The path towards greater competition and value for railway signalling
26 July 2022
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Network Rail spends nearly £1bn per year on signalling, and costs are rising.
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ORR assesses that Network Rail is delivering more efficiently but calls for sustained focus in continuing to address recommendations made following the fatal derailment at Carmont
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail finds the company has continued to deliver its planned efficiencies in 2021/22 but warns it must carefully manage its financial risks, particularly in the context of rising inflation.
ORR’s assessment of Network Rail Scotland shows train service performance was mixed and its annual efficiency target was missed
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail Scotland (April 2021 to March 2022) shows it has been a challenging year for the region with missed efficiency targets and mixed train service performance.
ORR finds that Network Rail’s Eastern region exceeded its efficiency target but needs to take action to improve its structures examinations
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail’s Eastern region finds that it delivered £251 million of efficiency improvements in the year (April 2021 to March 2022), which was ahead of its £232 million target.
ORR finds that Network Rail’s North West and Central region performed well, but underdelivered on asset renewals
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail’s North West and Central region finds that it was Network Rail’s top performing region for the year (April 2021 to March 2022), having retained much of the train performance gain achieved during the pandemic and having delivered its planned efficiencies.
ORR finds that train service performance in Network Rail’s Southern region declined, but remains better than pre-pandemic levels
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of Network Rail’s Southern region (April 2021 to March 2022) finds that passenger train performance declined from the previous year’s peak, but it remained better than pre-pandemic levels.
ORR’s assessment of Network Rail’s Wales and Western region finds it is delivering efficiencies but calls for action on poor train performance
20 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road’s annual assessment of Network Rail’s Wales and Western region has found that passenger train service performance declined considerably and raises concerns about the performance of the Wales route during the year (April 2021 to March 2022).
ORR finds National Highways met its road investment strategy targets in 2021-22, but raises concerns about three critical areas of delivery
14 July 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says that over the next year, National Highways must: improve its performance against its 10-minute response time on certain sections of smart motorways; provide better evidence of how it is considering the long-term needs of its assets when making renewals decisions across the strategic road network (SRN) – England’s motorways and major A-roads; and provide a
ORR’s health and safety report highlights marked improvement in track worker safety risk exposure
14 July 2022
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Ensuring the rail industry remained focused on the basics of health and safety management as it prepares for reform and substantial change, is one of the key messages in the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual report on health and safety on Britain’s Railways.