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Ashurst comment: Secretary of State for Transport's expectations for how open access will operate alongside a publicly owned railway
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   Ashurst comment: Secretary of State for Transport's expectations for how open access will operate alongside a publicly owned railway
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Commenting on the Secretary of State for Transport’s letter to the Chair of the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) setting out the expectations for how the government’s vision for open access operates alongside a publicly owned railway, Naomi Horton, rail partner at law firm Ashurst said:
"Today's letter from Heidi Alexander signals the requirement for ORR to apply a more stringent test for future privately run passenger rail open access services which takes into account rail network congestion, contribution to the upkeep of the infrastructure and an implied focus on bringing innovation and new markets, in addition to the current prohibition on such open access services "primarily abstracting" revenue from the franchised/public sector run services. This will be viewed with interest and possible dismay by private sector transport operators keen to continue running rail services, since, following the passing of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act, this is the only way they can continue their passenger rail businesses."
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