Office of Rail and Road - Page 2

News

Transport Secretary's open access letter 'suggests making it harder for new applications'

Rail Partners concerned about Heidi Alexander's letter, but operators say applications meet her expectations

Open access 22 Jan

News

Transport Focus calls for national 'yellow card' warning for those who make ticket mistakes

Passenger watchdog wants train operators across the country to be more lenient with customers who buy the wrong ticket by mistake

Transport Focus 16 Jan

Heidi Alexander. ©House of Commons/Laurie Noble

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Transport Secretary raises open access concerns in letter to ORR

Heidi Alexander writes to rail regulator which is currently assessing a number of track access requests from open access operators

Heidi Alexander 7 Jan

Lumo 803 001 arrives at Newcastle Central forming the 1525 Edinburgh-King’s Cross on August 6 2022. Lumo is one of three open access operators on the East Coast Main Line. ANTONY GUPPY.

News

Rolling stock deadline prompted Grand Union's sale of Carmarthen open access rights to FirstGroup

Open access operator sold its rights from Paddington to South Wales after being told it couldn't use second-hand stock.

Open access 7 Jan

The famous Barlow trainshed at St Pancras International.

News

Office of Rail and Road tells HS1 Ltd to reduce charges for train operators

ORR has directed HS1 Ltd to reduce its charges to operators from April

HS1 6 Jan

News

ORR statistics shows operators revenue return to growth

There were just under 450 million journeys made by passengers between July and September this year, a 9% increase on the same quarter in 2023, according to the Office of Rail and Road, which has released its quarterly statistics.

24 Dec

Heathrow Express unit 387130 rests at Paddington on Thursday, 30 November 2023. JOHN STRETTON

News

Heathrow Express managers respond after ORR data shows decline in passenger numbers

The operator has recorded year-on-year declines in traffic in four out of the last five passenger numbers reports by the Office of Rail and Road

Office of Rail and Road 11 Dec

News

Office of Rail and Road inundated with more than 80 track applications

The ORR is shifting through more than 80 track applications after putting out a call for bids earlier this year

Office of Rail and Road 2 Dec

Two Eurostar services at London St Pancras station

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ORR working with Channel Tunnel hopefuls as they try to secure depot space and challenge Eurostar

Two operators, Evolyn and Virgin, want to start their own passenger services through the Channel Tunnel and challenge Eurostar

Channel Tunnel 28 Nov

A ticket being checked by a conductor on a train

News

ORR begins ticket enforcement review as it confirms scope and deadline

The Office of Rail and Road's review was announced by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh earlier this month

Ticketing 27 Nov

The Elizabeth line's Liverpool Street platform. JACK BOSKETT.

News

Elizabeth line 'reshaping' London journeys as Britain's busiest stations are revealed

The Office of Rail and Road has published the data showing Britain's busiest stations in 2023-24, with the Elizabeth line serving six of the top ten

Office of Rail and Road 21 Nov

News

Grand Central hints at new train order as it requests to extend track access rights

Grand Central is requesting a decade-long track extension on its existing routes along the East Coast Main Line and into King's Cross

Grand Central 21 Nov

News

Transport Secretary announces review into fare evasion practices after 'egregious' prosecutions

Louise Haigh has commissioned the Office of Rail and Road to look into the way train operating companies tackle suspected fare evasion

Louise Haigh 13 Nov

Greater Anglia Class 755422 passes Ufford with an Ipswich-Lowestoft service on January 6. The GA is one of the first franchises that will come up for review. ALAMY.

News

Network Rail Eastern Ordered to Improve Performance

Network Rail Eastern has been ordered to develop an improvement plan by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) following a significant rise in delays across the region

Network Rail 28 Oct

News

Rail freight on upward curve as passenger rail performance dips, ORR data shows

The Office of Rail and Road has released its latest quarterly passenger and freight rail performance reports which showed a slight decline in performance across the network for the passenger performance but a marked improvement for freight in the three months of April to June.

Office of Rail and Road 1 Oct

News

Capacity fears as private operators apply for access

A total of 85 separate applications have been lodged to launch new rail services or extend existing ones.

Office of Rail and Road 11 Sept

Grand Central 180110 passes St Neots (Cambridgeshire) on December 6 2023. The company is seeking additional stops at Peterborough and new paths to Yorkshire locations. ALAMY.

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Grand Central promises new train investment in ORR application

Grand Central, an open access train operating company owned by Arriva Group UK, has announced plans to extend its services for the next 15 years.

Grand Central 3 Sept

Comment

Opinion: How should operators do better with stranded trains?

What happens when your train is stuck, and how equipped are operators to deal with the issues that arise? A new report has some answers, says Philip Haigh.

Phil Haigh 21 Aug

News

Stranded trains study calls for more focus on passenger welfare

Rail industry plans for dealing with stranded trains require greater focus on the safety and welfare of passengers involved, according to a report for the Office of Rail and Road and Transport Focus.

Safety 2 Aug

News

Train cancellations close to worse ever, ORR report shows

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released its annual assessment of the industry, highlighting that overall performance of the network had stabilised during the last year (excluding the Wales and Western Region) however, it did warn that Network Rail had work to do on coping better with severe weather.

Office of Rail and Road 25 Jul

Office of Rail and Road - Page 2

Transport Secretary's open access letter 'suggests making it harder for new applications'

Transport Focus calls for national 'yellow card' warning for those who make ticket mistakes

Transport Secretary raises open access concerns in letter to ORR

Rolling stock deadline prompted Grand Union's sale of Carmarthen open access rights to FirstGroup

Office of Rail and Road tells HS1 Ltd to reduce charges for train operators

ORR statistics shows operators revenue return to growth

Heathrow Express managers respond after ORR data shows decline in passenger numbers

Office of Rail and Road inundated with more than 80 track applications

ORR working with Channel Tunnel hopefuls as they try to secure depot space and challenge Eurostar

ORR begins ticket enforcement review as it confirms scope and deadline

Elizabeth line 'reshaping' London journeys as Britain's busiest stations are revealed

Grand Central hints at new train order as it requests to extend track access rights

Transport Secretary announces review into fare evasion practices after 'egregious' prosecutions

Network Rail Eastern Ordered to Improve Performance

Rail freight on upward curve as passenger rail performance dips, ORR data shows

Capacity fears as private operators apply for access

Grand Central promises new train investment in ORR application

Opinion: How should operators do better with stranded trains?

Stranded trains study calls for more focus on passenger welfare

Train cancellations close to worse ever, ORR report shows

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Office of Rail and Road - Page 2

Transport Secretary's open access letter 'suggests making it harder for new applications'

Transport Focus calls for national 'yellow card' warning for those who make ticket mistakes

Transport Secretary raises open access concerns in letter to ORR

Rolling stock deadline prompted Grand Union's sale of Carmarthen open access rights to FirstGroup

Office of Rail and Road tells HS1 Ltd to reduce charges for train operators

ORR statistics shows operators revenue return to growth

Heathrow Express managers respond after ORR data shows decline in passenger numbers

Office of Rail and Road inundated with more than 80 track applications

ORR working with Channel Tunnel hopefuls as they try to secure depot space and challenge Eurostar

ORR begins ticket enforcement review as it confirms scope and deadline

Elizabeth line 'reshaping' London journeys as Britain's busiest stations are revealed

Grand Central hints at new train order as it requests to extend track access rights

Transport Secretary announces review into fare evasion practices after 'egregious' prosecutions

Network Rail Eastern Ordered to Improve Performance

Rail freight on upward curve as passenger rail performance dips, ORR data shows

Capacity fears as private operators apply for access

Grand Central promises new train investment in ORR application

Opinion: How should operators do better with stranded trains?

Stranded trains study calls for more focus on passenger welfare

Train cancellations close to worse ever, ORR report shows

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains