Annual assessment of Network Rail
8 March 2023
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This document is part of how we hold Network Rail to account.
Monitoring Network Rail’s performance
Benchmarking of Network Rail’s costs
14 November 2022
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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
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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
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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.
Targeted assurance review reports: engineering and asset management assurance work
22 August 2022
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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.
ORR assesses that Network Rail is delivering more efficiently but calls for sustained focus in continuing to address recommendations made following the fatal derailment at Carmont
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail finds the company has continued to deliver its planned efficiencies in 2021/22 but warns it must carefully manage its financial risks, particularly in the context of rising inflation.
ORR’s assessment of Network Rail Scotland shows train service performance was mixed and its annual efficiency target was missed
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail Scotland (April 2021 to March 2022) shows it has been a challenging year for the region with missed efficiency targets and mixed train service performance.
ORR finds that Network Rail’s Eastern region exceeded its efficiency target but needs to take action to improve its structures examinations
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail’s Eastern region finds that it delivered £251 million of efficiency improvements in the year (April 2021 to March 2022), which was ahead of its £232 million target.
Outputs delivery independent reports
20 July 2022
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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.
ORR finds that Network Rail’s North West and Central region performed well, but underdelivered on asset renewals
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail’s North West and Central region finds that it was Network Rail’s top performing region for the year (April 2021 to March 2022), having retained much of the train performance gain achieved during the pandemic and having delivered its planned efficiencies.