The Economic Contribution of UK Rail, published 2021
APPENDIX 1: SECTORS AND TERMS Fig. 72. Clarification of sectors of industry Main sector / sub-sector
Description with Standard Industry Classification (SIC 2007) codes
Rail transport system
- Network Rail
Interurban rail passenger transport (49.1) and freight rail transport (49.2). Mainline train operations in Great Britain, including London Overground, plus Northern Ireland Railways.1 Urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger railway transport (49.31/1). London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, and systems in Tyneside, Liverpool, West Midlands, and Glasgow.1 Part of 'service activities incidental to land transport' (52.21).
Rolling stock manufacture
Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock, and related equipment (30.2).
Rail-related construction
Construction work including building, fitting and finishing (41-43), where carried out for the rail transport system, either directly or through sub-contracting.
Railway support services
Warehousing and support activities for transport (52, excluding Network Rail), where carried out directly for the railway system. Includes e.g. train maintenance services.
- Interurban rail transport
- Metro systems
Rolling stock leasing General machinery
Non-machinery manufacturing
Part of 'leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods' (77.39). Manufacture of electronic equipment (26), electrical equipment (27), mechanical machinery (28), motor vehicles (29), aerospace, shipbuilding and other non-rail transport equipment (30, except 30.2).2 Repair and installation of machinery (33). Manufacture of food, drink and tobacco (10-12), textiles, clothing and leather (13-15), wood and paper (16-17), chemicals and pharmaceuticals (20-21), rubber and plastics (22), building products (23), basic metals and metal products other than machinery (2425), furniture and miscellaneous products (31-32). Printing (18).
General construction
Construction (41-43), other than rail-related construction.2
General transport services
Land, water and air transport (49-51), warehousing and support services for transport (52), postal and courier services (53), other than rail transport and rail support services.
Energy, mining & utilities
Mining including oil extraction (05-09), manufacture of refined petroleum and coke (19), electricity and gas supply (35), water supply and waste services (36-39).
Information & communication
Publishing (58), filming, recording and broadcasting (59-60), telecommunications services (61), computer-related and information services (62-63).
Finance & real estate
Finance and insurance (64-66), and real estate services including property rental (68). 3 Legal, accountancy and management consultancy services (69-70), architectural and engineering services (71), scientific R&D (72), advertising (73), design activities and other professional services (74-75). Renting of machinery (77) other than rolling stock, employment agencies (78), travel and reservation services (79), security services (80), cleaning and other services for buildings (81), office administrative and other business support services (82).
Professional services
Business support services Wholesale, retail, catering & hotels - Wholesale & retail
Motor trades and repair of motor vehicles (45), other wholesale and retail trade (46-47).
- Catering & hotels
Hotels and other short-stay accommodation (55), food and beverage serving (56).
Other activities - Agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (01-03).
- Health & education
Public administration (85), education and training (86), health and care (87-88).3
- Cultural services
Arts, libraries, sports, and recreation (90-93).
- Household & personal services
Membership organisations (94), household goods repair (95), miscellaneous personal services (96), and activities of households as employers (97).
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The split between urban and interurban rail is based on the split in employee jobs in the ONS Business Register Employment Survey. On that basis it looks as if some parts of TfL Rail are counted in the former sector, and some in the latter. 2 Supplies of a capital nature are only captured in the analysis if they are provided to the rail transport system, or to the rolling stock leasing companies. Otherwise, supplies counted in 'general machinery' will be limited to parts and components, and machinery installation and repair. 'General construction' will be limited to minor repair and maintenance activities. 3 Indirect and induced impacts only capture privately-funded rather than taxpayer-funded activities, although this can include some charged-for public services. In addition, while induced impacts include actual property rental, no imputed owneroccupied rent is counted.
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