Improvement notices 2018
6 June 2018
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This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2018.
Rail operators
Regulator to lead independent inquiry into May timetable problems
4 June 2018
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The Secretary of State for Transport has today announced that ORR will undertake an inquiry, led by ORR Chair Stephen Glaister, into May 2018 timetable implementation.
Office of Rail and Road Update - May 2018
1 June 2018
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Welcome to ORR's May Newsletter.
Access, licensing and safety certification – Day-to-day at ORR
1 June 2018
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By Catherine Williams, Deputy Director, Railway Markets and Economics.
French and British rail regulatory bodies publish opinions on the 2019 Network Statement of Eurotunnel
16 May 2018
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The Office of Rail and Road ("ORR") and Autorité de Régulation des Activités Ferroviaires et Routières ("Arafer") are the responsible bodies for the regulation of the Channel Fixed Link. Both organisations have published today their opinions on Eurotunnel's 2019 Network Statement.
South Devon Railway fined £40,000 after boy falls through missing toilet floor
14 May 2018
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South Devon Railway Trust has today been fined £40,000 by Newton Abbot Magistrates' Court after they admitted putting passengers at risk by failing to adequately bar entry to a toilet cubicle which was missing its floor.
Network Rail found guilty following level crossing accident
11 May 2018
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Network Rail was today found guilty of one offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
ORR requires train companies to improve information to passengers on changes to the timetable
11 May 2018
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has this week written to train companies requiring urgent improvements in how they keep passengers informed of train timetable changes.
PR18 consultation on amending Schedule 4 notification factors
3 May 2018
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We have published our conclusions for revising notification factors for franchised passenger operators in PR18.
Improving Assisted Travel: a consultation
30 April 2018
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We have published a summary of those responses, and set out the steps we will take to strengthen the arrangements for Assisted Travel, including a review of the 2009 DPPP Guidance.