Freight operators: core documents
18 August 2025
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Freight operators: general representations
1 August 2025
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All documents related to competing applications received from freight operators.
Access for freight operators
27 March 2024
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This page includes guidance, the application form, model contracts and general approvals for track access by freight operators.
Future freight priorities on agenda at ORR event
2 February 2023
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ORR brought together representatives from more than 20 organisations in January to hear from policy leaders about important questions for freight.
HS1 monitoring and our enforcement powers
27 July 2022
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Our approach to regulation of the High Speed 1 (HS1) network.
Rail freight moved across Britain’s railway returns to pre-pandemic levels
23 September 2021
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The amount of freight moved across Britain’s railway has returned to pre-pandemic levels according to statistics published by the Office of Rail and Road today.
Keeping freight straight
4 June 2019
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By Beth Tasker and Lisa Thurston, Senior Competition Managers.
Freight Britain
8 February 2019
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By Gordon Herbert, Track Access Manager (Freight).
Keeping freight competition on the right track
4 February 2019
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By Tom Cole, ORR Head of Competition.
Keeping freight on the right track
27 March 2018
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By Patrick Talbot, HM Principal Inspector of Railways.