Our purpose is to deliver a safe, reliable and efficient railway for Britain.
As a company limited by guarantee, we are a private company operating as a commercial business. We are directly accountable to our members and regulated by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).
We are run like a PLC
The board runs Network Rail to the standards required of a publicly listed company (PLC).
We produce an Annual Report and Accounts and hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM). We also publish a business plan, known as the Delivery Plan, each year – something that very few other companies do.
Debt funding
Our financing is principally met by money raised from the capital markets.