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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.

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

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 .

This consultation on the structure of charges and performance regime for charter operators in control period 5 (CP5) forms part of our periodic review (PR13) of Network Rail. It sets out our draft conclusions in relation to charter operators in CP5.

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).

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.

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).

This was a consultation seeking your views on possible changes in on-rail competition. On-rail competition is the process by which train operators compete to run services for passengers on similar routes.