Mendip Rail is an independent freight operating railway company in the Great Britain. It is composed of the rail-operation divisions of Foster Yeoman and Hanson Aggregates (previously ARC).
The company operates aggregates trains from the Quarries of the Mendip Hills in South-West England to London and South-East England. The Foster Yoeman quarries are at Torr Works and Dulcote Quarry, while Hanson has plants at Batts Combe Quarry and Whatley Quarry.
The company operates four Class 59/0 diesel locomotives owned by Foster Yeoman (59001-59005 excluding 59003) and four Class 59/1 diesel locomotives owned by Hanson Aggregates (previously ARC) (59101-59104).
Mendip Rail own Merehead Traction Maintenance Depot (Merehead TMD) where the above eight rail locomotives are allocated, and can also be seen at Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD) for heavy maintenance