Consultation outcome

Modifying timetable publication in Network Rail바카라 사이트™s licence바카라 사이트‹

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) published its decision letter on 28 July 2023. This set out:

  • ORR바카라 사이트™s decision not to proceed with the licence modifications at this time
  • a summary of responses to the licence modification proposals and views on the potential reduction of the 12-week publication period for timetable confirmation
  • its consideration of the responses
  • how it would consider any further timetabling-related proposals that would change either the Network Code or Network Rail바카라 사이트™s network licence

Read the on ORR바카라 사이트™s website.

Detail of feedback received

The Office of Rail and Road published to this consultation on 28 July 2023.


Original consultation

Summary

Seeks feedback on rail industry proposals to modify Network Rail바카라 사이트™s network licence requirement to publish a timetable 12 weeks in advance of services running.

This consultation was held on .

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

Condition 7.18 of Network Rail바카라 사이트™s network licence requires Network Rail to provide train operators with timetable information 12 weeks in advance of trains running following a timetable change.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) proposes to remove the explicit reference to 12 weeks. It would be replaced with a requirement for Network Rail to follow the timescales in the network code.  

In parallel, Network Rail바카라 사이트™s timetabling reform programme, Better Timetables for Passengers and Freight, has agreed to formalise different timelines in the network code for the publication of train timetables.

The network code proposal would introduce 8 weeks as the deadline for publishing a timetable in advance of trains running.

Our consultation asks whether the proposed Network Rail licence changes achieved the following objectives: 바카라 사이트¯

  • future proofing the timetable information deadlines for industry by explicitly linking the licence and network code 
  • improving the clarity of the 바카라 사이트˜relevant timetable change바카라 사이트™ definition
  • enabling Office of Rail and Road to consider the industry-agreed proposal to amend the network code at a future point, so timetables are finalised 8 weeks prior to trains running

Respondents are also asked to provide evidence of how finalising a timetable with fewer than 12 weeks바카라 사이트™ notice would impact on planning journeys.

Updates to this page

Published 5 May 2023
Last updated 8 August 2023 show all updates
  1. Consultation outcome update.

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