18 January 2018 The UK rail industry financial information 2016-17 presents ORR’s analysis of the rail industry’s finances. Key findings include: £9.7bn of rail funding came from passenger fares, an increase of 1.1% from 2015-16. £3.4bn came from government funding (net), a decrease of 0.7% since 2015-16. Governments received £0.7bn net from train companies. This is because while companies
Consultation on options for how we regulate obligations relating to Disabled People’s Protections Policies (DPPPs) and Complaints Handling Procedures (CHPs) for station licence holders and charter operators.
This document sets out the Office of Rail and Road’s economic enforcement policy and penalties statement relating to railway services in Northern Ireland.
Date published: 1 December 2017 Closing date: 8 January 2018 Consultation outcome Consent to obtain recovery of costs incurred in operation of the Heathrow Rail Infrastructure - Decision letter Published 21 May 2018 Responses to this consultation Published 16 July 2018 Consultation Heathrow Airport Limited has applied for ORR’s approval to levy a mark-up in order to obtain recovery of costs
The final guidance summarises the provisions of The Railways Infrastructure (Access Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (the NI Regulations) and explains the rights and responsibilities of service providers and railway undertakings with regards to access and charging. It also sets out ORR’s interpretation of key provisions, and the process for
ORR’s conclusions on changes to its economic enforcement policy and penalties statement to reflect The Railways (Access, Management & Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016. Outcome of the December consultation Changes to our enforcement policy were required to reflect The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (the A&M Regulations). The A
This page provides details of our work and publications on developing the framework for Network Rail’s national system operator (NSO) in control period 6 (CP6) as part of the 2018 periodic review (PR18).
This consultation document sought views on what Network Rail, ORR and the wider industry needed to do differently to improve renewals efficiency in CP6.
Conclusions On 9 April 2018, we published our conclusions to our September 2017 consultation and we also updated the original consultation letter so that it is now a regulatory statement . September 2017 consultation Date published: 21 September 2017 Closing date: 20 October 2017 The purpose of this consultation was to seek views on how ORR proposed to take into account the future operation of HS2
In May 2017, we commissioned an Independent Reporter, Nichols, to carry out a deliverability review of Stirling Dunblane Alloa (SDA) electrification project. The forecast cost for the works had risen considerably since the beginning of the control period and Network Rail was indicating costs were due to rise still further.
As part of the 2018 periodic review (PR18), Network Rail will produce strategic business plans (SBPs) which will form the main source of evidence that we will use to determine Network Rail’s funding and outputs for CP6.
Draft design for our approach to regulating Network Rail in CP6 This document sets out our approach to regulating Network Rail in control period 6 (CP6, which will run from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024, as we have consulted on it in the draft determination. Its purpose is a tool to express our proposed framework for regulating Network Rail in a succinct way. Draft design for our approach to
Consultation outcome Our conclusions letter sets out a high-level summary of the changes from the previous General Approval (GA), the consultation questions asked, a summary of the responses received, our comments, and any actions that we have taken or will take in response. Conclusions letter Published 19 February 2018 General Approval for freight facility access agreements 2018 Published 19
Following a review in 2016 we have have concluded that there are sufficient accredited bodies in the market to allow it withdraw from performing the ECM certification body function.
Leaflet for those asked to be a witness for the ORR, intended to answer any questions you might have and provide guidance on why we conduct investigations, how we gather information and evidence, and how you might be asked to help.
Driver Controlled Operation (or DCO) is a method of working where the driver is responsible for door operation and determining that it is safe to start the train.
If you have suffered physical, mental or emotional harm or economical loss due to an incident on the railway, this leaflet can provide you with guidance on what ORR can do to support you through this difficult time and your rights as a victim of such an incident.
31 March 2017 This page contains details of joint research by ORR and Transport Focus into what road users want from England’s motorways and major A roads, and how they would like to see that measured and reported to help boost performance. In ORR’s approach to the second Road Investment Strategy which will span the period between 2020 and 2025, which was published in December 2016, we set our
This document provides mainline infrastructure managers and transport undertakings (collectively known as transport operators) with guidance on producing their annual safety reports.