What the ‘end of term report’ is for

The Office of Rail and Road is the statutory body that holds Network Rail to account for its management of the rail network. It monitors how NR operates the network to keep trains running on time, and the network safe and in good condition.

Its Annual Assessment of NR report sets out the regulator’s views on NR’s performance from April 1 2021 to March 31 2022, the third year of Control Period 6 (CP6) which runs from April 2019-March 2024.

Separate chapters review network-wide performance, the performance of NR’s regions, and its System Operator function, including how it has performed for freight and national passenger operators. ORR compares performance, identifying best practice and areas for improvement.