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Passenger assistance can be improved still further, regulator concludes

15 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

A study by rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road into how train operators at busy rail stations communicate and record requests by passengers for assistance has found that a dedicated staff app has […]

ORR has issued guidance on Safety Management Systems for minor and heritage railways

Rail regulator issues safety guidance for minor and heritage railways

1 August 2023 Rail Insider 0

Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released guidance that will help minor and heritage railways to interpret and apply the specific requirements of the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) […]

ORR has criticised High Speed One for missing performance targets

Rail regulator criticises High Speed 1 for missing targets

31 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its annual assessment of High Speed 1 (HS1) Ltd, the company that manages and operates the high-speed rail link between London and the Channel […]

£14 million in fines for 2016 fatal Croydon tram accident

27 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Transport for London (TfL) has been fined £10 million and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) £4 million after pleading guilty at London’s Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey) in London to offences under the Health and […]

Network Rail fined £10,000 over Lamington viaduct

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has been fined £10,000 for allowing trains to cross the Lamington viaduct in Scotland at over 100mph after it had been damaged by a storm. Lamington Viaduct carries the West Coast main line […]

ORR consults on the continued operation of Mark 1 coaches and stock without central door locking

14 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has launched an industry consultation on the application of the Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (RSR 99) to Mark 1-type and hinged-door rolling stock when operated on railway infrastructure […]

ORR warns train operators about timetable changes

22 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As train operators change their timetables to increase train services after the COVID-19 national lockdown, and then change them again in response to heightened local restrictions, rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) […]

ORR reports Network Rail has made a “good start” to CP6, despite COVID-19

2 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Network Rail has made a “good start” to its five-year plan for Control Period 6 (CP6 – 2019-2024), according to industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its Annual assessment of Network […]

Open-access train operators need government support

10 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

In the UK, two open-access train operators – Hull Trains and Grand Central – have already suspended all services. Even though they are owned by large groups, they have to live on their fare income […]

Employer guilty over two deaths caused by fatigue

20 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

For the first time, railway regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has prosecuted a firm for bad fatigue management that cost two workers their lives. Nottingham Crown Court heard that Zac Payne, 20, […]