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Each year we assess National Highways’ performance against a range of government set targets that it should deliver over the second road period (RP2, which runs from 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2025).

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.

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.

Hello and welcome to the September newsletter Shortly after our last newsletter, and our annual Year in Rail event in July, our focus shifted to highways with the publication of both our Annual Assessment and also our investigation into National Highways compliance with its licence and delivery of RIS2. Our Annual Assessment considers how National Highways has progressed over the twelve months to