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This page contains guidance, forms and decisions we have made regarding appeals under The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016.
Guidance
The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016, updated March 2024.
Application form
Application form for making an appeal under regulation 32 of the Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016.
Appeals under The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016
Current appeals
There are no current appeals underway at present.
Determined appeals
Appeal by Virgin Management Limited under Regulation 32 regarding the allocation process for infrastructure capacity
- ORR Determination under Regulation 32 dated 3 July 2025
- Virgin Management Limited comments on Network Rail Infrastructure Limited’s updated further documents dated 4 June 2025
- Representations from Network Rail Infrastructure Limited: updated further documents dated 16 May 2025
- Virgin Management Limited comments on Network Rail Infrastructure Limited’s representations dated 6 May 2025
- Virgin Management Limited comments on First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited's representations dated 30 April 2025
- Representations from First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited dated 11 April 2025
- Representations from Network Rail Infrastructure Limited: further documents
- Representations from Network Rail Infrastructure Limited dated 10 April 2025
- Letter from ORR to First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited dated 21 March 2025
- Letter from ORR to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited dated 21 March 2025
- Virgin Management Limited's appeal form dated 26 February 2025
Appeal under Part M of the Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) Network Code about HAL/TTP003
- ORR Determination under Regulation 32 – 20 January 2022
- HAL/TTP003 Determination
- Heathrow Express Operating Company Limited – Notice of Appeal – 5 November 2021
- Heathrow Airport Limited – representations – 5 November 2021
- MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited – Respondent’s Notice to Heathrow Express Operating Company Limited’s Notice of Appeal – 19 November 2021
- MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited – Respondent’s Notice to Heathrow Airport Limited’s representations – 19 November 2021
- ORR letter - request for further representations – 19 November 2021
- Heathrow Express Operating Company Limited – further representations – 26 November 2021
- Heathrow Airport Limited – further representations – 26 November 2021
- MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited – further representations – 26 November 2021
- ORR letter - decision to hear the appeal under Regulation 32 – 3 December 2021
Appeals under The Rail Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005
- 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