Decisions on new, agreed contracts (section 18)

Our decisions on new contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement.

All approved agreements and subsequently approved amendments to track access decisions are held on our public register.

2020 to 2024

DateTrain operatorLink to documents
23 December 2024GB Railfreight Limited (Charter)Supplemental Agreement: General Approval
23 December 2024RailAdventure UK Limited (Charter)Supplemental Agreement: General Approval
23 December 2024Hanson & Hall Rail Services Solutions (Charter)Supplemental Agreement: General Approval
23 December 2024Vintage Trains Limited (Charter)Supplemental Agreement: General Approval
23 December 2024Locomotive Services (TOC) Limited (Charter)Supplemental Agreement: General Approval
23 December 2024Rail Express Systems Limited (Charter)Supplemental Agreement: General Approval
23 December 2024West Coast Railway Company Limited (Charter)Supplemental Agreement: General Approval
19 July 2023Prologis (DIRFT Rail) and Royal Mail Group at DIRFT III and the RMG Rail SidingsConnection Contract
Decision Letter
Directions Notice
31 October 2022Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive and Freightliner Heavy Haul Limited Directions Contract
Decision Letter
Directions Notice 
31 October 2022Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive and Freightliner LimitedDirections Contract
Decision Letter
Directions Notice
5 September 2022Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive and Prax Terminals at Jarrow Oil Terminal sidingsConnection Contract 
Decision Letter
Directions Notice
7 September 2022Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive at Pelaw JunctionDecision Letter
Directions Notice
Directions Contract 
7 September 2022Tyne and wear passenger Transport Executive & GB Railfreight Limited Decision Letter
Directions Notice
Directions Contract 
6 September 2022Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive and DB Cargo LimitedDecision Letter
Directions Notice
Directions Contract 
5 September 2022Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive & Colas Rail LimitedDecision Letter
Directions Notice
Directions Contract 
30 June 2022DB Cargo and Colas Rail at Westbury Down Yard Maintenance ShedDecision Letter
Directions Notice
Connection Contract 
4 August 2021Seilwaith Amey Cymru / Amey Infrastructure Wales Limited Rhymney Station Sidings Connection Contract
Decision letter 
Directions Notice 
28 October 2021SLC Operations LimitedDecision letter
Directions notice
Directions contact
12 October 2021Network Rail Infrastructure Limited & Northern Trains Limited                      Decision letter
Directions notice
Connection contract
15 September 2021Siemens Mobility Limited- Novation of Connection Contracts at Cleethorpes, Ardwick & York                          Decision letter
Directions notice
Novation Cleethorpes
Novation Ardwick
Novation York
26 March 2021Harry Needle Railroad Company LimitedDecision letter
Directions notice
Connection contract
24 March 2021Rail for London (Infrastructure) Limited and MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited (MTR)Decision letter
Directions notice
Directions contact
4 December 2020The Festiniog Railway CompanyDecision letter
Directions notice
Directions contract
19 May 2020West Coast Railway Company LimitedDecision letter 
Direction notice 
Directions contract 
9 January 2020Keolis Amey Operations/ Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey Limited New Connection contractDecision letter
Queen Street Direction Notice
Radyr Direction Notice
Queen Street connection contract
Radyr connection contract