Rail: calculating operator network access costs and alterations to the charging framework
Seeks views on how the costs operators pay to access the rail network are calculated and changes to the charging framework.
Detail
As part of the 2018 periodic review of Network Rail, we are reviewing:
- how the charges operators pay to access the rail network are calculated
- Network Rail’s charging framework for control period 6
The framework changes include:
- removing the capacity charge and coal spillage charge
- merging the 2 existing freight mark-ups
and will prioritise reforms to charges that recover some of the fixed rail network running costs.