Consultation on consolidation and revision of freight general approvals

Reference: ORR/015/2011
Date published: 19 July  2011
Start date: 12 July 2011
Closing date: 23 August 2011

We issued a new general approval ( PDF 353 Kb) on 9 February 2012 which replaced four freight track access general approvals relating to access to Network Rail’s network. General approvals allow freight operators and freight customers to enter into or amend track access contracts with Network Rail without the need for ORR’s specific approval. The publication of this single general approval followed a consultation of the industry in July 2011.

The new general approval provides a single point of reference in a more user-friendly format; as well clarifying and extending the scope of the previous general approvals.

Following receipt of the consultation responses, we considered the issues raised and made a number of changes to the final general approval The conclusions document ( PDF 212 Kb) sets this out in more detail.

Conclusions documents

• Consolidation and revision of freight general approvals - letter to industry colleagues, 9 February 2012 ( PDF 212 Kb).
• Freight Access (Track Access Contracts) General Approval 2012 ( PDF 353 Kb).

Consultation documents

• Consultation on consolidation and revision of freight general approvals ( 145 Kb) - ORR letter, 12 July 2011.
• Freight access general approval 2011 ( 90 Kb).

Responses

• First Group ( PDF 25 Kb).
• Freightliner Group ( PDF 192 Kb).
• GB Railfreight ( PDF 76 Kb).
• Network Rail ( PDF 394 Kb).
• South West Trains ( PDF 20 Kb).
• Transport for London ( PDF 17 Kb).
• Transport Scotland ( PDF 36 Kb).

Last updated: 13 February 2011