Network Rail regulation and performance

ORR suggests cut of £2bn to Network Rail’s CP5 delivery plans

12.06.13: The ORR has said Network Rail should deliver its plans for CP5 for £2bn less than it had wanted. In its Strategic Business Plan (SBP), Network Rail proposed spending £40.1bn on running and expanding the railways from 2014 to 201...

ORR steps in as Network Rail misses every punctuality target

10.06.13: Network Rail missed all of its punctuality targets for passenger services in England and Wales in 2012-13, a new performance assessment by the ORR shows. The regulator is investigating whether Network Rail did everything ‘reasonably p...

Network Rail ‘breaching contract’ with Virgin

10.06.13: Virgin Rail is accusing Network Rail of having “consistently failed to deliver what it is contracted to deliver” and says its level of poor performance could amount to breach of contract. The operator wants any penalties imposed...

Class 57s modified for faster rescue

07.06.13: Network Rail is speeding up its ability to rescue failed electric multiple units with specially adapted Class 57s. The rescue trains’ brake interface units have been modified to allow drivers to operate their own brakes and those of t...

Rail operating costs up £323m

06.06.13: Investment has increased, but operating costs are also higher, Network Rail’s full-year results for 2012/13 show. Published today, the results show Network Rail’s revenue at £6,197m, with operating profit at £2,217m....

IT frameworks agreed by Network Rail

04.06.13: Network Rail has signed five framework agreements with IT suppliers to reduce complexity and allow suppliers to take more ownership of designing, building and implementing IT solutions to support the company. The agreements are with Accentu...

Punctuality edges up to 93.5% for period 2

03.06.13: National train performance reached 93.5% for period 2, new data shows, up from 93% the period before. The figures cover the period from 28 April – 25 May, and are up from 92.3% in the same period last year. The Moving Annual Aver...

Network Rail top five directors get 17% bonus after tough year

29.05.13: Network Rail’s five executive directors are getting a “significantly reduced” annual bonus because of failures to hit punctuality targets. The organisation said this morning that the bonus has been reduced from a potential...

National train performance ticks up to 93%

07.05.13: National train performance was at 93% for period 1, Network Rail has announced. The latest PPM covers the period from April 1 to 27 and compares to 93.3% for the same period last year. It is an improvement on period 13, when PPM stood at 91...

Network Rail Consulting to advise Amtrak

03.05.13: Network Rail’s global consultancy arm has been invited to join Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) Partner Forum, to share their experience of rail infrastructure. Membership will allow Network Rail to share best practice internat...

Long-term planning for London and South East

25.04.13: A new Network Rail study explores the wider role travel will play in the economy 10 to 30 years in the future. It covers rail services in London and the South East and recommends how investment should be focused for the period covering 2019-2014...

PPM nudges up to 91.4% for period 13

05.04.13: National train performance for period 13 is at 91.4%, the latest figures show. The data covers the period from March 3 – March 31 and compares to 93.4% for the same period last year. The Moving Annual Average (MAA) is now at 90.9%. PP...

Improving railway performance for the passenger

01.04.13: The Office of Rail Regulation’s (ORR’s) new director of railway performance, Alan Price, formerly the rail division infrastructure director at FirstGroup, speaks to RTM about how Network Rail and the operators handle severe weather...

c2c holds onto top spot as train performance jumps to 91%

11.03.13: National Train Performance was at 91% for period 12, new figures show. This is up from 87.3% on period 11 – which saw a lot of severe weather – but is down slightly on the same period last year, when the figure was 91.6%. The da...

Railway resilience ‘deteriorating’ in bad weather – ORR

20.02.13: Network Rail must do more to improve the resilience of Britain’s railways in bad weather, the ORR has stated. The latest Monitor – the quarterly analysis of Network Rail performance – found that while performance is strong...