Infrastructure safety

The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is a European train control system that will be introduced onto the GB rail network over the next 30 years.

Our role is to monitor progress by infrastructure controllers, working with the local highway authorities completing detailed risk assessments and any necessary improvements to further reduce incursion risk at vulnerable sites.

Information on Mark 1 rolling, their issues and current use.

Information related to signals passed at danger and what we do about them.

ORR has powers of investigation and enforcement to ensure that railway operators are controlling risks posed by infrastructure and railway vehicles.