Welcome
The Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR) is an independent non-ministerial government department. The Rail Regulator is responsible for regulating the stewardship of the national railway network, the relationships between the train operators and the network operator, and other key aspects of rail service provision. These include the issue and enforcement of licences, approval of key industry contracts and competition law powers.
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| Annual report – for the reporting year 2003-04 - providing an overview of the ORR’s achievements of the past year and a review of the major developments in the industry and its regulation in the last five. |
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| 20th May 2004 |
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| ORR business plan for 2004-07 which identifies key priorities for 2004-05 and a projected work plan for the two years beyond (2005-06 and 2006-07). |
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| 20th May 2004 |
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| The network code is the rail network's central contractual code, governing the timetabling and operation of the network and changes to the network and to trains used on it. This is an initial consultation document on proposed reforms to the code to improve efficiency, performance and co-operation in the industry. |
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| 11th Mar 2004 |
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 Structure of Charges Review: Request for Expressions of Interest (41 Kb)
These are sought by 7 June 2004, from professional institutions with extensive knowledge of economic regulation, charging, cost and incentive issues relating to railway services. [Publication delayed by TED, resulting from issues with EU enlargement]. |
Moderation of competition: final conclusions (410 Kb)
This document sets out the circumstances in which the Regulator expects to approve contractual protection for a train operator where restricting or preventing future new competing services is important in order to facilitate investment. |
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