Rail operators

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 an improvement notice, which allows time for the recipient to comply.

'Costs and revenues of franchised passenger train operators in the UK' compares for the first time the expenditure of the 19 franchised Train Operating Companies (TOCs),

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.

When an incident or accident occurs, we receive notification in line with The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).

An overview of the effects of work on health in the UK and the costs to employers and society and advice on how these health effects can be prevented and where to go for more information.

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.

The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is a European train control system that will be introduced onto the GB rail network over the next 30 years.

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