Independent evaluation of the 2013 periodic review (PR13)
13 August 2014
Economic regulation
ORR reports on Network Rail’s performance in Scotland from 2009 to 2014
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The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has today concluded its assessment of Network Rail's performance against funded obligations between 2009 and 2014 for Scotland, England and Wales. ORR highlights enhancements and growth in Britain's railways, as well as shortfalls in performance for passengers which require the company to return £53.1m to funders and improve the resilience of the network.
Regulator reports on Network Rail’s performance between 2009 and 2014
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The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has today concluded its assessment of Network Rail's performance against funded obligations between 2009 and 2014. ORR highlights enhancements and growth in Britain's railways, as well as shortfalls in performance for passengers which require Network Rail to return £53.1m to funders and improve the resilience of the network.
Periodic review 2013 (PR13) consultations
1 July 2014
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A list of our closed PR13 consultations in date order. Consultation on implementation of CP5 capacity charge for new open access operators Last updated: 1 Jul 2014 Consultation about our proposed approach to implement our decision on the capacity charge rates payable by new entrant open access operators (OAOs) during CP5. Capacity charge baselines for freight, open access passenger and charter
Consultation on implementation of CP5 capacity charge for new open access operators
16 May 2014
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Date published: 16 May 2014 Closing date: 1 July 2014 Consultation about our proposed approach to implement our decision on the capacity charge rates payable by new entrant open access operators (OAOs) during CP5. In our final determination we made our decision on the capacity charge rates payable by new entrant open access operators (OAOs) during CP5. We said that: New entrant OAOs will pay CP4
Scrutinising delivery of Network Rail’s plan for a better railway between 2014 and 2019
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Network Rail will be open to greater public scrutiny as it delivers the multi-billion pound plan for a better railway between 2014 and 2019, the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) outlined today.
Route-level efficiency benefit sharing (REBS) mechanism
16 April 2014
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The route level efficiency benefit sharing (REBS) mechanism was designed to encourage Network Rail and train operators (passenger and freight) to work together and allow both to share in Network Rail's efficiency gains or losses on an annual basis.
GB rail industry financial information 2012-13
15 April 2014
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GB rail industry financial information 2012-13 presents ORR's analysis of the latest financial data from train operators, Network Rail and governments. Key findings include: Passenger income was £7.7bn in 2012-13, a real terms increase of 3.6% from 2011-12. This is partly attributable to a 2.9% increase in the number of passenger journeys. Passenger income represents ticket income from passenger
PR13 success criteria
27 March 2014
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Here you can view the objectives and criteria which we will use to evaluate the success of the periodic review 2013 (PR13), the multi-billion pound plan for improving Britain's railways between 2014 and 2019.
Capacity charge baselines for freight, open access passenger and charter operators
19 March 2014
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In our Periodic review 2013: final determination of Network Rail's outputs and funding for 2014-19, we concluded that the capacity charge would be levied on freight, open access and charter operators in CP5 subject to a number of baselines, so that Network Rail would effectively receive a higher charge for traffic above certain thresholds as part of a year-end reconciliation or wash-up process.