Consultation outcome

Renewing the rail network: improving efficiency

• From: Office of Rail and Road
• Published: 21 July 2017

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

Responses to this consultation on improving the efficiency of rail network renewals were published in September 2017. The results of this consultation fed into work to deliver the statement of funds available (SoFA) for England, Wales and Scotland in October 2017.

Following on from this consultation, on 31 October 2018 the Office of Rail and Road published its Periodic review 2018: final determination.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeks views on what Network Rail, Office of Rail and Road and wider industry should change to improve efficiency of rail network renewals.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
20 July 2017 to 5pm on 13 September 2017

Consultation description

Consultation asking for views on how to improve current rail network renewal levels.

Network Rail’s efficiency in renewing the rail network is crucial to the value for money that:

• passengers
• freight users
• taxpayers

get from the railway. This efficiency has fallen in recent years.

Published 21 July 2017