| Limited company | |
| Industry | Railways |
| Predecessor | ECT Rail Holdings |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Stanhope, United Kingdom |
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Area served
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Great Britain |
| Services | Locomotive hire |
| Parent | Iowa Pacific Holdings |
| Website | http://www.rmslocotec.com/ |
British American Railway Services (BARS) is a British locomotive and spot hire company. It is ultimately owned by Iowa Pacific Holdings.
BARS subsidiaries include RMS Locotec, Hanson Traction, Weardale Railway, Dartmoor Railway, and Devon & Cornwall Railways (DCR), which is an embryonic open access operator.