Competition

Supply of ticketing equipment and systems

3 October 2017
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
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
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
This consultation is now closed.Publication of updated guidanceOn 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 consultationAngel Trains Ltd response to consultationRail Delivery Group response to consultationORR’s guidance on approach to monitoring and reviewing marketsThe key

ORR statement in response to the CMA announcement

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8 March 2016
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
This consultation is now closed.Publication of updated guidanceOn 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 consultationNetwork Rail’s response to consultationTransport for London’s response to consultationORR

Deep Sea Container rail transport services - ORR consultation on modified commitments proposal

18 November 2015
Date published: 19 November 2015Closing date: 27 November 2015The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) opened a consultation on modified commitments proposed by Freightliner Group Limited and Freightliner Limited (Freightliner) to address its competition concerns in relation to Freightliner’s conduct in the provision of Deep Sea Container rail transport services between certain ports and key inland

Retail market review conclusions

7 September 2015
ORR’s Retail Market Review focused on who sells tickets, what tickets are sold, where and how tickets are sold, and the ticket format. We considered this from the point of view of the industry rules and practices that govern how all retailers (train operating companies (TOCs) and third party retailers) sell tickets.

Consultation on commitments proposed by Freightliner to address competition concerns

3 September 2015
Date published: 3 September 2015Closing date: 1 October 2015 (17:00)The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) [currently operating as the Office of Rail and Road] opened a consultation on commitments proposed by Freightliner Group Limited and Freightliner Limited (Freightliner) to address ORR's competition concerns. This commitments proposal follows an ORR investigation under the Competition Act 1998
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