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Following further changes to the ADR Rules effective from 1 August 2010, relevant disputes may now be registered for determination by Access Disputes Adjudication, Arbitration, Expert Determination or the Court - see separate sections of this site.

Reference Number PDF Version Date Reference From Subject Submissions From The Parties
AD1 [and AD2]
AD1
04.12.95 North West Regional Railways [and South Wales & West Railway] Application of Part G of the Access Conditions
AD3
AD3
13.12.95 North West Regional Railways and Railtrack Delay Cause attribution: Stone throwing at trains.
AD4
AD4
21.02.96 ScotRail Railways and Railtrack Compensation payable due to closure by flooding of the Argyle Line, Dec.94-Sept.95
AD5 (June 96) Anglia Railways Train Services and Railtrack Schedule 4 Possessions Allowance (settled out of court)
AD6
AD6
04.10.96 & 17.10.96 South Wales & West Railway and Railtrack Validity of Rights of South West Trains to route four Waterloo-Salisbury services via Southampton
AD7 (Dec 96) Great Western Trains [suspended pending further dialogue between the parties; and subsequently withdrawn] Major Stations Qualifying Expenditure Charges for 1996/97
AD8
AD8
07.01.97 North London Railways and Railtrack Interpretation of "Network Letter" dated 29.3.96: (particularly clauses B6/B7)
AD9
AD9
07.01.97 North London Railways and Railtrack Application of Schedule 4
AD10 13.01.97 ScotRail Railways and Railtrack Relocation of snowploughs [no determination issued: the Committee advised the parties to conduct proper dialogue and, if appropriate, refer any differences to the Network and Vehicle Change Committee]
AD11
AD11
13.01.97 ScotRail Railways and Railtrack Rail Adhesion
AD12
AD12
11.02.97 CrossCountry Trains and Railtrack Moderation of Competition: (SW&W proposed through trains Manchester-Penzance and Portsmouth-Liverpool)
AD13
AD13
20.10.97 & 21.10.97 & 27.10.97 Connex South Central Schedule 8 Performance Regime
AD14
AD14
21.01.98 Great Eastern Railway, Anglia Railways, WAGN and LTS Rail Station Access Charges at London Liverpool Street Station 1995/96
AD15
AD15
11.03.98 Great Eastern Railway and Railtrack Rules of the Plan, East Anglia Zone: differential timings at London Liverpool St. Station
AD16
AD16
08.05.98 Central Trains and Railtrack Schedule 8 Performance Regime - Attribution of delays arising from a fatality on the track at a station
AD17
AD17
14.07.99 [Initial hearing] Northern Spirit and Railtrack (joint reference) Schedule 4 Compensation for Temporary Speed Restriction allowances. At the initial hearing the Committee took the view that the matter had not yet been properly discussed by the parties; it asked the parties to conduct further dialogue, and, if any matters remained unresolved, to submit a fresh (joint) reference. The Committee’s determination was appealed to Arbitration – see A10 – but the parties then settled the matter between themselves.
AD17
AD17
06.04.00 [Second hearing] Northern Spirit and Railtrack (joint reference) Reference resubmitted as a joint reference in February/March 2000; hearing took place on 6th April after which a determination was issued
AD18 [Joint]
AD18
24.06.99 North Western Trains and Railtrack Schedule 4: Engineering Allowances. The Committee’s determination was appealed to Arbitration – see A4 for Award.
AD19
AD19
Initially notified on 28.05.99; Hearing on 4.4.00 Connex South Eastern and Railtrack Station Access Conditions: Responsibility for settlement of charges arising out of a leak from the water supply to Ramsgate station.
AD20 (June 99) Central Trains and Railtrack Depot Access Condition H5: Increased lease charge at Tyseley depot. (settled out of court)
AD21
AD21
04.10.00 & 18.10.00 South West Trains (and Connex South Central) Station Access Conditions: Payment of charges in respect of a number of stations
AD22 (Nov 00) Railtrack (and English Welsh & Scottish Railway) Permission to use the Network (settled out of court)
AD23
AD23
28.03.01 West Anglia Great Northern Schedule 8 of Track Access Agreement with Railtrack - Passenger’s Charter Indemnity. The Committee’s determination was appealed to Arbitration – see A11 – but the parties then settled the matter between themselves.
AD24 14.02.01 South West Trains (and Thameslink Rail) Station Access Conditions: Payment of charges in respect of a number of stations
AD25 (Mar 01) Railtrack (and Connex South Eastern) STAYED pending resolution of reference NV5. Liability for payment of costs associated with introduction of new vehicles
AD26 (Apr 01) Silverlink Train Services (and Railtrack plc) Passenger’s charter indemnification under paragraph 20 of Schedule 8 (settled out of court)
AD27
AD27
19.12.01 & 28.1.02 Great Eastern Railway (and Railtrack plc) Interpretation of Schedule 8
AD28
AD28
17.09.02 Thameslink Rail (and others) Qualifying Expenditure at four Railtrack Major stations
AD29
AD29
24.04.03 Great Eastern Railway Interpretation of Schedule 8
AD30 (Feb 03) Maintrain Dispute with GNER over terms of a Depot Access Agreement (settled out of court)
AD31 (Apr 03) Anglia Railways Dispute over delay attribution; deferred while parties sought guidance from the Delay Attribution Board; subsequently withdrawn by the referrer
AD32 18.06.03 English Welsh & Scottish Railway Application of cordon caps for coal trains on the GSW route. Adjourned for further information, but EWS then withdrew reference
AD33 (Feb 04) West Coast Trains Replacement of Air Conditioning Units - Euston 1st Class lounge (settled out of court)
AD34 (Feb 04) West Coast Trains Availability of watering facilities at Carlisle (settled out of court)
AD35 (Mar 04) Great Eastern Railway Retail Telecommunications at Liverpool Street. The parties were directed to seek mediation. The process of mediation was successfully concluded in 2005.
AD36 (Mar 04) Thames Trains Reimbursement of costs of Retail Telecommunications carried out on behalf of Network Rail; the parties were directed to seek mediation. The process of mediation was successfully concluded in early April 2005.
AD37 (Mar 04) Thames Trains Retail Telecommunications at Gatwick Airport and Paddington
AD38 (Apr 04) Arriva Trains Wales and Network Rail Re-registered on 15.04.05 as ADP7 – see reference ADP7 on the Access Disputes Committee site. Allocation of Delay minutes. The parties were instructed to seek guidance from the Delay Attribution Board. This was obtained on 8 March 2005; Network Rail did not accept the advice and subsequently referred the matter for resolution pursuant to the ADRRules.
AD39
AD39
05.10.04 Great Eastern Railway and Network Rail Delay Attribution arising from a fire at Colchester
AD40
AD40
AD40
10.01.05 & 15.02.05 Silverlink Train Services Part L of the Network Code: Local Output Commitments
AD41 [ADP1] (Oct 04) Central Trains Re-registered on 15.04.05 as ADP1 – see reference ADP1 on the Access Disputes Committee site. Part L of the Network Code: Local Output Commitments. STAYED pending the outcome of the appeal to the ORR against determination AD40; and then withdrawn by the referrer
AD42 [ADP2] (Oct 04) Wessex Trains Re-registered on 15.04.05 as ADP2 – see reference ADP2 on the Access Disputes Committee site. Part L of the Network Code: Local Output Commitments. STAYED pending the outcome of the appeal to the ORR against determination AD40; and then withdrawn by the referrer
AD43 [ADP3] 01.06.05 Thameslink Rail Re-registered on 15.04.05 as ADP3 – see reference ADP3 on the Access Disputes Committee site. Compensation for unplanned possessions: flooding in Kings Cross (Thameslink) tunnel. Hearing took place on 01.06.05 in front of an Access Disputes Panel
AD44 [ADP4] (Mar 05) First ScotRail Re-registered on 15.04.05 as ADP4 - see reference ADP4 on the Access Disputes Committee site. Part L of the Network Code: Local Output Commitments (settled out of court)
AD45 [ADP5] (Mar 05) Eurostar (U.K.) Re-registered on 15.04.05 as ADP5 - see reference ADP5 on the Access Disputes Committee site. Part L of the Network Code: Local Output Commitments. STAYED pending the outcome of the appeal to the ORR against determination AD40; and then withdrawn by the referrer
AD46 [ADP6] (Jan 05) Network Rail (and Silverlink Train Services) Re-registered on 15.04.05 as ADP6 – see reference ADP6 on the Access Disputes Committee site. Independent Station Access Conditions: Payment of Access Charges in respect of Euston Station (settled out of court)