Incident investigation

Ladbroke Grove - 25 years on: 'This was an era-defining event'

3 October 2024

ORR's Giles Turner recalls his experience attending the site of the 1999 Ladbroke Grove rail collision, which claimed the lives of 31 people, with many hundreds injured, a few days after the accident.

Responses to RAIB reports 2018

17 October 2023

Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2018.

Responses to RAIB reports 2014

13 February 2023

Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2014.

Siemens fined £1.4m after ORR prosecution following death of contractor

8 February 2023

Handling RAIB recommendations

25 January 2023

Our role in handling recommendations from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).

Reporting RIDDOR incidents

31 October 2022

This page provides an overview of the types of accidents and incidents that need to be reported and how they can be reported.

Sandilands tram incident

10 June 2022

20 years on: Remembering the Potters Bar crash

15 May 2022

On 10 May 2002, seven people sadly lost their lives and many more were injured in a train derailment at Potters Bar. 20 years on, one of our safety inspectors provides an account of attending the scene and subsequent investigations.

Responses to RAIB reports 2013

6 April 2022

Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2013.

ORR launches prosecution over Sandilands tram crash

24 March 2022

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is prosecuting Transport for London, Tram Operations Limited and tram driver Alfred Dorris following a detailed and thorough investigation into the fatal Sandilands tram derailment in November 2016.

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