This page includes the latest documents relating to track access applications we are currently considering.
This may include applications forms, draft agreements, any related documents and responses we make public.
We include any current track access applications which are expected to require more detailed considerations due to complexity, objections from Network Rail or third parties, or due process:
- new contracts (sections 17 and 18)
- amendments to contracts (sections 22 and 22A)
For older applications please see the archive. Once we've made a decision, these documents will be removed from this section and relevant documents will be published in the track access decisions section.
Network Rail is responsible for consulting on most proposed new contracts and amendments. Accordingly, please check Network Rail's consultation web pages as well as our own when looking for details of current consultations.
The competing and complex applications for the December 2024, May 2025 and December 2025 timetable changes are published on their own page and not included in this section.
New contracts (section 17 and 18) Collapse accordion Open accordion
All current applications we are considering for new disputed contracts (section 17) and new agreed contracts (section 18).
| TOC / FOC and Route | Section | Date consultation closes | Links to documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool & South Wales Railway (L&SWR) | 17 | Closed 12 March 2025 | L&SWR Form P L&SWR Draft Contract L&SWR: Network Rail's representations Liverpool & South Wales Railway response to Network Rail's representations |
| Alliance Rail Limited | 17 | Closed on 31 January 2025 | Alliance Form P Alliance Draft Contract |
Amendments to contracts (section 22 and 22A) - Train operating companies Collapse accordion Open accordion
All current applications we are considering for disputed amendments to contracts (section 22A) (excepting those that are part of the competing and complex applications process). In limited circumstances, some section 22 applications may also appear here.
| Train operator and Route | Section | Name | Date consultation closes | Links to documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Rail Wales and Western Limited | 22A | 3rd | 1 February 2025 | Form P Supplemental Agreement Network Representations First Rail Wales and Western Limited response to Network Rail |
| GB Railfreight Limited | 22A | 41st | 28 June 2024 | Form F Rights Tables Network Rail Representations GB Railfreight Limited response to Network Rail |