About ORR

ORR statement – ORR welcomes changes to the National Rail Conditions of Carriage

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17 July 2015
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Changes to the National Rail Conditions of Carriage that come into effect today mean that season ticket holders will no longer have restrictions on the number of replacements for their lost or stolen tickets, and; passengers who are delayed during a rail journey can now choose to be compensated with money instead of rail vouchers.

2014-15 business plan stocktake

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4 February 2015
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ORR CEO, Richard Price, looks back on how ORR has delivered against its strategic objectives for 2014-15.

Freight customers

22 December 2014
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Freight customers are those with a direct interest in rail freight, including purchasers of services and their representative bodies, but not the operators of the trains.

Is the rail ticket market innovative and competitive enough to serve the interests of passengers?

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30 September 2014
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Improvements in technology are changing the way passengers buy their rail tickets and the form of the ticket itself is changing rapidly. Ticket offices remain popular but rail passengers are now making greater use of the internet and ticket vending machines to buy tickets. They have greater choice and more convenient forms of tickets, with smart ticketing and mobile ticketing. They are also buying

UK Regulators' Network

18 March 2014
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The UK Regulators' Network (UKRN) brings together the regulators of our utility services, transport, financial, health and legal services and others to help make regulation work well for consumers and the economy.

ORR appoints director, economic regulation

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21 January 2014
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The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) today announced it has appointed John Larkinson as director, economic regulation.

RSSB

20 January 2014
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RSSB (the Rail Safety and Standards Board) was established in April 2003, in response to recommendations made by Lord Cullen in the report of the second part of the public inquiry into the Ladbroke Grove accident.