Publications

All our PR23 publications, including consultations, notices and reports will be added to this page during the review.

Our approach to environment and sustainable development through our regulatory activities of the national rail network.

This page contains details of current projects, policy documents and statements regarding access to the rail network.

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

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

This page is intended to be used as a quick reference for all ORR-issued template documentation relating to station and depot access, including access agreements, access conditions, annexes, amending documents and amending agreements.

Network Rail's network licence includes a condition providing for independent experts (reporters) to be appointed by the network operator (Network Rail), to provide ORR with advice on different aspects of Network Rail’s performance.

Information on complaints handling procedures for train and station operators.

A list of consents granted or denied since the modification to Condition 16 (financial ring-fence) on 18 Nov 2002.

This guidance sets out our approach to regulating track access.

Information about the 2023 periodic review (PR23) of Network Rail's outputs and funding for control period 7.

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

Network Rail is the owner and operator of the majority of national railway infrastructure.

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

This page includes the latest documents relating to track access applications we are currently considering. This may include application forms, draft agreements, any related documents and responses we make public.

All our periodic review 2023 (PR23) legal notices will be added to this page during the review. It also includes links to Network Rail's price lists for track access charges.

Information on the terms of access to the Channel Tunnel.

Our research and findings on the transparency of online rail ticket fees.