Correspondence: Secretary of State for Transport's expectations for how open access will operate alongside a publicly owned railway

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Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport to the Chair of the Office for Rail and Road (ORR). The letter sets out the expectations of the Secretary of State for how the government’s vision for open access operates alongside a publicly owned railway.

These expectations will be considered by the ORR when making access decisions regarding new open access applications.

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