Rail professionals

Accessible Travel Policies (ATPs) decision letters

Our decisions on new contracts where Network Rail and the train operator could not reach agreement.

This section is dedicated to the charges and incentives work relating to PR23, including links to consultations, publications and background research.

If a railway operator wants to access the Network Rail’s infrastructure, they have to apply to us for a track access agreement with Network Rail.

A consolidated (or conformed) agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement. We do not approve these consolidated agreements, they are provided by Network Rail for reference purposes only to provide an overview of the current terms of the contract.

Level crossings are an interface between the highway and railway, where the different parties involved have responsibilities.

The Competition Act 1998 prohibits any agreement, business practice or conduct which has, or could have, a damaging effect on competition in the United Kingdom.

Information on ORR roles in Northern Ireland