Publications

One of our core activities is to benchmark National Highways' performance and efficiency across its own regional areas or against comparable organisations.

Details of all the new, major, upgraded or renewed infrastructure or rolling stock projects we have authorised into service since 2019.

It is important that land in which Network Rail has an interest and which may be important to the continuing operation and future development of the network, and services relating to railways, is not disposed of against the public interest. Condition 17 of Network Rail's network licence safeguards against the inappropriate disposal of land assets.

Accessible Travel Policies (ATPs) decision letters

Our decisions on new contracts where Network Rail and the train operator could not reach agreement.

This section is dedicated to the charges and incentives work relating to PR23, including links to consultations, publications and background research.

The rail industry can propose changes to Network Rail's Network Code through Part C. ORR has a role to approve those changes as any modifications to the Code may have a bearing on Track Access contracts.

We have agency agreements and co-operation agreements with different government departments and agencies.

Only recognised doctors, psychologists and training and examination centres listed can carry out the examination or training and examination of train drivers.

Our Accessible Travel Policy guidance for train and station operators sets out the commitments they must include in their policies for helping older and disabled people to travel by rail.

Our decisions on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement.

When passengers are delayed beyond a certain length of time they become entitled to claim compensation, regardless of whether the company they are travelling with is responsible for the delay they have experienced.

A network statement is an annual publication that each major UK network operator must produce.

Information on how competing and complex applications for the December 2024, May 2025 and December 2025 timetable changes will be considered.

Information on how to make a whistleblowing disclosure to the Office of Rail and Road.

We monitor performance through analysis of regular reports from Network Rail.

How we hold Network Rail to account against the network licence.

A consolidated (or conformed) agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement. We do not approve these consolidated agreements, they are provided by Network Rail for reference purposes only to provide an overview of the current terms of the contract.

This page contains notices of consent issued since 2020.

Details of ORR health and safety prosecutions resulting in conviction since 1 April 2006.