Access and licensing

This section sets out our guidance and policies on regulating infrastructure access.

Railway licences for companies listed K – R.

We regulate access to around 100 light maintenance depots in Britain which provide services to passenger and other trains.

Information about applying for a licence or licence exemption, the costs involved and the application forms you will need to use.

This page contains information on access and licensing on the Heathrow Spur.

The current standard versions of licences and licence exemptions in use.

This page sets out the background of Network Rail’s Network Code, which is the set of rules behind the contractual relationship between Network Rail and the passenger and freight operating companies that run trains on their infrastructure.

Under Part M of Network Rail's Network Code, a party can appeal to ORR against any determination made by the relevant panel of the Access Disputes Committee which it considers to be wrong or unjust because of a serious procedural or other irregularity.

This page contains information on our consideration of capacity, performance and current applications for access on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).