Access charges reviews

Charging framework

The government has established a charging framework for the HS1 network through the Concession Agreement pursuant to regulation 12(4) of The Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations (“the Regulations”). Amongst other, non-levied charges, the framework provides that track access charges may include:

• an investment recovery charge to recover the capital costs of the HS1 project;
• charges relating to the operation, maintenance and renewal of the HS1 network;
• discounts in accordance with the Regulations.

We have a function under regulation 13 of the Regulations to ensure that HS1 Limited is provided with incentives to reduce the cost of provision of infrastructure and level of access charges. We perform this function by conducting periodic reviews in the manner set out in the Concession Agreement. We undertake a periodic review of such charges and ensure that HS1 Limited is provided with incentives to reduce the cost of provision of infrastructure and the level of access charges.

The 2014 periodic review (“PR14”), which will be the first periodic review for HS1 Limited, will cover the period from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2020, control period 2 (“CP2”). For more information, please see the dedicated PR14 webpage.

Freight avoidable cost review by HS1 Limited

HS1 Limited issued its consultation document on Freight avoidable costs review ( PDF 305 Kb) on 1 June 2011. Consultation responses are available on HS1 Limited’s website.

We have published our decision letter ( PDF 111 Kb) on HS1 Limited’s consultation. Freight avoidable costs is one area which will also be considered during PR14.

Last updated: January 2013.

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