Track access decisions

This section contains decisions we have made since 2019. For older decisions, please see our decisions library. All approved agreements and subsequently approved amendments to track access decisions are held on our public register.

Decisions we have made on new, disputed contracts (section 17)
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These are our decisions on new contracts where Network Rail and the train operator could not reach agreement.

2019-20 (section 17)

We have not made any decisions on section 17 contracts during 2019-20.

Decisions we have made on new, agreed contracts (section 18)
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2019-20 (section 18)

Date	TOC / FOC and Route	Link to documents
19 May 2020	West Coast Railway Company Limited	Decision letter Direction notice Directions contract
9 January 2020	Keolis Amey Operations/ Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey Limited new connection contract	Decision letter Queen Street Direction Notice Radyr Direction Notice
29 November 2019	Amey Keolis Infrastructure/Seilwaith Amey Keolis Limited, GB Railfreight, Freightliner, Freightliner Heavy Haul, and DB Cargo (4 separate directions) freight services track access contracts	Decision letter GBRf directons Freightliner directions Freightliner HH directions DB Cargo directions
22 November 2019	Direct Rail Services Limited	Decision letter Direction notice Rights Table Track access contract
30 August 2019	Siemens Mobility Ltd connection contract novation	Decision letter Direction notice Approved agreement
25 July 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited, Equitix NCP English GP Limited, and Equitix NCP Nominees Limited	Decision letter Direction notice Approved agreement
9 May 2019	West Midlands Trains Limited	Decision letter Direction notice Approved agreement
28 March 2019	First MTR South Western Trains Limited	Decision letter Direction notice Approved agreement
26 March 2019	Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Limited	Decision Letter Direction Notice Approved agreement
4 March 2019	Network Rail and Rail for London Infrastructure Limited	Decision letter Direction notice Approved agreement
8 January 2019	Network Rail and Rail for London Infrastructure Limited	Decision letter Direction notice Approved Agreement

Agreed amendments to contracts (section 22)
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These are our decisions on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement.

2020

Date	TOC / FOC	Number	Link to documents
20 October 2020	London North Eastern Railway Limited	19th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
20 October 2020	Hull Trains Company Limited	19th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
4 September 2020	London and South Eastern Railway Limited	75th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
2 September 2020	MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited	15th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
1 September 2020	Abellio East Midlands Trains Limited 23rd Supplemental Agreement	24th SA	Approved agreement The Passenger Access (Short Term Timetable and Miscellaneous Changes) General Approval 2009
1 September 2020	First Greater Western Limited	36th SA	Approved agreement The Passenger Access (Short Term Timetable and Miscellaneous Changes) General Approval 2009
20 August 2020	GB Railfreight Limited	12th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
19 August 2020	Abellio East Anglia Limited	79th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
13 August 2020	Abellio East Anglia Limited	70th SA	Approved agreement The Passenger Access (Short Term Timetable and Miscellaneous Changes) General Approval 2009
13 August 2020	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	33rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
12 August 2020	Abellio East Midlands Limited	21st SA	Approved agreement The Passenger Access (Short Term Timetable and Miscellaneous Changes) General Approval 2009
12 August 2020	Abellio East Midlands Limited	20th SA	Approved agreement The Passenger Access (Short Term Timetable and Miscellaneous Changes) General Approval 2009
12 August 2020	Abellio East Midlands Limited	19th SA	Approved agreement The Passenger Access (Short Term Timetable and Miscellaneous Changes) General Approval 2009
10 August 2020	North Yorkshire Moors Enterprises Limited	35th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
8 August 2020	Arriva Rail London Limited	71st SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
7 August 2020	First Greater Western Limited	62nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
7 August 2020	First Greater Western Limited	63rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
5 August 2020	Grand Central Rail Company Limited (North East Services)	14th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
5 August 2020	Grand Central Rail Company Limited (North West Services)	2nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
22 July 2020	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	40th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
21 July 2020	First Greater Western Limited	59th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
30 June 2020	The Chiltern Railway Company Limited	135th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
19 June 2020	Arriva Rail London Limited	68th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
19 June 2020	Arriva Rail London Limited	65th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
16 June 2020	Abellio East Midlands Trains Limited	22nd SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
15 June 2020	Abellio Scotrail Limited	22nd SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
2 June 2020	Abellio East Anglia Limited	82nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
22 May 2020	First TransPennine Express Limited	33rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 May 2020	First Greater Western Limited	61st SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
15 May 2020	Keolis Amey Operations (TfW Rail Services)	99th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 May 2020	Abellio East Anglia Limited	77th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 May 2020	Arriva Rail London Limited	66th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
11 May 2020	First Greater Western Limited	58th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
7 May 2020	First Greater Western Limited	55th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
7 May 2020	First Greater Western Limited	49th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
6 May 2020	First MTR South Western Trains Limited	8th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
5 May 2020	Northern Trains Limited	25th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
5 May 2020	First TransPennine Express Limited	32nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
4 May 2020	Abellio Scotrail Limited	21st SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
30 April 2020	Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited	3rd SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
27 April 2020	North Yorkshire Moors Railways Enterprises PLC	34th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
21 April 2020	Northern Trains Limited	29th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
17 April 2020	Trenitalia c2c Limited	9th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 April 2020	Abellio Scotrail Limited	20th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
9 April 2020	The Chiltern Railway Company Limited	134th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
9 April 2020	The Chiltern Railway Company Limited	133rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
6 April 2020	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	39th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
31 March 2020	Associated British Ports Facility Access Contract with Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited	5th SA & 6th SA	Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd
31 March 2020	Associated British Ports Facility Access Contract with GB Railfreight Limited	4th SA	GB Railfreight Limited
31 March 2020	Associated British Ports Facility Access Contract with Direct Rail Services Limited	3rd SA	Direct Rail Services Limited
31 March 2020	Associated British Ports Facility Access Contract with Colas Rail Limited	3rd SA	Colas Rail Limited
31 March 2020	Associated British Ports Facility Access Contract with DB Cargo Limited	5th SA & 6th SA	DB Cargo Limited
31 March 2020	MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited	13th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
30 March 2020	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	37th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
27 March 2020	First TransPennine Express Limited	31st SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
26 March 2020	MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited	10th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
13 March 2020	First Greater Western Limited	48th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
12 March 2020	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	25th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
9 March 2020	First Greater Western Limited	52nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
6 March 2020	XC Trains Limited	12th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
6 March 2020	Abellio East Anglia Limited	76th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
2 March 2020	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	36th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
27 February 2020	First Greater Western Limited	53rd SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
18 February 2020	West Midlands Trains Limited	6th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
6 February 2020	Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Limited	1st SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
31 January 2020	Abellio East Midlands Limited (EMR)	12th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 January 2020	XC Trains Limited	11th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
10 January 2020	GB Railfreight Limited	10th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter

2019 (section 22)

Date	TOC/FOC	Number	Link to documents
23 December 2019	First Greater Western Limited	6th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
19 December 2019	North Yorkshire Moors Railways Enterprises PLC	33rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
17 December 2019	Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (NEXUS)	11th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
16 December 2019	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	24th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter Rights table
16 December 2019	First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited	27th	Approved agreement Decision letter
13 December 2019	Keolis Amey Operations (TfW Rail Services)	98th	Approved agreement Decision letter
13 December 2019	MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited	11th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
11 December 2019	First Greater Western Limited	38th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
11 December 2019	First Greater Western Limited	46th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
6 December 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited	75th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
4 December 2019	Festiniog Railway Company Limited	1st SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
3 December 2019	London North Eastern Railway Limited	18th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
3 December 2019	London North Eastern Railway Limited	17th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
2 December 2019	First TransPennine Express Limited	28th SA	Appoved agreement Decision letter
29 November 2019	GB Railfreight Limited Freightliner Limited Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited DB Cargo (UK) Limited	13th SA 10th SA 13th SA 31st SA	Approval notice Approval notice Approval notice Approval notice Decision letter
28 November 2019	Arriva Rail North Limited	18th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
28 November 2019	Arriva Rail North Limited	23rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
28 November 2019	Abellio Scotrail Limited	19th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
26 November 2019	Hull Trains Limited	18th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
26 November 2019	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	35th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
13 November 2019	First MTR South Western Trains Limited	5th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
13 November 2019	First MTR South Western Trains Limited	3rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
5 November 2019	XC Trains Limited	10th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
24 October 2019	Abellio East Midlands Trains Limited	15th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
23 October 2019	First TransPennine Express Limited	26th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
21 October 2019	West Midlands Trains Limited	2nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
9 October 2019	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	34th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
3 October 2019	Grand Central Railway Company Limited	7th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
2 October 2019	The Chiltern Railway Company Limited	132nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
13 September 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited	78th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
13 September 2019	Arriva Rail North Limited	22nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
10 September 2019	MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited	9th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
10 September 2019	MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited	8th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
9 September 2019	First TransPennine Express Limited	27th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
30 August 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited	73rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 August 2019	First MTR South Western Trains Ltd	2nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
12 August 2019	East Midlands Trains Limited (connection contract)	Amendment	Approval notice and approved agreement Decision letter
1 August 2019	The Chiltern Railway Company Limited	131st SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
31 July 2019	East Midlands Trains Limited	16th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
30 July 2019	London North Eastern Railway Limited	16th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
22 July 2019	Keolis Amey Operations (TfW Rail Services)	94th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
10 July 2019	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	32nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
28 June 2019	Grand Central Railway Company Limited	13th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
27 June 2019	Arriva Rail North Limited	21st SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
27 June 2019	London North Eastern Railway Limited	15th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
14 June 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited	74th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
30 May 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited	72nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
17 May 2019	Arriva Rail North Limited	16th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 May 2019	XC Trains Ltd	6th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
14 May 2019	Abellio Scotrail Limited	17th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
16 May 2019	First MTR South Western Trains Limited	1st SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
16 May 2019	Keolis Amey Operations (TfW Rail Services)	92nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
16 May 2019	First TransPennine Express Limited	23rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
16 May 2019	First TransPennine Express Limited	22nd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 May 2019	The Chiltern Railway Company Limited	128th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
14 May 2019	The Chiltern Railway Company Limited	130th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
14 May 2019	Hull Trains Company Limited	11th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
13 May 2019	Hull Trains Company Limited	13th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
13 May 2019	London North Eastern Railway Limited	12th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
15 May 2019	London & South Eastern Railway Limited	72nd SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
15 May 2019	Arriva Rail London Limited	62nd SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
10 May 2019	First Greater Western Limited	35th SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
9 May 2019	London & South Eastern Railway Limited	71st SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
9 May 2019	First Greater Western Limited	31st SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
29 April 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited	69th SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
2 May 2019	Trenitalia c2c Limited	7th SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
30 April 2019	Keolis Amey Operations (TfW Rail Services)	93rd SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
24 April 2019	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	28th SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
17 April 2019	First MTR South Western Trains Limited	82nd SA	Approved agreement Passenger access (Model Charter Track Access Contract) General Approval 2009
16 April 2019	DB Cargo (UK) Limited and London Gateway Port Limited facility access agreement	1st SA	Approval notice
16 April 2019	DB Cargo (UK) Limited and London Gateway Port Railway Limited facility access agreement	1st SA	Approval notice
16 April 2019	GB Railfreight Ltd and London Gateway Port Railway Ltd facility access agreement	1st SA	Approval notice
16 April 2019	GB Railfreight Ltd and London Gateway Port Ltd facility access agreement	1st SA	Approval notice
3 April 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited	68th SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
2 April 2019	North Yorkshire Moors Railways Enterprises PLC	32nd SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
2 April 2019	West Coast Railway Company Limited	7th SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
29 March 2019	Abellio ScotRail Limited	16th SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
8 March 2019	Govia Thameslink Railway Company Limited	27th SA	Decision Letter Approved agreement
27 February 2019	First Greater Western Limited	25th SA	Decision Letter Approved agreement
27 February 2019	First Greater Western Limited	30th SA	Decision Letter Approved agreement
22 February 2019	MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited	4th SA	Decision Letter Approved agreement
28 January 2019	Direct Rail Services Limited Charter	2nd SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
28 January 2019	Transport for Wales Limited	91st SA	Decision letter Approved agreement
25 January 2019	Charter Train Operators	n/a	Approval Notice Decision letter
25 January 2019	Franchised Passenger Train Operators	n/a	Approval Notice Decision letter
25 January 2019	Freight Operators	n/a	Approval Notice Decision letter
25 January 2019	Non-Franchised Passenger Train Operators	n/a	Approval Notice Decision letter
23 January 2019	Abellio East Anglia Limited	66th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter
17 January 2019	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	23rd SA	Approved agreement Decision letter

Disputed amendment to contracts (section 22a)
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These are our decisions on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator could not reach agreement.

2019-20 (section 22a)

Date	TOC / FOC and Route	Number	Link to documents
13 February 2020	Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited	8th SA	Directions notice Decision letter Approved agreement Rights table
15 November 2019	GB Railfreight Limited	8th SA	Approved agreement Decision letter Rights table
24 June 2019	First TransPennine Express Limited	24th SA	Directions notice Draft agreement Decision letter

Notices of consent
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2019-20 notices of consent

21 October 2020	Colas Rail Limited	Decision letter Notice of Consent TEAS Wagon and ICAD wagon
24 September 2020	Colas Rail Limited	Decision letter Notice of Consent JGAP Wagon and JPAF wagon

19 June 2020	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Decision letter Notice of Consent FKAA wagon
4 May 2020	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Decision letter Notice of Consent VGAF wagon
21 April 2020	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Decision letter Notice of Consent FQAI Wagon Notice of Consent BAAM Wagon
9 April 2020	First Transpennine Express Limited	Proposal to supplement CP6 Track Usage Price List: TPE Cl802 VUC Decision letter Notice of consent
3 April 2020	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Notice of Consent to a Supplement to the Track Usage Price List Class 37/7 Notice of Consent to a Supplement to the Track Usage Price List BAAF wagon Decision letter
12 March 2020	Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited	Notice of consent Decision letter
10 February 2020	Serco Caledonian Sleeper Limited	Proposal to supplement the CP6 Track Usage Price List Consent notice Decision letter
30 January 2020	Grand Central Railway Company Limited (North West Services)	Grand Central Railway Company Limited (North West Services) Conditions Precedent Letter
5 December 2019	Rail Operations Group Limited	Notice of consent Decision letter
17 October 2019	Grand Central Railway Company Limited	Grand Central Railway Company Limited Conditions Precedent letter
16 October 2019	GB Railfreight Limited	Notice of consent Decision letter
25 September 2019	First Greater Western Limited	Notice of consent Decision letter
2 August 2019	First Transpennine Express Limited	Notice of consent Decision letter
22 July 2019	Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited	Notice of consent Decision letter
27 June 2019	London North Eastern Railway Limited	Notice of consent Decision letter
27 June 2019	Arriva Rail North Limited	Notice of consent Decision letter
18 June 2019	South Yorkshire Supertram Limited	Notice of consent- Supplement to the Track Usage Price list Decision letter
11 June 2019	GB Railfreight Limited	Notice of consent -Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: IFAD vehicles Decision letter
16 May 2019	GB Railfreight Limited	Notice of consent -Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: IFAD wagons Decision letter
29 March 2019	Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited	Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: MWAB wagons
29 March 2019	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Decision letter Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: VGAF vehicles
29 March 2019	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Decision letter Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: FKAA vehicles
26 March 2019	South Yorkshire Supertram Limited	Notice of consent - supplement to the list of capacity charge rates Decision letter
26 March 2019	East Coast Trains Limited	Conditions Precedent written confirmation
25 March 2019	South Yorkshire Supertram Limited	Notice of consent - to supplement the CCP5 track usage price list Decision letter
20 March 2019	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Decision letter Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: BAAF vehicles Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: BAAM vehicles Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: FQAI vehicles (Domestic Intermodal) Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: FQAI vehicles (Enterprise) Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: IWAB vehicles Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: MTAA vehicles
14 March 2019	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list: MEAA vehicles Decision letter
14 March 2019	DB Cargo (UK) Limited	Notice of consent – Supplement to the Track Usage Price list Decision letter
29 January 2019	Network Rail Infrastructure Limited	Notice of consent to a change to the Traction Electricity Rules Decision letter
17 January 2019	Govia Thameslink Railway Limited	Notice of consent to amend TERs for Class 717 Decision letter

Crossrail Regulatory Statement
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Appeals under The Rail Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005
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Transport for London (TfL) appeal under regulation 29 and complaint under regulation 30

Reg 29 appeal by DBS for access and services at Freightliner Southampton Maritime Terminal

Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited Regulation 29 appeal regarding rolling stock charging

DBS Regulation 29 appeal regarding access to the Port of Felixstowe

EWS Regulation 29 appeal regarding HS1

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2019-20 (section 17)

Decisions we have made on new, agreed contracts (section 18) Collapse accordion Open accordion

Agreed amendments to contracts (section 22) Collapse accordion Open accordion

2019 (section 22)

Disputed amendment to contracts (section 22a) Collapse accordion Open accordion

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Crossrail Regulatory Statement Collapse accordion Open accordion

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