Rail
Prohibition notices 2021
20 May 2021
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This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2021.
Call for evidence regarding DB Cargo UK Limited’s disposal policy
13 May 2021
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On 29 March 2021, we opened a call for evidence on the proposal by DBC UK to discontinue its disposals policy. The call for evidence closed on 26 April 2021 and four responses were received from industry stakeholders.
ORR statement on Hitachi and rail industry agreement on service recovery plan to get trains back
13 May 2021
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Hitachi Rail, train operators, and government have agreed, with oversight from the Office of Rail and Road, a service recovery plan to safely reintroduce more 800 Series and 385 Series trains to the network.
And now for something completely different. Mission: Improbable - How ORR's heritage safety team helped make an action scene a reality (safely)
12 May 2021
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ORR's heritage railway safety team has helped make possible what appeared to be a dramatic action sequence in the upcoming Mission: Impossible film. Steve Turner, principal inspector of railways, explains more.
ORR recommends further action to tackle signalling market competition concerns
11 May 2021
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has found that competition needs to be improved in Great Britain’s railway signalling market particularly as new technologies are rolled out as part of Network Rail’s delivery of the Digital Railway programme. This follows completion of the first stage of our study into this important market. ORR intends to take action to address this issue.
The Rail & Road Pod – Episode 5: Reopening heritage railways safely
6 May 2021
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The official Office of Rail and Road podcast brings together a series of conversations to discuss issues impacting all aspects of Britain's railways and England's road network.
New tool to improve health and safety management of heritage railways
28 April 2021
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The Office of Rail and Road has launched a risk management model tailored for heritage railways to help control health and safety risks.
How train and station operators are meeting ORR’s accessibility requirements
27 April 2021
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By the end of 2021 almost 30,000 passenger-facing staff will have undertaken disability awareness and equality training as part of requirements set out in our Accessible Travel Policy (ATP) Guidance to help improve a disabled passenger’s journey.