Railways: Infrastructure
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Early Indicators of Likely Congestion issued by Network Rail in relation to the Acton Lane, Washwood Heath and Crewe power supply areas constitute advisory Early Indicators of Likely Congestion or formal declarations of congested infrastructure under Regulation 26 of the Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016.
Answered by Department for Transport
Acton Lane, Washwood Heath and Crewe are all subject to Early Indicators of Congested Infrastructure. At the time of writing this response, none of these three areas of the network have satisfied the test for congested infrastructure under The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (The Regs).
Early Indicators of Likely Congestion are non-binding and advisory only with no legal or contractual status. As this notice is non-binding, it does not trigger the requirement for Network Rail to undertake either a Capacity Analysis, or a Capacity Enhancement Plan. Should the circumstances require a formal declaration of congested infrastructure then the relevant process will be followed in order to comply with the regulations.
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