Holding Network Rail to account

Network Rail regulation

24 August 2022
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We regulate Network Rail’s stewardship of the rail network for the long term – for investors, train companies and their passengers, freight customers and the taxpayers.

Holding Network Rail to account

4 April 2022
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How we will hold Network Rail (including routes, the System Operator (SO), and other relevant business units) to account against the network licence.

ORR Annual Assessment: Network Rail making a good start to five-year plan but performance concerns remain

2 July 2020
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Network Rail has saved more than £385 million in the first year of the new control period 6 (CP6) as it looks to deliver £3.5 billion of efficiency savings over the next five years, however passenger and freight performance varied by region, according to figures contained in the 2019-20 annual assessment of Network Rail published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today (2 July).

Consultation on ORR’s Holding Network Rail to account policy

27 March 2019
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In November 2018, we published a consultation on a new regulatory policy for holding Network Rail to account for delivery of the commitments in our determination, and the obligations in its network licence. This new policy replaces the existing economic enforcement policy for Network Rail and comes into effect for the start of Control Period 6.