Consultation outcome

General Approval extension to all rail infrastructure managers

• From: Office of Rail and Road
• Published: 8 August 2023
• Last updated: 25 September 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The Office of Rail and Road has made the General Approval provision available to infrastructure managers (IMs) other than Network Rail.

Read the full outcome on ORR’s website.

Detail of feedback received

The Office of Rail and Road published responses to this consultation on 25 September 2023.

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposed amendments for the General Approval for passenger track access.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
10:26am on 21 July 2023 to 5pm on 21 August 2023

Consultation description

A General Approval allows Network Rail and a train operating company to make specific changes to their track access contract without seeking approval from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). It is not currently available to rail infrastructure managers (IMs) other than Network Rail.

ORR proposes to make the General Approval provision available to all IMs. It also proposes amendments to the General Approval to make it suitable for all.

Published 8 August 2023
Last updated 25 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 25 September 2023

   Consultation outcome published.

2. 8 August 2023

   First published.