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- Press releases
Rail Regulator finds Network Rail’s delivery plans are broadly on track but raises risk funding concerns
25 May 2021 - Press releases
ORR recommends further action to tackle signalling market competition concerns
11 May 2021 - Press releases
Tyne Wear Metro operator fined £1.5 million following ORR prosecution after death of employee
23 April 2021 - Press releases
Network Rail fined nearly £700,000 following ORR prosecution after serious fire accident
21 April 2021 - Press releases
Rail regulator’s review prompts industry action on website accessibility and passenger information
6 April 2021 - Press releases
Passenger numbers and season ticket usage rise between October and December 2020
11 March 2021 - Press releases
Tens of thousands of railway staff trained in understanding disabled people’s needs
2 March 2021 - Press releases
ORR report shows differences in regional performance on Highways England roads
10 February 2021 - Press releases
Rail regulator proposes new guidance to support better decision making in level crossing safety
20 January 2021 - Press releases
£135,000 fine for Network Rail following ORR investigation into electrocution
16 December 2020 - Press releases
New rail and road podcast puts spotlight on passenger rail accessibility progress
15 December 2020 - Press releases
Passenger numbers increased by almost 100m when first lockdown eased
10 December 2020 - Press releases
ORR half year report shows good train performance by Network Rail in Covid-19
8 December 2020 - Press releases
Regulator praises Network Rail’s Covid-19 response but raises concerns on capacity planning and approach to timetabling
4 December 2020 - Press releases
Britain’s busiest station recorded 7.3 million fewer entries and exits in 2019-20
1 December 2020 - Press releases
£10,000 fine following ORR investigation after train ran across storm damaged viaduct
23 November 2020