Track access applications and decisions

Competing track access applications

21 March 2025

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

Freight operators: 2024 and 2025 competing track access applications

20 March 2025

All documents related to competing applications received from freight operators.

Passenger operators: 2024 and 2025 competing track access applications

20 March 2025

All documents related to competing applications received from passenger operators.

Appeals under The Access and Management Regulations

19 March 2025

This page contains guidance, forms and decisions we have made regarding appeals under The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016.

Agreed amendments to contracts in 2025 (section 22)

27 February 2025

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

Track access notices of consent

7 February 2025

This page contains notices of consent issued since 2020.

Case progression

27 January 2025

Agreed amendments to contracts in 2024 (section 22)

9 January 2025

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

Regulator approves new Go-op train service between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare

15 November 2024

The rail regulator has given the go ahead for new train services between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare from the end of 2025. The regulator has also set conditions on its approval to ensure the new, co-operatively owned operator has sufficient finance and rolling stock in place in good time.

Decisions on new, disputed contracts (section 17)

15 November 2024

Our decisions on new contracts where Network Rail and the train operator could not reach agreement.

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