ORR engaging with European Commission to protect interests of Britain's railway
13 July 2018
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By Joanna Whittington, Chief Executive.
Competition
ORR welcomes the European Commission's opening of an in-depth investigation into the proposed merger of Siemens and Alstom
13 July 2018
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) welcomes the European Commission's decision to open an in-depth investigation into the proposed merger of Siemens and Alstom.
ORR statement on route-level efficiency benefit sharing (REBS) mechanism payments 2016-17
6 April 2018
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We have today published the payments due between Network Rail and the twelve train operators participating in the route-level efficiency benefit sharing mechanism (REBS) for 2016-17. The payments are shown in the table below.
ORR publishes annual rail funding report
18 January 2018
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its annual summary of how the rail industry is funded and how this money is spent.
Supply of ticketing equipment and systems
3 October 2017
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Date published: 4 October 2017 Closing date: 31 January 2018 We have completed the substantive phase of our review into the market for the supply of ticketing equipment and systems. Our review included looking at the supply of ticket vending machines (TVMs), ticket issuing systems (TIS), and, ticket gates. Our review considered whether any structural or conduct related issues in the markets for
EWS Limited infringement of the Chapter 2 prohibition
10 March 2017
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On 17 November 2006 we informed EWS Ltd of our decision that it had infringed the Chapter II Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. This decision was based on our findings that EWS concluded contracts whose terms had the effect of excluding competitors from the market for coal haulage by rail and that it had also pursued discriminatory and predatory pricing practices in the same market. English
Report a suspected competition issue
10 March 2017
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We welcome information from industry participants, representative groups and the public about practices/conduct that may infringe competition law.
ORR’s approach to monitoring and reviewing markets
20 July 2016
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This consultation is now closed. Publication of updated guidance On 30 January 2017, having considered responses to our consultation, we published the final version of our approach to monitoring and reviewing markets. ORR response to consultation Angel Trains Ltd response to consultation Rail Delivery Group response to consultation ORR’s guidance on approach to monitoring and reviewing markets The
ORR statement in response to the CMA announcement
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) report on competition between passenger train operators.
Consultation on our approach to the enforcement of competition law in the railways sector
18 January 2016
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This consultation is now closed. Publication of updated guidance On 31 March 2016, having considered responses to our consultation, we published the final version of our approach to the enforcement of the Competition Act 1998 in relation to the supply of services relating to railways. ORR response to consultation Network Rail’s response to consultation Transport for London’s response to