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Section 17 - Track access decisions 2001-2006

This page contains archived track access decisions relating to section 17.

For other decisions please see our decisions library.

Date TOC / FOC Links to documents
4 May 2006 English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd - 20 year access option Application form
Draft agreement
Crossrail response
DfT response
HPUK response
CTRL response
TfL response
Freightliner response
EWS response to Cross London Rail Links
EWS response to Network Rail
Decision letter
26 Apr 2006 English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd Application form
Draft agreement
EWS letter dated 21 Dec 2004
Royal Mail response dated 21 Dec 2004
EWS letter dated 29 Dec 2004
EWS letter dated 19 Jan 2005
Royal Mail letter dated 1 Feb 2005
EWS letter dated 4 Feb 2005
ORR letter to EWS dated 24 Jun 2005
ORR letter to Royal Mail dated 24 Jun 2005
EWS letter of 26 Apr 2006 re withdrawal of application
ORR letter of acknowledgement
14 Feb 2006 English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd

Application form
Decision letter
Approved agreement
Access rights table (Excel)

3 Dec 2004 First Great Western Link Application form
Decision letter
Approved agreement
1 Dec 2004 First ScotRail Limited
Application form
Approved agreement 
Decision letter 
Consultation letter
Focused consultation letter
Scottish Executive response
SRA response
EWS response
Strathclyde Passenger Transport response
Union Railways response
Arriva Trains Northern response
Network Rail response
18 Jun 2004 Grand Central Railway Company Decision document
Application form
Proposed contract
Proposed schedules to contract
Network Rail representations
Grand Central response to Network Rail's representations Grand Central representations to consultation responses
Additional responses
GB Railways response
Passenger demand paper
Hearing on the application under section 17 of the Railways Act 1993 by Grand Central Railway Company Limited for a Track Access Contract: Transcript of proceedings
AEA Technology final report
28 Apr 2004 Thameslink

Decision letter
Application form
Approved agreement
Relevant Schedule 8 modifications decision letter
Relevant Schedule 8 modifications determinations notice

2 Oct 2003

Advenza Freight

Decision letter
Approved agreement
Application form
Executive summary
ORR second consultation email
SRA response
EWS response
2nd EWS response
Freightliner response
Merseytravel response
Network Rail response
Union Railways North response
Union Railways South response

20 Jun 2003

GB Railfreight

Decision letter
DWS covering letter
Application
Approved agreement
Schedule 5 Part 3
Network Rail response
London Underground response
Union Railways (North) response
Union Railways (South) response
EWS response

Jun 2002

Great Western Trains Company Ltd, South West Trains Ltd, Gatwick Express Ltd, South Central Ltd

Conclusions document

23 May 2002

English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited

Agreement
Decision letter and Regulator's consultation on EWS section 17 application (2002)
Responses

23 Mar 2001

EWS

Directions letter to Railtrack and EWS on track access agreement