Use This Hub to Check the Evidence
This rebuilt page combines the newer Right First Time UK transparency layout with the detailed material from the original site. The original information, evidence routes and source links are kept below rather than being replaced.
1. Read the information
Use the restored sections below for the detailed subject guide and background.
2. Open the evidence
Source, evidence and information links are shown as clear buttons so you can check the underlying material.
3. Check current status
Where a subject changes over time, use the linked official source for the latest published position.
Information & Evidence Shortcuts
Quick access to source links already included in the original RFTUK page.
Full RFTUK Information & Evidence
Network Rail publishes annual reports, CP7 delivery plans, regulatory documents, open data, performance information and transparency documents.
1. Network Rail Main Information
Main official links about Network Rail, publications, public information and transparency.
2. Supplier Spend and Where Money Goes
Supplier spend reports show key payments to the supply chain and help track where public rail money goes.
3. Contracts, Frameworks and Procurement
Search national contracts, frameworks, tenders and procurement routes.
4. CP7 Delivery Plans 2024–2029
Planned activity, outputs and expenditure for operating, maintaining and renewing the railway.
5. Annual Reports and Accounts
Financial statements, performance, governance, pay, risks and public reporting.
6. Office of Rail and Road Regulation
ORR regulates Network Rail and publishes assessments of performance, finance and efficiency.
7. Department for Transport Oversight
Government transport department responsible for rail policy, funding and oversight.
8. Infrastructure Works and Projects
Find major rail infrastructure projects, upgrade works and planned engineering work.
9. Train Performance and Delays
Track railway performance, delays, cancellations and Network Rail-attributed impacts.
10. Safety, Asset Condition and Investigations
Safety performance, asset management, bridges, structures, incidents and investigations.
11. Open Data and Rail Data
Access public data feeds, infrastructure datasets, performance data and mapping resources.
12. Freedom of Information
Request unpublished information from Network Rail or public rail bodies.
13. Parliament, Hansard and Select Committees
Track parliamentary questions, debates, committee reports and scrutiny of rail infrastructure spending.
14. National Audit Office and Public Accounts
Audit reports, value-for-money investigations and public spending scrutiny.
15. Stations, Property and Land
Network Rail stations, property assets, land, leases and commercial property activity.
16. Complaints and Escalation
Routes for raising concerns about Network Rail, rail services or rail regulation.
Network Rail Public Accountability Checklist
- Start with Network Rail annual reports and CP7 delivery plans.
- Use the supplier spend report to see where large public rail spending goes.
- Check the procurement page, contract register, Contracts Finder and Find a Tender.
- Compare planned CP7 expenditure with ORR’s annual efficiency and finance assessments.
- Use ORR annual assessments to check performance, safety and delivery progress.
- Use DfT annual reports and rail policy pages to understand government funding and oversight.
- Search Hansard, written questions and Parliament committees for scrutiny and ministerial answers.
- Search NAO and Public Accounts Committee reports for value-for-money concerns.
- Use open data portals for performance, datasets and rail information feeds.
- Use FOI if costings, contracts, project details or decision documents are missing.
Procurement Supplier spend CP7 plan Accounts ORR assessment Efficiency assessment Hansard FOI