HAL Station Access Conditions (comparison against the Network Rail Independent Station Access Conditions)
| Section | Transport for London appeal under regulation 29 and complaint under regulation 30 of the Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations |
THE NETWORK RAIL INDEPENDENT HEATHROW STATION ACCESS
CONDITIONS
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2013 EDITION
20[16]
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TfL considers that the performance regime and charging structure currently proposed by HAL in
its template station access documentation is inadequate to accommodate the specific
circumstances of the Heathrow stations.
As HAL's regulatory structure is quite different to the regulatory structure within which Network
Rail operates, the station access documentation must ensure that, in the absence of a licence,
HAL is held to certain additional obligations to ensure that the Heathrow rail infrastructure is
operated safely and effectively and that there is fairness and transparency in the proposed
charging arrangements.
Given that each of the Central Terminals Area, Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 stations are
independent facilities, each station should be independently contracted and charged for (although
we note that the Crossrail services will only call at Central Terminals Area and Terminal 4
stations, necessitating only two station access agreements). The level of service required for each
station will impact upon the charges at that station, although we note that our proposal is only to
be responsible for directly incurred costs. Please see Part 6 of these Station Access Conditions
for further details of TfL's proposed charging principles.
As HAL is exempt from the requirement to hold a station licence, HAL must be able to assure its
Users that it is providing services to the standard expected of a reasonable prudent infrastructure
manager. To demonstrate this, TfL requires the following:
these Station Access Conditions must specify certain additional positive asset
stewardship obligations that HAL must adhere to in its role as the "station facility owner";
and
HAL must also be subject to a specified performance regime that measures HAL's
performance of its station stewardship obligations.
The Change process should also provide a robust, workable process for improving stations that
balances the interests of Users and the infrastructure manager. The model clauses in the
Independent Station Access Conditions 2013 carefully strike this balance.
On the basis of the above, TfL has prepared Station Access Conditions, based on the Network
Rail Independent Station Access Conditions 2013, that propose various amendments that TfL
would expect to see in the context of the Heathrow stations.
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In a number of meetings with TfL, HAL indicated that it intends to sub-contract a significant
majority of its obligations under these Station Access Conditions to HEOC. Whilst TfL
acknowledges that HAL is entitled to sub-contract its obligations under these Station Access
Conditions, it has material concerns as to how this structure will work in practice. Please see
TfL's comments regarding sub-contracting at Footnote 1 of the Station Access Agreement, which
describe TfL's concerns in more detail and which describe the practical arrangements that will
need to be put in place.
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(INCORPORATING AMENDMENTS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2014)
CONTENTS
PART 1: ORGANISATION OF THE ACCESS CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS ...................... 1
1. General ................................................................................................................................ 1
PART 2: MODIFICATIONS TO THE INDEPENDENT HEATHROW STATION ACCESS
CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................................... 2628
2. Notification of a Conditions Change Proposal ................................................................ 2628
3. Approval or rejection of a Conditions Change Proposal ................................................. 2628
4. The ORR's Approval or Rejection of a Conditions Change Proposal .............................. 2729
5. Notification of a Conditions Change Proposal .................................................................... 30
6. Appeal procedure ........................................................................................................... 2830
7. Changes to the Station Access Conditions initiated by the ORR .................................... 2931
7A. Mandatory Conditions Change Proposal ............................................................................ 35
PART 3: CHANGES TO THE STATION OR TO THE STATION ACCESS CONDITIONS ..... 3135
8. Change .......................................................................................................................... 3135
9. Exempt Activities ............................................................................................................ 3135
10. Notifiable Change ....................................................................................................... 3135
11. Material Change ......................................................................................................... 3337
12. Conditional Acceptance of a Material Change Proposal by the Station Facility Owner 3741
13. Non-Discretionary Change ......................................................................................... 3842
14. Approval by the ORR .................................................................................................. 3842
15. Submission of a Proposal to the ORR ........................................................................ 3843
16. Notification of the ORR's decision............................................................................... 3943
17. Registration, Requisite Consents and Implementation ................................................ 3943
18. Notices ....................................................................................................................... 4044
PART 4: WORKS, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................. 4145
19. Existing Works, Third Party Works and Emergencies ................................................. 4145
20. Repairs and Maintenance and other works ................................................................. 4145
21. Alternative Arrangements ........................................................................................... 4246
22. Station Facility Owner's obligations ............................................................................ 4247
23. Equipment .................................................................................................................. 4347
24. General Upkeep ......................................................................................................... 4348
25. Conduits free from obstruction .................................................................................... 4348
PART 5: INSURANCE .......................................................................................................... 4449
26. Responsibility for effecting insurance.......................................................................... 4449
27. Destruction or Damage to the Station ......................................................................... 4449
28. Provision of Documents .............................................................................................. 4550
29. Maintenance of Insurance .......................................................................................... 4550
30. Increase of premium or invalidation of policy .............................................................. 4651
31. Rights of Subrogation ................................................................................................. 4651
PART 6: ACCESS CHARGING ............................................................................................. 4752
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32. Notice of Charges ........................................................................................................... 52
33. Determination and Payment of Charges ......................................................................... 54
34. Certificate of Residual Variable Charge and Fixed Costs ................................................ 58
35. Adjustments for excess and short payments ................................................................... 58
36. Adjustment by reference to Fixed Costs ......................................................................... 59
37. Calculation of Interest ..................................................................................................... 59
38. Inspection of books, records and accounts ..................................................................... 59
39. Adjustment following inspection ...................................................................................... 59
40. Accounts ........................................................................................................................ 60
41. Calculation of number of Vehicles operated................................................................ 5561
42. The Long Term Charge .................................................................................................. 63
43. Review of Access Charge generally ............................................................................... 68
PART 6B: ACCESS CHARGING, FIXING CHARGES FOR CONTROL PERIOD ................. 6370
43B.1 Fixing Charges for Control Period generally ................................................................ 63
43B.2 Notice of Fixed Charges .............................................................................................. 64
43B.3 Agreement of Fixed Charges ...................................................................................... 65
43B.4 Wider Agreement ........................................................................................................ 65
43B.5 Failure to agree ........................................................................................................... 72
43B.6 Referral to determination ............................................................................................. 72
43B.7 Specifications .............................................................................................................. 66
43B.8 Transition .................................................................................................................... 66
43B.9 Adjustment of Fixed Charges ...................................................................................... 74
PART 7: EXISTING AGREEMENTS AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS ...................................... 6976
44. General ...................................................................................................................... 6976
45. Station Facility Owner's representations, warranties and undertakings ....................... 6976
46. Exercise of discretion/Grant of consent ...................................................................... 6976
47. Wayleave grants ......................................................................................................... 7077
48. NOT USED ..................................................................................................................... 77
48. Superior Estate Owner consent ...................................................................................... 77
49. Supplemental AgreementsNOT USED ....................................................................... 7870
PART 8: LITIGATION AND DISPUTES ................................................................................. 7381
50. Notification by Station Facility Owner.......................................................................... 7381
51. Notification by User .................................................................................................... 7381
52. Authority of Station Facility Owner .............................................................................. 7381
53. Resolution of disputes and claims .............................................................................. 7482
PART 9: STATION REGISTER ............................................................................................... 783
54. Maintenance of the Register ......................................................................................... 783
55. Content of the Register ................................................................................................. 783
56. Exclusions from the Register ...................................................................................... 7685
57. Public Interest ............................................................................................................... 856
58. Inspection and Copies .................................................................................................. 856
PART 10: RIGHTS GRANTED OVER ADJACENT PROPERTY ........................................... 7886
59. Rights of Way ............................................................................................................. 7886
60. Barrow Crossings ....................................................................................................... 7886
61. Emergency Rights ...................................................................................................... 7886
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