Office of Rail and Road Update - April 2018
27 April 2018
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Welcome to ORR's April Newsletter.
Rail
ORR Board gets out and about
20 April 2018
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By Stephen Glaister, Chair, ORR.
Companies fined total of £965,000 after painter falls through waiting room roof
19 April 2018
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BAM Nuttall and McNealy Brown were fined £900,000 and £65,000 respectively after they admitted failing to put proper procedures and safeguards in place to prevent painter Paul Welstead falling through a ceiling into a passenger waiting room.
Changes to charges and incentives - Consultations
13 April 2018
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As part of PR18, we have reviewed the structure of the charges levied for use of the network and the incentives in place on Network Rail and train operators.
ORR statement on route-level efficiency benefit sharing (REBS) mechanism payments 2016-17
6 April 2018
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We have today published the payments due between Network Rail and the twelve train operators participating in the route-level efficiency benefit sharing mechanism (REBS) for 2016-17. The payments are shown in the table below.
Office of Rail and Road Update - March 2018
29 March 2018
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Welcome to ORR's March Newsletter.
Ticket machines
28 March 2018
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Ticket machines (TVMs) are designed to allow rail passengers to make quick and easy ticket purchases at the station, rather than using ticket offices. It’s a popular method, with around a third of passengers using a TVM to buy their tickets.
ORR welcomes better protection and improvements for passengers using ticket vending machines
28 March 2018
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New and easier-to-use machines and clearer language have helped increasing numbers of passengers buy the right ticket for their journey from station vending machines, according to research by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Keeping freight on the right track
27 March 2018
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By Patrick Talbot, HM Principal Inspector of Railways.
ORR is open for business: Facilitating new investment in the rail network
20 March 2018
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By James Dunshea, Enhancement Projects.