{"id":134132,"date":"2023-10-31T11:44:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=134132"},"modified":"2023-10-31T11:44:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:44:24","slug":"orr-promised-infrastructure-funding-network-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/orr-promised-infrastructure-funding-network-rail\/134132\/","title":{"rendered":"ORR promised more infrastructure funding by Network Rail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has requested additional funding for infrastructure in reaction to Network Rail&#8217;s financial proposals<\/h2>\n<p>The funding is part of the upcoming five-year period starting from April 1, 2024, referred to in Network Rail&#8217;s Control Period 7 (CP7) proposal.<\/p>\n<p>In the updated proposals, the total budget allocation across the UK amounts to \u00a343.1bn, with a greater allocation of funds for essential infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n<h3>Improving performance and infrastructure in the UK<\/h3>\n<p>The proposal emphasised improving train performance and boosting investment tracks and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>While the ORR acknowledges that Network Rail&#8217;s plans align with government priorities, it stressed the need for a stronger focus on train performance and ensuring the resilience of core assets, given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/orr-urges-network-rail-tackle-climate-risks-2023-safety-report\/130228\/\">climate change challenges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These plans result from over two years of collaboration with various stakeholders, guided by the Department for Transport&#8217;s (DfT) High-Level Output Statement (HLOS) for England and Wales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\">\n<div class=\"p-4 gizmo:py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"58c5d7ba-3d00-4300-9061-88c1cc139f45\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkrail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/England-and-Wales-CP7-Strategic-Business-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CP7 plans<\/a> for England and Wales are part of a national framework, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Each region and function tailor their strategies to specific situations and challenges, considering the local stakeholders&#8217; priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Transport Scotland provided a similar framework for Scotland&#8217;s Railway in February 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>ORR pleased with new funds<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The regulator said: \u201cORR welcomes Network Rail\u2019s increase in spending on renewing core assets (such as track, structures and earthworks).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cORR considers that Network Rail has a suitable framework to understand and manage the change in risk from carrying out fewer renewals and a move to greater maintenance of existing assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Next, Network Rail will roll out delivery plans for the CP &amp; investment programme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has requested additional funding for infrastructure in reaction to Network Rail&#8217;s financial proposals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[283,928,280],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-134132","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-finance","8":"tag-rail-network","9":"tag-transport"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ORR promised more infrastructure funding by Network Rail<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has requested additional infrastructure funding in reaction to Network Rail&#039;s financial proposals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/orr-promised-infrastructure-funding-network-rail\/134132\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ORR promised more infrastructure funding by Network Rail\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has requested additional funding for infrastructure in reaction to Network Rail&#039;s financial proposals.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/orr-promised-infrastructure-funding-network-rail\/134132\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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