Access and licensing

Our decisions on new contracts where Network Rail and the train operator could not reach agreement.

Consents granted under Condition 18 (interests in railway vehicles) of Network Rail's network licence.

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.

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

This page contains details of current projects, policy documents and statements regarding access to the rail network.

Our decisions in 2022 on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement