Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 90093

Railways: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of track access charges for operators outside Great British Railways following the implementation of the Railways Bill on applications for (a) new and (b)

Answer

Keir Mather

The Government is fundamentally reforming the track access charging framework by transferring the responsibility for who sets charges from the ORR to GBR. This is so the body who maintains the infrastructure (GBR) will be able to set charges appropriately...

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