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Network Rail’s regulatory accounts provide information on Network Rail’s financial performance on a regulatory basis.

Train protection is equipment fitted to trains and the track that can reduce risks from signals passed at danger (SPADs) and over-speeding.

View and apply for current vacancies at the Office of Rail and Road.

Information about the 2023 periodic review (PR23) of Network Rail's outputs and funding for control period 7.

This page contains guidance modules and the application form for track access by passenger operators, both public service operators and open access.

This page includes guidance, the application form, model contracts and general approvals for track access by freight operators.

All our periodic review 2023 (PR23) legal notices will be added to this page during the review. It also includes links to Network Rail's price lists for track access charges.

We monitor on the quality of Network Rail's engagement with its stakeholder community.

Network Rail's network licence includes a condition providing for independent experts (reporters) to be appointed by the network operator (Network Rail), to provide ORR with advice on different aspects of Network Rail’s performance.

We undertake targeted assurance reviews to gain in-depth understanding into ongoing or emerging issues, risks and opportunities within Network Rail which could impact regulatory targets.

Between 2019 and 2024 our Road Expert Panel provided advice and support to our work holding National Highways to account.

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

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2023.

For the five years from April 2024, Network Rail plans to spend £43.1 billion operating, maintaining and renewing Britain’s railways.

Our final determination follows our consultation on the PR23 draft determination. We consulted on our draft determination from 15 June to 31 August 2023.