Guidance

Accessible Travel Policy (ATP)

19 September 2024
Train and station operators are required by their operating licences to establish and comply with an Accessible Travel Policy (ATP) which must be approved by us.

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).

Exclusions from mainline railway requirements

28 August 2024
This page sets out what rail systems are excluded from the mainline railway requirements of the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (as amended) (ROGS).

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.
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