Regulator consults on the costs of incremental outputs
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12 June 2000
Regulator consults on the costs of incremental outputsTom Winsor, theRail Regulator, as part of his consideration of Railtracks access charges,has today published a consultation document which discusses the costs associatedwith possible incremental outputs delivered by enhancements during the nextcontrol period, starting April 2001. The documentrelates to the development and implementation of the shadow Strategic RailAuthoritys Incremental Output Statement (IOS), published last December. Itdiscusses the Regulators provisional assessment of the appropriate chargesfor the incremental outputs so that the SSRA can make a decision about whetherit wishes to fund these outputs as part of the periodic review. In particular,it examines the scheme costs, contractual arrangements and appropriate riskallocation between Railtrack and its customers. The periodicreview provides an opportunity to ensure rapid progress on the IOS programme anddeliver the enhancements that the rail industry requires during the next controlperiod and beyond. Such incremental improvements will form a key part of thedeveloping baseline network over the next five to ten years. Railtrack,the SSRA, and the Regulator are all undertaking significant work on the IOS inthe next few months. The SSRA and Railtrack are also currently discussing aprogramme of incremental improvements to station facilities. The outcome of thiswork will be reflected in the Regulators final conclusions on the periodicreview published in September 2000. A copy of the consultation document The periodic review of Railtracks access charges : Incremental outputs technical consultation is available here as an Adobe Acrobat PDF document or from the ORR Librarian, Sue MacSwan, 1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, London EC1N 2TQ. Tel: 020 7282 2001; fax: 020 7282 2045; e-mail : rail.library@orr.gsi.gov.uk. Also on the website is the associated Booz Allen and Hamilton document.  
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