Guidance

Competition Act 1998

10 October 2024
The Competition Act 1998 prohibits any agreement, business practice or conduct which has, or could have, a damaging effect on competition in the United Kingdom.

Summary guidance on rail open access applications

12 September 2024
A consultation on summary guidance for the rail industry on open access applications. The guidance also introduces a routine approach to monetising costs and benefits, and removes the benchmarking stage of the Not Primarily Abstractive Test (NPA).

Working patterns: fatigue

15 August 2024
Working patterns can create safety risks if they are not properly planned and controlled.

Asbestos

5 July 2024
Our responsibilities and HSE's responsibilities for enforcing asbestos laws and what those laws require.

Regulatory accounting guidelines

8 May 2024
Network Rail’s regulatory accounts provide information on Network Rail’s financial performance on a regulatory basis.

Train protection systems

8 May 2024
Train protection is equipment fitted to trains and the track that can reduce risks from signals passed at danger (SPADs) and over-speeding.

Access for passenger operators

28 March 2024
This page contains guidance modules and the application form for track access by passenger operators, both public service operators and open access.

Access for freight operators

27 March 2024
This page includes guidance, the application form, model contracts and general approvals for track access by freight operators.
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