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Birmingham - Freightliner Depot inspection visit

Health & safety

We regulate health and safety for the entire mainline rail network in Britain, as well as London Underground, light rail, trams and the heritage sector.

ORR and Network Rail inspecting earthworks/sidings

Economic regulation

We regulate Network Rail and other railway networks including the Channel Tunnel and High Speed 1.

Passengers at the concourse of Liverpool Street station

Consumers

We undertake a range of work to improve the passenger experience in areas such as compensation, retailing of train tickets and passenger accessibility.

Train on the tracks in Leeds

Operator access to the network

If a railway operator wants to access the railway network, they have to apply to us for a track access agreement.

Train at London Blackfriars station

Operator licences & exemptions

We issue licences and licence exemptions to railway operators.

Section of the M62 near Scammonden with vehicles on it

Roads

We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways.

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Authorisations

New, major, upgraded or renewed infrastructure or rolling stock projects we have authorised into service.

ORR careers

Our people have an exciting mix of skills, backgrounds and levels of experience.

Train driver licences

Information you need to know about train driver licences.

Popular publications

Accessible Travel Policy guidance

Guidance for train and station operators.

Periodic review 2023

The current 2023 periodic review (PR23) of Network Rail's outputs and funding for control period 7 (2024 to 2029).

RM3

The Risk Management Maturity Model is the criteria we use to assess an organisation's ability to achieve excellence when controlling health and safety risks.