Guidance

We regulate access to around 100 light maintenance depots in Britain which provide services to passenger and other trains.

Information about applying for a licence or licence exemption, the costs involved and the application forms you will need to use.

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.

The Office of Rail and Road is the enforcing authority for level crossings in Great Britain.

Our updated Monitoring reporting guidelines for Road Period 2 (2020/21 – 2024/25) set out the information that Highways England is required to provide to us through performance monitoring templates, which once completed by Highways England, become annual performance reporting statements.

This document is the Office of Rail and Road's submission to The Williams Rail Review. It is in response to a request from Mr Williams, made in February 2019 at the annual Bradshaw address.

As well as our market reviews and market studies, ORR engages in a range of other activities to promote competition.

Occupational cancer leads to a significant number of deaths in the UK each year and this page provides advice and guidance on how the risks can be controlled and exposure to carcinogens minimised.