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No, I left NR in 2021. I've actually worked for them on 3 occasions. First time in Engineering at head office. Then on projects and lastly in ops. I'm now working for a civils contractor on HS2...
When i worked on stations, it was for the NR managed stations, so NR was responsible for the maintenance of the assets, but the TOCs operated them.
The TOC payment thing has changed now (since COVID), as they are literally just paid to run a service i believe.
ELbowloh-
they are literally just paid to run a service
to Operate the Trains...
Are you on site and which section are you involved with? Sorry - too many questions.
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I'm now working for a civils contractor on HS2
Not Martifer I hope. (or Severfield lol)
Just finished a stint on the viaduct out of Birmingham: expensive shit-show.
Ben689908
Scilly.Suffolk
Are you still with Network Rail?
I had a couple of years in Management Consultancy - while deciding on next steps* - and recall presenting to NR, DfT and ORR on how flawed the TOC payment (pain/gain) mechanism was (is?)
I took a sample station, modelled its asset base, and pushed it through a Control Period using a quite simple Excel workbook. It showed that a TOC could let certain station assets go to ruin and still receive a payment rather than a penalty. Because of several flaws in the mechanism and franchise policy that I won't bore everyone with!
I thought the head of ORR - a formidable man at the time - was going to defenestrate someone.
*gone back to building the infrastructure now. I find it more rewarding and less chance of bumping into idiots who belong at KPMG.