Rail

In June 2021, the Climate Change Committee announced in its assessment of UK climate risk, that “climate change has arrived”.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today reports in its interim review that Hitachi’s Class 800 and 385 series trains were affected by stress corrosion and fatigue cracks. These resulted in a significant number of Class 800 trains being withdrawn from service in May.

The recent fine handed down to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) operator, WH Malcolm Limited, was one of the largest ever for a health and safety offence on the railway. Why did we prosecute them?

In this episode, the Rail and Road Pod looks at how the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) holds Network Rail to account for its performance and efficiency.

Emissions from trains across Great Britain fell to their lowest level on record, according to data released today by the Office of Rail and Road.

Today the Department for Transport, Network Rail and the Office for Rail and Road are officially launching the Better Value Rail (BVR) Toolkit.

Options to reduce the time passengers must wait before seeking a resolution with the Rail Ombudsman is among a set of proposals being consulted on by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to improve handling of passenger complaints.

WH Malcolm Limited, operators of Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal near Rugby, has been fined £6.5 million after being found guilty of negligence over the death of an 11-year-old boy in 2017.