| British American Railway Services Ltd | |
| Image Alt: | Photo of green diesel locomotive |
| Type: | Limited company |
| Predecessor: | ECT Rail Holdings |
| Foundation: | 2008 |
| Defunct: | 2020 |
| Location City: | Stanhope |
| Location Country: | England |
| Area Served: | Great Britain |
| Industry: | Railways |
| Services: | Locomotive hire |
| Parent: | Iowa Pacific Holdings |
British American Railway Services (BARS) was a British locomotive and spot hire company. It was a subsidiary of Iowa Pacific Holdings.
The company was established in 2008 to acquire the rail assets of Ealing Community Transport.[1]
BARS subsidiaries included RMS Locotec, Hanson Traction, Weardale Railway and Dartmoor Railway.[2] BARS also owned Devon & Cornwall Railways which was active from 2011 until 2017. In January 2020 BARS announced that it intended to dispose of all its UK assets.[3]