This page contains archived track access applications by section.
New contracts (section 17 and 18)
East Coast Trains Limited (FirstGroup) - Section 17
Closed consultation - Undertaken by Network Rail.
Draft contract  pdf icon PDF, 1,412 Kb
Application form
DfT advice
Consultation responses:
Alliance Rail Holdings  pdf icon PDF, 91 Kb 
East Midlands Trains
GB Railfreight
Govia Thameslink Railway
LOROL
Northern Rail
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
Transport Focus
Transport Scotland
Virgin East Coast Main Line
Virgin West Coast
XC Trains  pdf icon PDF, 129 Kb
Network Rail's representations:
08 April 2015
First Groups responses to consultees:
Alliance Rail Holdings
GB Railfreight
Northern Rail pdf icon PDF, 274 Kb
Virgin East Coast Main Line
XC Trains  
The Great North Eastern Railway Company Limited (Cleethorpes + West Yorkshire services) - Section 17
Closed consultation - Undertaken by Alliance.
Draft contract
Application form
Consultation responses:
DB Schenker
DfT
East Coast
East Midlands Trains
Freightliner
Metro
Northern
Passenger Focus
Transport Scotland
Alliance responses to:
DB Schenker
DfT
East Coast
East Midlands Trains
Freightliner
Metro
Northern
Passenger Focus
Transport Scotland pdf icon PDF, 43 Kb
Alliance response to Network Rail
Alliance
Network Rail's representations:
28 May 2014
DfT advice 
17 March 2015  pdf icon PDF, 2,728 Kb
East Coast Main Line Company Limited - Section 17
Consultation closed 7 April 2015 - Undertaken by Network Rail.
Draft contract
Application form
Consultation responses: 
Alliance  
East Coast Mainline Authority  pdf icon PDF, 88 Kb
First Group 
FKTPE  
Freightliner 7 April 2015
Freightliner 23 April 2015  pdf icon PDF, 429 Kb
GBRF  pdf icon PDF, 220 Kb
Grand Central
Northern  pdf icon PDF, 112 Kb
SYTPE  pdf icon PDF, 367 Kb
Passenger Focus  pdf icon PDF, 186 Kb
Transport Scotland  pdf icon PDF, 408 Kb
West Yorkshire TPE
XC Trains  pdf icon PDF, 149 Kb
Transport Scotland 13 April 2015  pdf icon PDF, 133 Kb
Govia Thameslink  
North East Combined Authority  pdf icon PDF, 153 Kb
Further responses: 
Transport Scotland
Statutory consultation:
NR response  pdf icon PDF, 224 Kb
VTEC responses to: 
Northern
Transport Focus  pdf icon PDF, 367 Kb
Freightliner
TPE  pdf icon PDF, 349 Kb
GTR
Transport Scotland  
Cross Country Trains  pdf icon PDF, 361 Kb
WYCA  
SYPTE
The Great North Eastern Railway Company Limited (Edinburgh services) - Section 17
Closed consultation - Undertaken by Alliance.
Updated consultation (including Stevenage) 
Updated draft contract  pdf icon PDF, 889 Kb
Updated application form
Further consultation responses:
DB Schenker
DfT
East Coast
First Capital Connect
FreightlinerPassenger Focus
Further Alliance responses to: 
DB Schenker pdf icon PDF, 62 Kb
Dft
East Coast
First Capital Connect
FreightlinerPassenger Focus  pdf icon PDF, 57 Kb
Original consultation
Draft contract
Application form
Responses: 
DB Schenker
DfT response
East Coast
First Group
Freightliner
Metro
Nexus
Northern
Transport Scotland
Alliance responses to: 
DB Schenker
DfT
East Coast
First Group
Freightliner
Metro
Nexus
Northern
Transport Scotland
Alliance response to Network Rail:
Alliance
Network Rail's representations:
6 March 2014
Further comments:
East Coast (18/03/2014)
DfT advice 
17 March 2015
Great North Western Railway Company Ltd (Trading as Grand Central) - Section 18
Closed consultation - Undertaken by Network Rail.
Draft contract
Application form  
DfT advice:
DfT advice
Alliance response to DfT
Further Letter from Secretary of State
Response from Alliance  pdf icon PDF, 86 Kb
Consultation responses: 
DB Schenker
East Midlands Trains
Freightliner
London Midland
Northern Rail
Transport Focus
Transport for London
Transport Scotland
West Coast Trains
Network Rail responses to:
DB Schenker
East Midlands Trains
Freightliner
London Midland
Northern Rail
Transport Focus
Transport for London
Transport Scotland
West Coast Trains
Amendments to contracts (section 22 and 22A)
East Coast Main Line Company Limited - Section 22a
Closed consultations - Undertaken by Network Rail.
48th supplemental agreement
Draft agreement
Application form
See 52nd SA for consultation responses
49th supplemental agreement
Draft agreement
Application form
See 52nd SA for consultation responses
50th supplemental agreement
Draft agreement
Application form
See 52nd SA for consultation responses
51st supplemental agreement
Draft agreement
Application form
See 52nd SA for consultation responses
52nd supplemental agreement
Draft agreement
Application form pdf icon PDF, 169 Kb
Consultation responses: 
Alliance Rail  pdf icon PDF, 333 Kb
DB Tyne & Wear  pdf icon PDF, 435 Kb
DB Schenker  pdf icon PDF, 1,317 Kb
DFT
First Hull Trains  pdf icon PDF, 98 Kb
First Scotrail
Freightliner  pdf icon PDF, 292 Kb
Grand Central  
Nexus  
Transport Focus  
Transport Scotland
West Coast Trains  pdf icon PDF, 126 Kb
West Yorkshire Combined Authority  pdf icon PDF, 126 Kb
Cross Country 51st  pdf icon PDF, 156 Kb
Cross Country 52nd  
VTEC  Responses: 
Grand Central  pdf icon PDF, 345 Kb
Virgin Trains  pdf icon PDF, 351 Kb
West Yorkshire Combined Authority  pdf icon PDF, 351 Kb
DB Tyne & Wear  pdf icon PDF, 358 Kb
Alliance Rail  
Nexus  
Cross Country  pdf icon PDF, 376 Kb 
First Hull Trains  
Northern Rail  
DB Schenker  pdf icon PDF, 333 Kb
Transport Scotland  pdf icon PDF, 342 Kb 
Freightliner  pdf icon PDF, 434 Kb
Passenger Focus  
Further responses: 
DB Tyne & Wear  pdf icon PDF, 89 Kb
Cross Country  
NR representations: 
27 May 2015  pdf icon PDF, 142 Kb
19 June 2015