Access and licensing

Competing track access applications

16 August 2024
Information on how competing and complex applications for the December 2024, May 2025 and December 2025 timetable changes will be considered.

Core Valley Lines (CVL) access

18 June 2024
This page contains all Core Valley Lines (CVL) track access application consultations, decisions, consolidated agreements, and the CVL charging framework. It also contains information on the CVL Network Code, including details of any approved modifications to the Code, and our consultations on a network licence for the operator of the network.

Our review of how railway licence holders are protecting the environment

16 May 2024
As the rail regulator, we have legal duties to contribute to sustainable development, and to consider the railway’s effect on the environment. One of the ways we make sure operators are protecting the environment is through our role in licencing the railway, with a specific environment condition in all railway licences.

Template station and depot documentation

3 May 2024
This page is intended to be used as a quick reference for all ORR-issued template documentation relating to station and depot access, including access agreements, access conditions, annexes, amending documents and amending agreements.
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