Health and safety

Rail regulator publishes Class 800 series safety report

7 April 2022
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
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immediately launched a review of both the passenger and safety impact following Hitachi Rail Class 800 series trains withdrawn from service for safety checks on Great Western Railway, London North Eastern Railway, TransPennine Express and Hull Trains, along with cracks being separately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.

Responses to RAIB reports 2016

6 April 2022
Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2016.

Responses to RAIB reports 2013

6 April 2022
Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2013.

ORR finds light rail body supports safety improvements

28 March 2022
The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) is adding value to the light rail and tramway sector and supporting continued improvements in managing safety, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has announced in a review published today.

ORR launches prosecution over Sandilands tram crash

24 March 2022
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is prosecuting Transport for London, Tram Operations Limited and tram driver Alfred Dorris following a detailed and thorough investigation into the fatal Sandilands tram derailment in November 2016.

Prohibition notices

21 February 2022
Our inspectors normally enforce health and safety standards by giving advice on how to comply with the law. Sometimes they must order people to make improvements by issuing them with a notice, for example a prohibition notice, which prohibits an activity until remedial action has been taken.
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