Consultations

Here you’ll find all our consultations, both open and concluded, past policy, licence and access casework consultations. You’ll also find our response to consultations from other organisations.

High level review of track access charges consultation

13 January 2014
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Start date: 2 July 2010 End date: 26 August 2010 In June 2010, we published a report on a high level review of track access charges and options for CP5, which we commissioned from CEPA (Cambridge Economic Policy Associates). We consulted on the charging options set out in the report, and on the current structure of track access charges more generally. We have now concluded on this consultation and

Review of arrangements for establishing access charges for control period 4 (CP4)

13 January 2014
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Start date: 25 November 2009 End date: 28 January 2010 In November 2009, we started a review of arrangements for establishing track access charges for CP4 by writing to the industry and consulting on these arrangements. We have now concluded on this consultation and the conclusions are set out in Periodic Review 2013 first consultation annexes, that were published on 25 May 2011. The conclusions

Changing our penalties statement

13 January 2014
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Reference: ORR/004/2012 Date published: 14 May 2012 Start date: 14 May 2012 Closing date: 11 June 2012 We consulted on some changes to our penalties policy, in light of the comments we received from our previous 'role of the regulator' consultation (December 2011). These changes will give us more flexibility to consider accepting commitments to make improvements for passengers as an alternative to

ORR's regulation of land disposals by Network Rail

13 January 2014
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Reference: ORR/012/2012 Date published: 3 December 2012 Start date: 3 December 2012 Closing date: 18 January 2013 We have asked for views on how the arrangements for regulating with Network Rail's land disposals have worked in practice over the last two years and to propose some further improvements. We last revised our arrangements in October 2010, at the same time as the rail value for money

The first consultation by ORR on the 2014 periodic review of HS1 Ltd (PR14)

13 January 2014
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Reference: ORR/003/2013 Date published: 19 February 2013 Start date: 19 February 2013 Closing date: 16 April 2013 The concession agreement, a contract between High Speed 1 (HS1) Limited, which owns and operates the HS1 network, and the secretary of state for transport, sets out the purpose, and in general terms, the process for conducting periodic reviews. The concession agreement sets out ORR's

Changes to Network Rail's licence

13 January 2014
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Date published: 15 November 2013 Closing date: 12 December 2013 This was a formal statutory consultation on our updated proposed changes to conditions in Network Rail's network licence. The changes are mainly to clarify, streamline and simplify obligations. Subject to this consultation and Network Rail's consent, we intend to make the changes proposed no later than 1 April 2014. This consultation

Implementing the EC4T cost reconciliation

14 December 2013

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This was a consultation on the principles of and changes to the contractual wording for the cost reconciliation (or "cost wash-up") for charges for electric current for traction (EC4T) as part of the 2013 periodic review (PR13).

Implementing PR13 - capacity charge

4 November 2013

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This consultation was extended to 4 November 2013, as explained in our update letter of 25 October 2013 clarifying the contractual wording in relation to freight operators.

Implementing PR13 - charter operators

25 October 2013

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his consultation set out the specific changes we propose to make to charter track access agreements to implement our 2013 periodic review (PR13).

Capacity charge for freight operators

14 October 2013

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This letter was a consultation setting out the ORR's proposed conclusions for the capacity charge for freight operators in control period 5 (CP5), with reference to the Rail Delivery Group (RDG)'s proposal received in the letter dated 13 September 2013 .

Consultative letter expanding on the discussion of the capacity charge

14 September 2013

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This letter expanded on the discussion of the capacity charge in chapter 16 of ORR's draft determination of Network Rail's outputs and funding and, in particular, on the proposal put forward by the Rail Freight Operators' Association (RFOA).

Draft determination

14 September 2013

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The 2013 Periodic Review (PR13) is the process through which we determine the outputs that Network Rail must deliver, the efficient cost of delivering those outputs, and the access charges the company can levy on train operators for using its network to recover those costs. Our draft determination set out our package of overall decisions on PR13 for consultation.

Implementing PR13

14 September 2013

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This consultation set out the specific changes we proposed to make to track and station access agreements and Network Rail's network licence to implement our 2013 periodic review (PR13).

Contingency planning for PR13 implementation

17 May 2013

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In April 2013, we consulted Network Rail and train operators on our proposed contingency plan in the event that there is a delay to the formal implementation of the 2013 periodic review (PR13).

Electricity for traction charges for control period 5

8 May 2013

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This was a consultation on charges for electric current for traction (EC4T). We consulted on assumed levels of transmission losses for control period 5 (CP5) and how we propose to reform the volume wash-up.

Freight specific charge for biomass

28 March 2013

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his was a consultation on whether to introduce a freight specific charge on biomass as part of the periodic review (PR13). A freight specific charge balances payments for freight costs more fairly between businesses, taxpayers and passengers, recognising the wider benefits that rail freight brings against the costs of subsidising rail freight that would not otherwise travel by road.

Volume incentive

5 February 2013

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This consultation set out our package of proposals to improve the effectiveness of the volume incentive.