All PR08 documents issued by ORR

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All PR08 documents issued by ORR

Date Documents Responses
18 Dec 2009 Confirmation of the actual control period 4 (CP4) opening regulatory asset base (RAB)  
Dec 2009 Assessing Network Rail's relative efficiency and the challenge we have set the company  
25 Nov 2009 Review of arrangements for establishing access charges for CP4  
14 May 2009 Periodic review 2008 - independent evaluation -
Letter from John Nelson
Letter from Chris Bolt
 
9 Apr 2009 Price list - traction electricity rates for 2009-10  
19 Mar 2009 Review implementation notices:
- Letter including list of recipients
- Open access (Word version)
- Franchised passenger access (Word version)
Freight access (Word version)
- Stations access (Word version)
 
11 Feb 2009 Notices of Agreements:
- Letter including list of recipients
- Open access
- Passenger access
Freight access
- Stations access
 
23 Dec 2008 These are the the CP4 Price Lists as published by Network Rail on Thursday 18 Dec:

Fixed track charges schedule (PDF) (Excel)
Track usage price list (PDF) (Excel)
Capacity charge rates (PDF) (Excel)
Long-term charge for stations (PDF) (Excel)
Traction electricity consumption rates (PDF) (Excel)

 
19 Dec 2008 Periodic review 2008 – implementation  
19 Dec 2008 Procedural approach to conducting an interim review in CP4  
19 Dec 2008 Consultation - Review of the Network Rail licence: statutory notice of proposed modifications  
19 Dec 2008 Proposed revised network licence Responses
19 Dec 2008 Statutory notice - Notice of proposals to modify Network Rail Infrastructure Limited's network licence  
19 Dec 2008 Review notices:
- Open access
- Passenger access
Freight access
- Stations access
 
19 Dec 2008 Letter to Network Rail - PR08 determination – clarification issues  
11 Nov 2008 PR08 leaflet  
4 Nov 2008 Determination of Network Rail's outputs and funding for 2009-14 - Regulatory asset base and net debt assumptions  
30 Oct 2008 Periodic review 2008: Determination of Network Rail's outputs and funding 2009-14  
23 Oct 2008 Supplemental Agreement (Interim Treatment of Access Charges Review) General Approval 2008
Explanatory letter
Editable version of generally approved supplemental agreement (Word)
 
1 Sep 2008 Network Rail’s consultations on access charges - Letter to Paul Plummer, Network Rail  
18 Aug 2008 Covering letter
C8 notice
Final conclusions - Compensation for possessions, including new franchised passenger, non-franchised passenger and freight operator track access contract Schedule 4
New franchised passenger Schedule 4 (mark-up against version consulted on 8 April 2008)
New non-franchised passenger Schedule 4 (mark-up against version consulted on 8 April 2008)
New freight Schedule 4 (mark-up against version consulted on 11 July 2008)
New Part G to the Network Code (mark-up against version consulted on 11 July 2008)
 
11 Aug 2008 Periodic review 2008: presentations from the draft determinations industry seminar on 9 July- summary letter
Overview of the draft determinations
Outputs
Asset management and efficiency
Accountability, monitoring and delivery
Incentives and access charges
 
6 Aug 2008 PR08: Corporation tax issues
Appendix A
Appendix B
Responses
18 Jul 2008 PR08 - Procedural approach to conducting an interim review in CP4 Responses
18 Jul 2008 PR08 - Consultation - draft Schedules 7 and 8 of track access contracts which includes:
Annex 1 - draft Schedule 7 (passenger);
Annex 2 - draft Schedule 7 (freight)
Annex 3 - draft Schedule 8 (passenger), paragraph 17: and
Annex 4 - draft Schedule 8 (freight)
Responses
18 Jul 2008 PR08 - Licence review - consultation on financial conditions which includes
Annex A - Revised sections of Network Rail’s licence
Annex B - Revised section of Network Rail’s licence compared to our proposals on Network Rail’s licence published on 5 June 2008
Responses
11 Jul 2008 PR08: Train operator compensation from possessions – consultation on changes to the compensation regime for freight operators, franchise passenger operators access charge supplements and part G of the network code.
Appendix 1: Our proposed changes to Schedule 4
Appendix 2: Our proposed changes to part G
Responses
10 Jul 2008 Further industry recommendations on possessions compensation

Letter from Ian Marlee, Network Rail
ISG Report on Recommendation to ORR on changes to the regime for compensating disruptive possessions - freight
Current Schedule 4 against Proposed version

 
4 Jul 2008 PR08: Consultation on network availability and the seven day railway  
18 Jun 2008 Periodic review 2008: Draft determinations - Price lists  
5 Jun 2008 Periodic review 2008: Draft determinations   Responses
5 Jun 2008 Review of the Network Rail licence: consultation  
23 Apr 2008 Consultation letter - Periodic Review 2008: Implementation  
8 Apr 2008 Periodic Review 2008: Train Operator Compensation from Possessions – consultation on changes to the compensation regime for passenger operators and Part G of the Network Code for all operators
Appendix 1 - Estimation of Schedule 4 costs
Appendix 2 - Schedule 4 franchised operators
Appendix 3 - Schedule 4 non-franchised operators
Appendix 4 - Part G network change
Responses
31 Mar 2008 Reasons for decision on outputs document of 14 February 2008  
13 Mar 2008 Further industry recommendations Letter to John Thomas - Recommendation follow-up on Schedule 4 - 13 Mar 2008
Recommendation to ORR on changes to the regime for disruptive possessions
Part G amendment (redlined version) - 7 Mar 2008
Recommendation on Schedule 4 amendments - redlined version
 
14 Feb 2008 Letter from ORR to DfT setting out our final determination that industry plans to spend £150m to make visible and lasting improvements to around 150 intermediate stations across the country, are deliverable  
14 Feb 2008 Publication: Update on the framework for setting access charges and strategic business plan assessment (see below for Consultants documents) Responses
14 Feb 2008 Industry recommendations on possessions compensation regime

Recommendations on possessions compensation regime 31 Jan 2008
Letter from Ian Marlee Network Rail - 31 Jan 2008
Associated legal drafting - 6 Feb 2008
Part G amendments and redlined version - 15 Oct 2007
Passenger Schedule 4 amendments and redlined version 6 Feg 2008

 
14 Feb 2008 Industry workshop on PTE sponsored increments/decrements - presentation slides from ORR and Network Rail  
7 Jan 2008 Letter to Iain Coucher, Network Rail: Strategic business plan  
20 Dec 2007 Letter to DfT: Periodic review 2008 - likely affordability of your high level output specification  
20 Dec 2007 Letter to Transport Scotland: Periodic review 2008 - likely affordability of your high level output specification  
20 Dec 2007 Letter to DfT: National Stations Improvement Programme – preparation for ORR’s determination of the deliverability of the programme  
20 Dec 2007 Press notice: Regulator says railway improvements for 2009-14 are likely to be affordable within committed public funds  
1 Nov 2007 Consultation on Network Rail's strategic business plan Responses
18 Oct 2007 Consultation letter: CEPA’s report on indexing the allowed rate of return. (Report) Responses
15 Oct 2007 Consultation letter: Freight only line charge conclusions. This letter explains our decisions on the cost allocation and charging systems for freight only lines.  
11 Oct 2007 Consultation on the possessions compensation regime (For accompanying consultants reports see below)  
2 Oct 2007 Presentations from PR08 Outputs Project and Network Licence Review Workshop 21 September 2007  
27 Sep 2007 Consultation letter: Network Rail's outputs - network availability  
6 Sep 2007 Consultation letter: Periodic Review 2008: Financial issues update and further consultation Responses
31 Aug 2007 consultation letter: Review of freight performance regimes  
31 Aug 2007 Covering letter: Periodic Review 2008: Network Rail's outputs  
31 Aug 2007 Consultation - Periodic Review 2008: Network Rail's outputs Responses
24 Aug 2007 Final guidance in Network Rail's strategic business plan  
25 Jun 2007 Periodic review 2008: Charge to recover the costs of freight-only lines Responses
23 Apr 2007 Changes to Passenger Performance Regime - Schedule B Responses
28 Feb 2007 Summary of Advice to Ministers and framework for setting access charges document  
28 Feb 2007 PR08 Advice to Ministers and framework for setting access charges  
28 Feb 2007 Notice of proposal to undertake an access charges review under paragraph 1c of Schedule 4a to the Railways Act 1993  
28 Feb 2007 Periodic Review 2008 (PR08) timetable (update from May 2006)  
8 Jan 2007 Periodic Review 2008 - Train operator compensation from possessions  
5 Dec 2006 Periodic Review 2008 - Consultation on Caps for Freight Track Access Charges Responses
5 Dec 2006 Periodic Review 2008 - A Reservation Charge: Consultation on Issues and Options Responses
29 Sep 2006 Approach to the amortisation of Network Rail's Regulatory Asset Base - Letter to Network Rail Responses
29 Sep 2006 Network Rail Initial Strategic Business Plan 2009-14: Issues and Options - Consultation letter Responses
29 Sep 2006 Periodic Review 2008 (PR08): The treatment of risk and uncertainty - Consultation letter Responses
31 Jul 2006 Letter to invite responses to Enhancing incentives for continuous improvements in performance  
31 Jul 2006 Enhancing incentives for continuous improvements in performance: a consultation paper (related press notice) Responses
27 Jul 2006 Letter to invite responses on Study of Freight Vehicle Effects on Rail Surface Damage (TTCI Report) - see below  
14 Jul 2006 Powerpoint presentation for Structure of charges workshop  
8 Jun 2006 Structure of track access and station long term charges 
(related press notice)
Responses
25 May 2006 Periodic Review 2008 timetable (see latest timetable at 28 Feb 2007)  
7 Feb 2006 Office of Rail Regulation letter to Network Rail - Periodic Review 2008 - Network Rail's initial strategic business plan  
15 Dec 2005 Periodic Review 2008 - Initial assessment of Network Rail's CP4 revenue requirement and consultation on the financial framework
(related press notice)
 
11 Aug 2005 Periodic review 2008 - first consultation document
(related press notice)
Responses
Responses summary