Access and licensing

This page contains depot access applications and decisions made under sections 17 or 22A of the Railways Act 1993.

All documents related to competing applications received from freight operators.

All documents related to competing applications received from passenger operators.

This page contains notices of consent issued since 2020.

This page includes the latest documents relating to track access applications we are currently considering. This may include application forms, draft agreements, any related documents and responses we make public.

Our decisions on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement.

A consolidated (or conformed) agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement. We do not approve these consolidated agreements, they are provided by Network Rail for reference purposes only to provide an overview of the current terms of the contract.

We monitor industry compliance with timetable production timescales by gathering data from Network Rail and train operators.