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Periodic review 2008 - Consultants reports

Consultant's reports used in consideration of our determinations are available below and can be downloaded as PDF files.

Consultants' reports

9 Jul 2008 Technical Support for Shadow Running of Compensation Regime for Freight Operators - Faber Maunsell
7 Jul 2008 Strategic Business Plan – CP4 Route 18 Enhancement Projects Final Review - Halcrow Group
4 Jun 2008 Engineering advice on Network Rail's enhancement programme - Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
2 Jun 2008 International benchmarking of Network Rail’s maintenance and renewals costs - presentation by Institute for Transport Studies
2 Jun 2008 Coal dust spillage costs - Halcrow
1 Jun 2008 The riskiness of Network Rail relative to other regulated industries - First Economics
29 May 2008

Reports by Railkonsult:
Review of European renewal and maintenance methodologies - overview
Appendix 1 - asset inspection, condition assessment and decision making
Appendix 2 - reuse of materials
Appendix 3 - partial renewal process for switch and crossings
Appendix 4 - use of formation rehabilitation trains
Appendix 5 - high output stressing
Appendix 6 - lightweight platforms
Appendix 7 - dedicated teams

27 May 2008 Review of Network Rail performance improvement plans - Winder Phillips Associates
23 May 2008 Assessing Network Rail's enhancement programme - Steer Davies Gleave
22 Apr 2008 Network Rail's capability to deliver its increased programme of enhancements - Nichols
16 Apr 2008 Scope for efficiency gains in CP4 - Oxera
Apr 2008 Risk adjusted cost of capital for Network Rail - Cambridge Economic Policy Associates Ltd
27 Mar 2008 Scope for frontier shift in enhancements - Oxera
13 Mar 2008 Audit of ICM v2 - Halcrow
7 Mar 2008 Expected cost of Network Ownership - Ian Smith
Feb 2008 Setting the rules for the ring-fenced fund - Cambridge Economic Policy Associates Ltd (corrected version of report of June 2007)
29 Feb 2008 Assessing the efficiency component of the Network Rail SBP - Ernst and Young
14 Feb 2008 Review of Possessions Cost Compensation Stage 2: Final Report - Faber Maunsell
14 Feb 2008 Peer review of Network Rail's indicative charges proposal made as part of its Strategic Business Plan - ITS University of Leeds
14 Feb 2008 SERIES OF POSSESSIONS FOLLOW-ON WORK Summary report of methodology and results of analysis - Steer Davies Gleave
14 Feb 2008 Variable usage costs - Halcrow Group Limited
14 Feb 2008 PR08: Cost benefit study on reservation charge - August 2007 - NERA
8 Jan 2008 Interim review of Network Rail's asset policies - AMCL
4 Dec 2007 Network Availability KPI - Reporting Suite - Outline Technical Specification - Steer Davies Gleave
4 Dec 2007 Network Availability KPI - Summary Report - Steer Davies Gleave
11 Oct 2007 PR08: Review of Possessions Cost Compensation - Final - Faber Maunsell
11 Oct 2007 PR08: Train operator compensation for possessions: Compensation for loss of Passenger Revenue - Final - Steer Davies Gleave
27 Sep 2007 Network Rail's outputs - network availability - Steer Davies Gleave
Jun 2007 Risk adjusted cost of capital for Network Rail - Cambridge Economic Policy Associates Ltd
4 Sep 2007 Switches and Crossings Service Life Report. Review of Network Rail's S&C service life predictions - Halcrow Group Limited
22 Aug 2007 Independent Reporter A: Track Service Life Project Final Report - Review of Network Rail’s Further Work on Track Service Life Predictions – Halcrow Group Limited
4 Jun 2007 - Impact of Proposed New Charge for Freight Only Lines on Demand for ESI Coal - NERA Economic Consulting
- Addendum - NERA Economic Consulting
- ORR letter to consultees
26 Feb 2007 Further assessment of Network Rail's freight variable usage costs and freight only line costs - Halcrow Group Limited
7 Feb 2007 Advice on assessing enhancement schemes proposed in Network Rail's ISBP - Steer Davis Gleave
6 Feb 2007 Best practice review of Network Rail’s asset management - AMCL
3 Jan 2007 Advice on assessing enhancement projects proposed in Network Rail's ISBP - Scot Wilson
18 Dec 2006 Corporate form, financial guarantees and efficiency performance - NERA
Dec 2006 Independent Reporter A - Reporter Mandate - Freight Cost Variability - Halcrow Group Limited
Nov 2006 Impact of track access charge increases on rail freight traffic - MDS Transmodal Limited
9 Oct 2006 What is the necessary margin for Network Rail to accommodate risk? - OXERA
Jul 2006 The role of incentives in the GB rail industry - Cambridge Economic Policy Associates
Jul 2006 Role of incentives in the GB rail industry - OXERA
Jul 2006 Implications of amending franchise agreements - NERA
Jul 2006 Study of Freight Vehicle Effects on Rail Surface Damage (TTCI Report) - for consultation
Dec 2005 Scoping study for scarcity charges, Institute for Transport Studies
Appendix 2: Issues in defining and measuring railway capacity
Dec 2005 Assessing Network Rail's scope for efficiency gains over CP4 and beyond: a preliminary study, LEK Consulting (International) Ltd and Oxera Consulting Ltd