Core Valley Lines (CVL) access

Current track access applications

This section contains all application forms, documents and responses we make public, relating
to CVL track access applications we are currently considering. This includes:

• new track access contracts; and
• amendments to track access contracts.

There are no current track access applications.

Decisions on track access applications

This section contains all decisions we have made in relation to CVL track access applications.
This includes:

• new track access contracts; and
• amendments to track access contracts.

2019 to 2024

The table below presents decisions made from 2019 to 2023:

Consolidated agreements

A consolidated agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement.

They are provided by CVL for reference purposes only.

Certain information may be excluded from these consolidated versions. This is because we may withhold from publication information which relates to the affairs of a private individual or a corporate or unincorporated body if we are satisfied that publication would or might seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that person or body.

The table below presents CVL consolidated agreements:

The CVL Network Code

The CVL Network Code is a common set of rules and industry procedures that apply to all parties who have a contractual right of access to the CVL infrastructure owned and operated by the CVL infrastructure manager.

The CVL infrastructure manager manages and maintains the CVL Network Code, and all related documentation. The full CVL Network Code can be found on the CVL Infrastructure Manager website.

Our responsibility is to ensure that the CVL Network Code provides appropriate contractual certainty for all affected parties and does not benefit one contractual party to a greater extent than another.

Description of the CVL Network Code

The CVL Network Code sets out the industry procedures governing:

• the way in which service performance is monitored and measured (Part B);
• modifications to the CVL Network Code (Part C);
• the translation of access rights into the construction of the timetable (Part D);
• environmental protection issues (Part E);
• the contractual arrangements governing changes to the trains used on the CVL network and to the CVL network itself (Parts F and G respectively);
• the CVL Railway Operational Code (Part H);
• changes to access rights (Part J); and
• appeals to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) (Part M).

The CVL Access Dispute Resolution Rules (ADRR), setting out how disputes under access contracts are resolved, can also be found on the CVL Infrastructure Manager website.

Safety responsibilities, for example through safety certificates and safety authorisations, and Railway Group Standards, take priority over the CVL Network Code obligations.

Approved amendments to the CVL Network Code

Part C of the CVL Network Code provides processes by which the Code can be modified.

• Condition C1 provides a democratic industry process whereby the CVL infrastructure manager and each Access Beneficiary can propose changes to the CVL Network Code; and
• Condition C3 provides the ORR with a right to make changes.

Recent modifications are listed below.

Modifications to the CVL Network Code

The table below presents documents related to CVL Network Code modifications:

Model contracts

There are no current model contracts.

Charging framework

Core Valley Lines charging framework

Network licence

This section gives information on our consideration of a network licence for the operator of the CVL network, including our consultation documents, stakeholder responses and conclusions.

The table below provides documents related to the CVL network licence: