Office of Rail and Road October 2024 newsletter
1 October 2024
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Annual efficiency and finance assessment of Network Rail 2024
1 October 2024
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Our efficiency and finance assessment of Network Rail for 2024 relates to the fifth year of control period 6 (CP6). It also looks back at CP6 as a whole, which ran from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024.
Annex A: Summary of key financial information
1 October 2024
Getting value for money on the £67bn spent on Britain’s railway infrastructure
1 October 2024
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In the five years between April 2019 to 31 March 2024, Control Period 6, Network Rail spent £67.4 billion (2023-24 prices), to operate, maintain, renew and enhance the national rail infrastructure in Great Britain.
1. Introduction
1 October 2024
2. Network Rail's financial performance and efficiency
1 October 2024
3. Network Rail Scotland’s performance
1 October 2024
4. Regional performance
1 October 2024
Annex B: Link between efficiency and financial performance
1 October 2024
Periodic review of HS1 Ltd 2024: draft determination
30 September 2024
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Sought feedback on the decisions set out in our PR24 draft determination.
Regulator to cut charges passenger and freight trains pay to use HS1
30 September 2024
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ORR has proposed lower charges for passenger trains which use the High Speed 1 line from London St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel, and halving charges to freight, in its Draft Determination of HS1 Ltd’s spending plans, published today.
Rail investigations
26 September 2024
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We protect the interests of rail users by monitoring compliance on a range of issues and will use our enforcement powers to take action when necessary.
ORR investigation of Network Rail’s Wales & Western region’s compliance with the network licence
26 September 2024
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On 29 November 2023 we opened an investigation into Network Rail’s Wales & Western region’s compliance with the Network Licence. This was because despite the delivery of planned improvement activities, the train performance levels experienced by customers continued to be below expectations.
Improved reliability for rail passengers in Wales and Western England following regulator intervention
26 September 2024
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A comprehensive plan to address the underlying issues causing poor train reliability and punctuality in Wales & Western England, including some of the UK’s busiest train routes into and out of London Paddington, has been accepted by The Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Access charging framework for use of Network Rail infrastructure: user guide
25 September 2024
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An overview of the main regulated charges paid by train operators in control period 7 (CP7) for accessing the part of the GB rail network that is owned and operated by Network Rail.
Fixed Track Access Charge (FTAC)
25 September 2024
Infrastructure Cost Charges (ICCs) for freight services
25 September 2024
Infrastructure Cost Charges (ICCs) for open access services
25 September 2024
Variable Usage Charge (VUC)
25 September 2024
Traction Electricity Charge (EC4T)
25 September 2024
Station Long Term Charge
25 September 2024
Qualifying Expenditure (QX)
25 September 2024
Electrification Asset Usage Charge (EAUC)
23 September 2024
The Rail and Road Pod Episode 24: Holding National Highways to Account
20 September 2024
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We speak to Rachel Gittens, Deputy Director for Strategic Road Network at ORR and Iain Ritchie, Head of Highways Safety and Performance, to learn more about ORR's annual assessment and investigation of National Highways.