When you join ORR
22 April 2022
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Once you have accepted your new role with us, we'd like to make sure you have all the information you need before you start your new role.
Rail
Passenger Transport Executives
22 April 2022
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There are six main metropolitan areas outside London which have Passenger Transport Executives (PTE).
Goal-setting principles for railway health and safety
22 April 2022
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We have produced 'Principles for health and safety on the railway' to help dutyholders understand how to meet our expectations for the high-level goals that should be achieved by the railway when complying with the health and safety legislation. It highlights the factors which should be addressed by anyone designing and putting into use new railways or rail vehicles, including major upgrades and
ORR and Network Rail working for greater competition and lower costs on rail signalling
21 April 2022
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Following an Office of Rail and Road (ORR) study on the state of the railway signalling market, the rail regulator has today published Network Rail’s response to increase competitiveness and lower costs in the market.
Financial ring-fence
20 April 2022
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Condition 4 (financial ring-fence) of Network Rail's network licence includes a number of provisions.
Will Godfrey appointed as ORR’s new Director of Economics, Finance & Markets
19 April 2022
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Will Godfrey has been appointed as the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) new Director of Economics, Finance and Markets, the rail regulator announced today (19 April 2022).
Big decisions needed to deliver future timetable improvements
13 April 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has set out its view on actions needed for the West Coast Main Line (WCML) and East Coast Main Line (ECML) after their major timetable projects reached crucial decision-making points.
New level crossing order process to boost innovation of safety features
11 April 2022
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As part of its continued commitment to improving level crossing safety, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today introduced new guidance to allow for improvements at crossings to be made without the need to be approved by a new level crossing order.
Rail regulator publishes Class 800 series safety report
7 April 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) – the economic and safety regulator of Britain’s railway – has made several recommendations from its review of how the rail industry responded to the potential safety issues leading to the withdrawal of Hitachi Rail’s Class 800 series trains in May last year.
Learning the lessons: ORR review into Hitachi Class 800 series and Class 385 cracking issue
7 April 2022
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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.