Current track access applications | Office of Rail and Road

This page includes the latest documents relating to track access applications we are currently considering.

This may include application forms, draft agreements, any related documents and responses we make public.

We include current track access applications concerning:

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.

We have published information relating to the competing and complex applications for the December 2024, May 2025 and December 2025 timetable changes.

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
Grand Central Railway Company Limited	17	Closed on 30 September 2024	Application Form Draft Contract Network Rail Representations Grand Central Response to Network Rail’s Representations
XC Trains Limited	17	Closed on 26 February 2024	Application Form Draft Contract Network Rail Representations Go-op Response to Network Rail’s Representations Industry Consultation
Go-op Co-operative Limited	17	Closed on 29 June 2022	Draft Contract Application Form Consultation Responses Network Rail Representations Go-op Response to Network Rail’s Representations
Grand Union Trains Limited (London–Stirling) (West Coast Main Line)	17	Closed 8 October 2023	Draft Contract Application form Industry Consultation Network Rail Representations ORR response to Network Rail’s Representations Grand Union response to Network Rail’s Representations Network Rail response to ORR Network Rail further representations October 2022 application (withdrawn 01/09/2023) October 2022 application: Draft Contract Application form Network Rail Representations Grand Union Response Industry Consultation Network Rail Representations January 2023 GUT response to Network Rail Representations January 2023 Network Rail Updated Representations May 2023 GUT response to Network Rail’s Updated Representations June 2023 Previous applications: Draft Contract (amended) Application form (amended) Letter amending application Network Rail Representations Grand Union response Revised application: Draft Contract Application form Updated Network Rail representations Further GU comments ORR Request For Further Representations Further Network Rail representations Further Grand Union comments
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited (West Coast Main Line)	17	To be undertaken by Network Rail	Draft Contract Application Form Network Rail Representations Updated Network Rail representations Further FTWCRL comments ORR Request For Further Representations Further Network Rail representations Further First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited comments Network Rail Representations November 2022 Network Rail Representations January 2023

Amendments to contracts (section 22 and 22A) - Train operating companies Collapse accordion Open accordion

All current applications we are considering for agreed amendments to contracts (section 22) and disputed amendments to contracts (section 22A).

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
Hull Trains Company Limited (London-Sheffield)	22A	27th	16 February 2024	Form P Supplemental Agreement Industry Consultation Network Rail Representations Hull Trains response to Network Rail Network Rail Further Representations
GB Railfreight Limited	22	21st	19th July 2023	Supplemental Agreement Rights Table Form F
Freightliner Heavy Haul	22	16th	23rd January 2023	Supplemental Agreement Rights Table Form F
Freightliner Heavy Haul	22	14th	23rd January 2023	Supplemental Agreement Rights Table Form F
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited	22A	2nd	Closed - undertaken by Network Rail	Supplemental agreement Application form Supporting letter Liverpool chamber Supporting letter Liverpool city region Letter to Network Rail inviting representations 4 November 2022 Network Rail letter on new applications 28 November 2022 Network Rail letter representations 6 January 2023 FTWCR letter to Network Rail 23 January 2023 Updated Network Rail representations 30 May 2023 FTWCR response to NR representations 16 June 2023
West Midlands Trains Limited	22	15th	23/08/2022	Supplemental agreement application form Draft 15th supplemental agreement
Transport for Wales Rail Limited	22A	4th SA	Closed – undertaken by Transport for Wales Limited.	Application form Draft agreement Details of timetabling issues from Network Rail Stakeholder support documents Responses to industry consultation Network Rail representations Technical note TfWRL response to NR representations Office of Rail and Road Update letter dated 26 April 2022 Further Network Rail representation dated 16 May 2022 Transport for Wales Rail Limited response to further Network Rail representations