Regulatory and licensing
Reports on our performance, details on our reporting requirements to Government, and the documents that define our remit, as well as the licences we hold to operate the railway
Annual report and accounts
Our Annual Report and Accounts outlines our performance during 2024/2025. This year, when people are celebrating the 200th year of our railway, we are looking forward to the future and preparing our industry for a new challenge as we become…
Annual return
The annual return reports on our achievements, developments and challenges during the year. And on progress during the control period. It is the primary means by which we report progress in delivering outputs established in the last periodic review. And it provides…
Operators of railway assets need to be licensed under the Railways Act 1993, unless exempted. Network Rail has separate licences for its network and for the managed stations that it operates. The licence documents set out below authorise Network Rail’s operation and are enforced by the Office of Rail and Road.
Tax strategy and tax risk management
4 MB
Network Rail’s Tax Strategy published in accordance with Finance Act 2016 Schedule 19 paragraph 16(2).
Network Rail Tax Transparency Statement
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Network Rail’s Tax Transparency Statement published in accordance with Finance Act 2016 Schedule 19 paragraph 16(2).