Network Charges - a consultation on how charges can improve efficiency

Date published: 10 December 2015
Closing date: 4 March 2016

This consultation looked at the way in which Network Rail charges train operators for use of its network. These charges affect decisions made by operators, Network Rail and funders. This was the first consultation as part of a comprehensive review of Network Rail’s structure of charges for Control Period 6, (CP6) - (2019-2024) and beyond.

We have considered many options for changing the current structure of charges. In this consultation, we proposed prioritising development of a better understanding of the drivers of the fixed costs of using the network and how these might be reflected in charges. We also proposed continuing work on improving Network Rail’s current short-run variable charges.

Consultation updates

• Network Rail’s cost allocation work
  3 August 2016
• An update on ORR’s review of charges
  This letter provides an update on how we plan to progress this review, in light of the consultation responses received and the input provided at the two industry workshops.
  7 April 2016
• A consultation on changes to charges and contractual incentives
  In December 2016, we published a further consultation setting out proposed changes to charges and incentives for CP6.

Consultation document

• Network Charges - a consultation on how charges can improve efficiency
  • Annex A - Summary of current charges  pdf icon PDF, 67 Kb
  • Annex B - Gap analysis  pdf icon PDF, 239 Kb
  • Annex C - States of the world  pdf icon PDF, 282 Kb
  • Annex D - Assessment criteria  pdf icon PDF, 92 Kb
  • Annex E - Stylised example of the infrastructure costs package and the value-based capacity package  pdf icon PDF, 347 Kb
  • Annex F - Glossary
  • Network Charges - a consultation on how charges can improve efficiency (with annexes)