Monitoring Network Rail’s performance

Monitoring Network Rail's efficiency

19 September 2023

Our efficiency and finance assessment of Network Rail for 2023 relates to the fourth year of control period 6 (CP6), which runs from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024.

Asset management independent reports

3 August 2023

Network Rail's network licence includes a condition providing for independent experts (reporters) to be appointed by the network operator (Network Rail), to provide ORR with advice on different aspects of Network Rail’s performance.

Targeted assurance review reports: engineering and asset management assurance work

28 July 2023

We undertake targeted assurance reviews to gain in-depth understanding into ongoing or emerging issues, risks and opportunities within Network Rail which could impact regulatory targets.

Rail regulator calls on Network Rail to work with the industry to improve train performance

13 July 2023

The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail shows train performance worsened during 2022-23, with 67.8% of trains arriving on time compared to 73.1% the previous year. Freight performance is now at its lowest level since the time series began in 2014.

Annual assessment of Network Rail

13 July 2023

This document is part of how we hold Network Rail to account.

Regulator calls for Network Rail Scotland to improve train performance and deliver its planned renewal works

13 July 2023

The Office of Rail and Road’s annual assessment of Network Rail Scotland in 2022-2023 (Year 4 of Control Period 6) shows that, in what was a challenging year for the rail industry, Network Rail’s performance in Scotland was mixed.

Monitoring Network Rail's performance

11 May 2023

We monitor performance through analysis of regular reports from Network Rail.

Benchmarking of Network Rail’s costs

14 November 2022

This page presents our cost benchmarking analysis of Network Rail's costs. It covers the analysis we undertook in different periodic reviews as well as reports we produced as part of our regular monitoring of Network Rail’s cost performance.

Regulator recognises external challenges but calls on Network Rail to do more to help improve passenger and freight train performance

2 November 2022

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its assessment of Network Rail’s delivery of train service performance.

Regulator finds Network Rail maintains good stakeholder engagement

22 September 2022

The Office of Rail and Road’s annual assessment of how Network Rail engages with its stakeholders shows a strong performance in the past year, but overall satisfaction has dipped slightly.

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