Economic regulation

Driver Controlled Operation (DCO)

4 January 2017
The issue of safety relating to the interface between the platform and train and the safe dispatch of trains is an area of focus for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the industry.

ORR's half-year assessment of Network Rail in Scotland

Content archived on 04 July 2025

24 November 2016
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) half-year assessment of Network Rail, published today, identifies steady performance in its overall management of safety and of its assets. Significant challenges remain in the delivery of major projects and network performance.

ORR's half-year assessment of Network Rail

Content archived on 04 July 2025

24 November 2016
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) half-year assessment of Network Rail, published today, identifies steady performance in its overall management of safety and of its assets and an improving picture of delivery against its updated enhancements programme. Significant challenges remain in the delivery of network and financial performance.

RDG PR18 working group: Outputs

14 September 2016
This group discussed issues relating to the development of the framework for Network Rail’s outputs and performance monitoring. This included considering the role of Network Rail’s stakeholders in informing what Network Rail would deliver. This working group was disbanded at the end of 2016 and Outputs items were covered through the RDG Route level regulation, charges and incentives working group

RDG PR18 working group: Improving the regulation of system operation

14 September 2016
This group discussed issues relating to the regulation of system operation. Garry White chaired this RDG working group. The agreed meeting notes of the working group are set out below, along with any other relevant papers. RDG system operation working group meeting note - 10 November 2017 RDG system operation working group meeting note - 7 August 2017 RDG system operation working group meeting

RDG PR18 working group: Route-level regulation, charges and incentives

14 September 2016
This group discussed issues relating to two of the priority work areas that we identified for the review in our initial consultation, namely: A focus on regulating at route level; and Increasing transparency around costs and improving incentives. The working group also considered the financial framework for CP6 as it is directly relevant to these two areas. The chair of this RDG working group was

Periodic review 2018 (PR18) initial consultation and conclusions

10 August 2016
In May 2016, we published our first major consultation on the 2018 periodic review (PR18). PR18 would determine Network Rail Infrastructure Limited’s (Network Rail’s) outputs and funding in control period 6 (CP6, which will run from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024). P
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