Consultation outcome

Review of General Approval for passenger track access contracts

• From: Office of Rail and Road
• Published: 21 September 2022
• Last updated: 25 May 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

On 15 May 2023, the Office of Rail and Road published:

• responses to the consultation
• its updated consultation document, which sets out a high-level summary of the views submitted by respondents to its consultation, and
• a new marked-up General Approval showing the final changes made

ORR has also published the Passenger Access (Short Term Timetable and Miscellaneous Changes)

Read the full outcome on ORR’s website.

Detail of feedback received

ORR published responses to this consultation on 15 May 2023.

Read the full list of responses on ORR’s website.

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Original consultation

Summary

ORR seeks views on a review of the scope and definitions of the General Approval to amend passenger track access contracts.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
10:30am on 5 September 2022 to 5pm on 5 October 2022

Consultation description

A General Approval allows Network Rail and a train operating company (TOC) to make specific changes to their track access contract (TAC) without seeking approval from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

The General Approval and the accompanying explanatory note for passenger track access were last reviewed in 2009.

ORR proposes amendments which will help them and the rail industry now and will remain relevant to support changes which may result from industry reform.

Published 21 September 2022
Last updated 25 May 2023 + show all updates

1. 25 May 2023

   We have published the consultation outcome.

2. 5 January 2023

   Note on detail of feedback received.

3. 21 September 2022

   First published.