Benchmarking Highways England
25 February 2020
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By Adedayo Alao, Analyst - Highways.
Economic regulation
French and British rail regulatory bodies publish opinions on the 2021 Network Statement of Eurotunnel
10 February 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road ("ORR") and Autorité de Régulation des Transports ("ART") are the responsible bodies for the regulation of the Channel Fixed Link. Both organisations have published today their opinions on Eurotunnel's 2021 Network Statement.
ORR opens market study into railway signalling
27 January 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today opened a market study looking into the supply of rail signalling systems.
Delivering £3.5bn of efficiency improvements in CP6
8 January 2020
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By Gordon Cole, Head of Efficiency Monitoring.
HS1 Ltd periodic review 2019 (PR19): draft determination
7 January 2020
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A summary of our draft conclusions on the final Five Year Asset Management Statement (5YAMS) that was submitted to us on 31 May 2019. It is the culmination of the first phase of our examination and draws from detailed analysis that is explained in a number of supplementary documents published alongside it. Together these form the draft determination.
ORR sets £25.9 million charges per year to keep High Speed 1 in good condition
7 January 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today decided that train operators using the High Speed 1 rail line from London to the Channel Tunnel will collectively pay £25.9 million per year towards the long-term cost of keeping assets in good condition.
Consultation on Holding Highways England to account
24 December 2019
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Consultation outcome In January 2020 we published a consultation on an updated monitoring framework and enforcement policy for Highways England, titled Holding Highways England to account. This new policy replaces our existing monitoring framework and enforcement policy for Highways England and comes into effect for the start of road period 2, from 1 April 2020. We received 17 responses to the
ORR reports Network Rail is off to an encouraging start in delivering its £3.5bn savings plans
19 December 2019
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has seen encouraging progress in its first assessment of how efficiently Network Rail is delivering its five-year plans, which run from 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2024.
ORR calls for Network Rail Scotland to increase its focus on delivering £385m savings plans
19 December 2019
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has seen encouraging progress from Network Rail to improve its efficiency plans and delivery in Scotland, however more needs to be done.
ORR proposes £26 million charges per year to keep HS1’s asset in good condition
30 September 2019
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today proposed that train operators using High Speed 1 (HS1) will pay £26 million per year to keep its assets in good condition.