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West Coast Railway Company is fined following prosecution brought by the ORR for the signal passed at danger near Wootton Bassett on March 7 2015

The Office of Rail and Road has started its five-yearly review of the Rail Safety & Standards Board.

The biggest reason for a slump in Q4 rail figures was coal. The amount moved (0.46 billion ntkm) was the lowest in any quarter since 1998-99.

The amount of freight carried on the national rail network is at its lowest since the time of the miners’ strike of 1984-85.

Kirkstall Forge station is due to open on June 19, just after RAIL goes to press.

ORR to assess customer performance of operators, following a ‘mystery shopping’ exercise conducted in response to the ‘super complaint’ by consumer body Which?

Rail regulators have begun the long process of calculating Network Rail’s track access charges and funding needs for 2019-2024, known as Control Period 6, CP6.

For the first time ever, a busy year on the railways passed without a railway worker losing his or her life. But we should not be complacent

Punctuality on Britain’s railways in 2015-16 fell to its lowest annual level since 2006-07, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

Key learning point stresses importance of allowing safety systems to operate “without improper interference”