ciro.org/ireland/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}

Area councils, branches of the CIRO, also operate within the U.K.:

• Midlands{{cite web|title=Midlands Area Council|url=https://www.ciro.org/midlands/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}
• North East{{cite web|title=North East Area Council|url=https://www.ciro.org/north-east/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}
• North West & Wales{{cite web|title=North West & Wales Area Council|url=https://www.ciro.org/north-west-wales/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}
• Scotland{{cite web|title=Scottish Area Council|url=https://www.ciro.org/scotland/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}
• South East{{cite web|title=Sough East Area Council|url=https://www.ciro.org/south-east/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}
• South West & Wales{{cite web|title=South West & Wales Area Council|url=https://www.ciro.org/south-west-wales/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}

There is also a Young Operators section specialised for young people working on the national network and the Railway Engineers Forum (REF) which is a multi-disciplinary body drawn from Professional Institutions with strong railway interests.{{cite web|title=REF events (Rail Engineers' Forum)|url=http://www.railwayoperators.co.uk/whats-on/ref/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=28 January 2015}}{{cite web|title=Young Operators|url=https://www.ciro.org/young-operators/|publisher=The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=2 August 2023}}

Membership grade is dependent on the individual member's experience and / or formal qualification.

• Affiliate Member
• Associate Member (awarded the post-nominal letters ACIRO)
• Member (awarded the post-nominal letters MCIRO)
• Fellow (awarded the post-nominal letters FCIRO)

The headquarters of CIRO is located in Stafford, West Midlands.{{cite web|title=Contact the IRO|url=http://www.railwayoperators.co.uk/contact/|publisher=The Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=28 January 2015}}

CIRO has its own section for learning and development, and provides a means of competence certification for personnel undertaking work in the railway operations sector. CIRO offers learning & development through continuing professional development (CPD), a mentoring scheme and academic courses. CIRO aims to provide a focus for raising standards through the use of short courses in a bespoke training portfolio and longer courses to educate railway operations management to certificate, diploma, and bachelor of science level.{{cite web|title=Learning & Development|url=http://www.railwayoperators.co.uk/learning-development/|publisher=The Institution of Railway Operators|accessdate=28 January 2015}}

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• [http://www.railwayoperators.co.uk/ CIRO website]

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