Office of Rail and Road October 2024 newsletter
1 October 2024
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Getting value for money on the £67bn spent on Britain’s railway infrastructure
1 October 2024
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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.
Monitoring Network Rail's efficiency
1 October 2024
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Our efficiency and finance assessment of Network Rail for 2024 relates to the fifth year of control period 6 (CP6). It also looks back at CP6 as a whole, which ran from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024.
Regulator to cut charges passenger and freight trains pay to use HS1
30 September 2024
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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.
Periodic review of HS1 Ltd 2024: draft determination
30 September 2024
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Seeks feedback on the decisions set out in our PR24 draft determination.
Periodic review of HS1 Ltd 2024 (PR24)
30 September 2024
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This page includes information about the 2024 periodic review of HS1 Ltd (PR24) and will be updated as the review progresses.
Review of the costs and benefits of safety interventions
27 September 2024
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As the joint safety and economic regulator for Britain’s railway, we are reviewing how costs and benefits are assessed for safety initiatives, and whether reasonable practicability is systematically tested by duty holders.
Improved reliability for rail passengers in Wales and Western England following regulator intervention
26 September 2024
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A comprehensive plan to address the underlying issues causing poor train reliability and punctuality in Wales & Western England, including some of the UK’s busiest train routes into and out of London Paddington, has been accepted by The Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
ORR investigation of Network Rail’s Wales & Western region’s compliance with the network licence
26 September 2024
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On 29 November 2023 we opened an investigation into Network Rail’s Wales & Western region’s compliance with the Network Licence. This was because despite the delivery of planned improvement activities, the train performance levels experienced by customers continued to be below expectations.
Access charging framework for use of Network Rail infrastructure: user guide
25 September 2024
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An overview of the main regulated charges paid by train operators in control period 7 (CP7) for accessing the part of the GB rail network that is owned and operated by Network Rail.