Preparatory work for the review of Schedules 4 and 8

In late 2015, we began preparing for reviews of Schedules 4 and 8 of the track access contract (the possessions and performance regimes, respectively) for the 2018 periodic review of Network Rail (PR18).

The Schedule 4 possessions regime compensates train operators for the financial impact of planned possessions – where operators cannot access the network because Network Rail is carrying out engineering work. The Schedule 8 performance regime compensates train operators for unplanned service disruption caused by Network Rail and other train operators.

We asked for views of the effectiveness of the current regimes, including aspects that worked well, the scale of any potential problem, and what the priority areas for improvement should be.

Letter inviting input to the review of Schedules 4 & 8 track access contracts (November 2015)

PR18 reviews of Schedules 4 and 8 of track access contracts
13 November 2015

Stakeholder events and workshops

To discuss the regimes, we held a stakeholder event on Friday 27 November 2015:

• Summary of the main topics of discussion from the event
• Introductory slides
• Passenger operators
• Freight and charter operators

ORR hosted a workshop with a group of stakeholders on 5 August 2016. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss and hear stakeholder views on potential policy options.

• PR18 workshop on Schedules 4 and 8 - 5 August 2016
• Note of PR18 workshop on Schedules 4 and 8 policy options - 5 August 2016