Rail passengers

The rail infrastructure in the UK is complex and comprises of a number of different bodies. We are the health and safety regulator for the UK’s mainline network and for a number of other forms of transport that run on rail.

Advice on what railway industry occupational health diseases that must be reported to us under RIDDOR can be found on this page.

This page contains a list of fatalities, serious injuries and serious dangerous occurrences that need to be notified to us by telephone.

An outline of the rail accessibility legislation enforced by the ORR.

Information and advice for passengers on station safety issues such as platform gaps and stepping distances.

We have a role in ensuring that Network Rail and rail operators do all that is reasonably practicable to manage the risk of crime.

Our role is to monitor progress by infrastructure controllers, working with the local highway authorities completing detailed risk assessments and any necessary improvements to further reduce incursion risk at vulnerable sites.

Details of improvement notices and prohibition notices served by our inspectors, and details of prosecutions in England and Wales taken by inspectors and the Procurator Fiscal in Scotland.

Information on health and safety enforcement penalties