Access and licensing

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

This page contains notices of consent issued since 2020.

All documents related to competing applications received from passenger operators.

A consolidated (or conformed) agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement. We do not approve these consolidated agreements, they are provided by Network Rail for reference purposes only to provide an overview of the current terms of the contract.

All documents related to competing applications received from freight operators.

Information on how competing and complex applications for the December 2024, May 2025 and December 2025 timetable changes will be considered.

This page contains all Core Valley Lines (CVL) track access application consultations, decisions, consolidated agreements, and the CVL charging framework. It also contains information on the CVL Network Code, including details of any approved modifications to the Code, and our consultations on a network licence for the operator of the network.