Publications

ORR immediately launched a review of both the passenger and safety impact following Hitachi Rail Class 800 series trains withdrawn from service for safety checks on Great Western Railway, London North Eastern Railway, TransPennine Express and Hull Trains, along with cracks being separately discovered after examination on ScotRail’s Class 385 and Southeastern’s Class 395 trains in May 2021.

We have published a findings report following a review of the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) making six recommendations.

This page sets out the background of Network Rail’s Network Code, which is the set of rules behind the contractual relationship between Network Rail and the passenger and freight operating companies that run trains on their infrastructure.

The regulatory requirements for managing safety on the railways, tramways and other guided transport systems. This page details who needs to comply and what they must do to meet minimum standards in Great Britain.

This page contains information on our consideration of capacity, performance and current applications for access on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).

This page contains depot access applications and decisions made under sections 17 or 22A of the Railways Act 1993.