Route utilisation strategies (RUS) - recent developments

There are 17 geographical RUSs plus the Freight and Network RUSs. Network Rail is developing and establishing the 19 RUSs and it is anticipated that generation one RUSs will be completed in 2011. Details on Network Rail’s RUS programme are available on its website.

All responses to each RUS are posted on Network Rail’s own website; ORR’s responses are available under ‘Related Links’ on this page

Last updated: 19 February 2010

Related documents

29 Jan 2010
ORR's letter to Network Rail on RUS programme
( PDF 832 Kb)
8 Jan 2010
Letter from Network Rail - changes on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) during CP4 and beyond
( PDF 113 Kb)
29 Dec 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Network route utilisation strategy: electrification strategy
( PDF 319 Kb)
14 Dec 2009
RUS Programme
( PDF 1371 Kb)
11 Dec 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on East Coast Main Line route utilisation strategies (RUS)
( PDF 65 Kb)
30 Nov 2009
ORR's response to Great Western draft route utilisation strategy
( PDF 237 Kb)
13 Nov 2009
Letter from Network Rail - Amplifying the East Coast Main Line route utilisation strategy
( PDF 834 Kb)
25 Sep 2009
Letter from Network Rail – route utilisation strategies (RUS) programme
( PDF 185 Kb)
14 Sep 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Yorkshire and Humber route utilisation strategy
( PDF 284 Kb)
1 Sep 2009
Letter from Network Rail – route utilisation strategies (RUS) programme
( PDF 172 Kb)
27 Aug 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Sussex draft route utilisation strategy
( PDF 1330 Kb)
4 Aug 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Network RUS, scenarios and long-distance forecasts
( PDF 27 Kb)
22 Jul 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Kent draft route utilisation strategy
( PDF 1789 Kb)
26 May 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Merseyside route utilisation strategy
( PDF 396 Kb)
8 Apr 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on revised RUS Programme
( PDF 434 Kb)
25 Feb 2009
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Merseyside RUS, draft consultation, 24 February 2009
( PDF 209 Kb)
16 Feb 2009
Yorkshire and Humber RUS Programme
( PDF 128 Kb)
3 Feb 2009
Wales route utilisation strategy
( PDF 26 Kb)
19 Dec 2008
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Yorkshire and Humberside RUS, draft consultation, 18 December 2008
( PDF 309 Kb)
27 Oct 2008
Letter to Network Rail on Lancashire and Cumbria RUS, final consultation, 27 October 2008
( PDF 49 Kb)
7 Oct 2008
ORR letter to Network Rail on Wales draft RUS plan - 23 June 2006
( PDF 171 Kb)
30 Sep 2008
Letter to Network Rail on Lancashire and Cumbria RUS draft consultation
( PDF 114 Kb)
6 Aug 2008
ORR approval of Network Rail's revised RUS Programme
( PDF 79 Kb)
25 Jul 2008
RUS programme
( PDF 248 Kb)
28 May 2008
Letter from Network Rail – route utilisation strategies (RUS) programme
( PDF 114 Kb)
29 Apr 2008
Letter to Network Rail on ECML RUS
( PDF 181 Kb)
29 Apr 2008
Letter to National Express on ECML RUS
( PDF 43 Kb)
25 Jan 2008
Letter to Network Rail on approval of revised RUS programme
( PDF 22 Kb)
25 Jan 2008
Letter from Network Rail on revised RUS programme
( PDF 429 Kb)
1 Nov 2007
Letter to Network Rail on South London Draft for Consultation RUS
( PDF 177 Kb)
27 Sep 2007
ORR response to Network Rail on ECML draft RUS - 19 September 2007
( PDF 214 Kb)
16 Jul 2007
Great Anglia RUS - ORR response to Network Rail submission
( PDF 157 Kb)
1 Jun 2007
Network Rail submission - 15 March 2007
( PDF 37 Kb)
1 Jun 2007
RUS map with key - 25 May 2007
( PDF 1143 Kb)
1 Jun 2007
ORR response to Network Rail submission
( PDF 34 Kb)
30 Apr 2007
ORR's letter to Network Rail on the Scotland RUS, April 2006
( PDF 110 Kb)
8 Jan 2007
ORR's letter to Network Rail on North West Draft RUS, January 2007
( PDF 305 Kb)
27 Nov 2006
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Freight RUS, November 2006
( PDF 173 Kb)
17 Nov 2006
ORR's letter to Network Rail on Scotland RUS, Nov 2006
( PDF 45 Kb)
1 Nov 2006
Cross London Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS)
( PDF 171 Kb)
30 Jun 2006
Route utilisation strategies (RUS) programme - 22 June 2006
( PDF 140 Kb)
30 Jun 2006
ORR approval of Network Rail's Route utilisation strategies (RUS) programme - 23 June 2006
( PDF 139 Kb)
24 May 2006
ORR's letter to Network Rail on the South West Main Line RUS, May 2006
( PDF 39 Kb)
24 Mar 2006
South West Main Line RUS letter
( PDF 364 Kb)
24 Mar 2006
Cross London RUS letter
( PDF 359 Kb)

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