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Train operators must start a national campaign to increase awareness of compensation for delayed services, says the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is consulting on Heathrow Airport’s proposed charging framework for the Heathrow Airport-Great Western Main Line (GWML) link

ORR takes decision due to concerns about management of safety

Rail passenger numbers for the 12 months ending January 2015 rose by 4.5% compared with the previous 12-month period.

An initial hearing into prosecutions brought against WCR by the Office of Rail and Road was held at Swindon Magistrates Court on January 20.

Office of Rail and Road Director of Railway Markets Joanna Whittington took over as interim chief executive of the regulatory body on January 16.

DfT has written to ORR noting how much competition there will be for free paths into Manchester Airport station, even though it now has four platforms.

RDG calls on ORR to work with the industry on track access charges, ahead of the ORR’s Periodic Review of Network Rail’s charges that begins later this year.

The death of a railway worker in 2012 has led to Carillion Construction being fined £200,000 for breach of health and safety laws.

Professor Stephen Glaister has been appointed as chairman of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) for a 12-month term.