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Office of Rail and Road - Page 6

VTEC 43238 at Peterborough on July 26. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

ORR backs introduction of Rail Ombudsman

Regulator says complaints handling must improve and supports introduction of a Rail Ombudsman to provide a better service to passengers and resolve disputes.

27 Jul

Comment

RAIL 828: Reshaping NR in a new form

It could be a ‘guiding mind’ - after uncomfortable changes

Editor's comment 30 Jun

Passengers at London Waterloo. JACK BOSKETT/RAIL.

News

Record number of passenger journeys, but the growth slows

Growth rail passenger journeys being made slowed in 2016/2017, but still record numbers travelled

26 May

Southern 377118 and 377446 at Clapham Junction on January 3 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Cancellations “worst since records began”

Nearly 3 in 10 GTR services failed to reach their destination on time between June 26 and July 23, according to figures from the ORR.

19 Sept

GTR 365524 at London King's Cross. JACK BOSKETT.

News

DfT backs user interests in Periodic Review response

DfT says it “strongly supports” the ORR’s overall objective for its 2018 Periodic Review (PR18), particularly the focus on users’ interests.

16 Aug

News

WCR fined £200k for safety failings

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

27 Jun

News

ORR begins RSSB review

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

14 Jun

GBRf 66715 passes Carlisle on May 21 2015, with a northbound coal train. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

COVER STORY: Coal’s decline the primary cause of freight’s troubles

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.

8 Jun

On May 19, 59101 Village of Chantry hauls the 1142 Merehead Quarry-Theale aggregates train through Newbury Racecourse. Operated by DB Cargo, the train includes former coal hoppers displaced following the collapse of that sector. The amount of coal carried by rail is at its lowest since 1984-1985. KEN BRUNT.

News

COVER STORY: Rail freight volumes at their lowest since mid-1980s

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

8 Jun

News

Kirstall station nears opening

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

7 Jun

News

Regulator to assess train operators

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

27 May

News

Regulator initiates Network Rail funding process for CP6

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.

27 May

Ian Prosser is former HM Chief Inspector of Railways and Director of Railway Safety at the Office of Rail and Road.

News

ORR Chief Inspector: Improving health and safety on our railways

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

18 May

News

Train punctuality falls to lowest level for nine years

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).

16 May

News

Wootton Bassett SPAD: Rail Accident Investigation Branch releases report

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

5 May

News

ORR to focus on workforce safety in 2016-17

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is to focus on worker safety in its 2016-17 business plan

25 Apr

News

ORR investigates incident involving WCR at Bath Spa

Another safety incident involving West Coast Railway Company occurred on April 13

25 Apr

West Coast Railway 47245 leads 47580 away from Rugby on April 2, with a London Euston-Chester charter. DARREN WETHERALL.

News

EXCLUSIVE: HMRI explains decision to lift West Coast Railways prohibition

An exclusive Q&A with Ian Prosser, ORR Director of Railway Safety and HM Chief Inspector of Railways

13 Apr

News

Network Rail land around stations to be released for housing

Agreement could lead to more than 10,000 new homes being built on land around stations across the country.

11 Apr

Virgin Trains East Coast 43239 climbs under the North London Line at Belle Isle, north London, on March 30, with the 1606 King’s Cross-Leeds, passing Grand Central 43465 trailing the 1228 Sunderland-King’s Cross. GC is one of two open access operators on the East Coast Main Line. ANTONY GUPPY.

News

Alliance Rail accuses DfT of blackmail over East Coast

Alliance Rail has accused DfT of blackmailing ORR by threatening to withdraw funding for ECML upgrades if it allows more open access services to run.

11 Apr

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67003 in EWS livery whilst stabled at Plymouth in August 2001. MARK PIKE.

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

DB Cargo UK 2 Jun

Curzon Street station, Birmingham

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

HS2 14 May

Artist's impression of a Class 222 in Lumo colours. LUMO.

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

6 Jun

GBRF Railfreight Construction 66793 stands at Derby, working 6M72 0322 Grain Oil Terminal Gbrf to Sinfin Sdgs, on Tuesday 12th November 2024. STEVEN DONALD.

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

GB Railfreight 22 May

DB Cargo 66181, in red livery, passes Barrow upon Soar on the Midland Main Line on September 6 2024, with the 1055 East Midlands Gateway-Felixstowe North intermodal. The unit has been identified as one of those next in line for conversion. PAUL BIGGS.

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

DB Cargo UK 27 May

An East Midlands Railway Class 222 approaches Braybrooke on the Midland Main Line. PAUL BIGGS.

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Lumo 2 Jun

TransPennine's Mk 5A stock is currently in storage

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

Chiltern Railways 14 May

67004 pulling the 0450 Edinburgh-Fort William Caledonian Sleeper at Achallader on March 30 2013. ANTHONY HICKS.

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

DB Cargo UK 5 Jun

The New Measurement Train. COLIN G WOOD.

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains

Network Rail 20 May

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