Freight Britain
8 February 2019
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By Gordon Herbert, Track Access Manager (Freight).
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Keeping freight competition on the right track
4 February 2019
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By Tom Cole, ORR Head of Competition.
Rail regulator publishes 2017-18 rail funding and expenditure data
30 January 2019
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its annual report showing how the railway was funded in 2017-18 and how that money was spent.
Office of Rail and Road Update - January 2019
28 January 2019
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Welcome to ORR's January Newsletter.
A lawyer learns about track safety
25 January 2019
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By Chloe Barton, ORR Legal Adviser.
Rail Regulator publishes passenger delay compensation claims data
10 January 2019
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Official statistics released for the first time today by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) show there were around 3 million compensation claims made for rail delays between April and mid-October 2018, of which 84% were approved and 92% were closed within 20 working days.
Network Rail fined £200,000 following level crossing accident
13 December 2018
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Network Rail was today fined £200,000 with £86,000 costs after being convicted of one offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act.
Waterloo Station is busiest in Britain for 15th year
11 December 2018
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Waterloo is the busiest station in Britain for the 15th consecutive year, despite the total number of passenger entries and exits falling by five million to 94.4 million.
ORR lays out timetable recommendations to improve service for passengers
7 December 2018
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), chaired by Stephen Glaister, has today published its recommendations for preventing a repeat of the May 2018 rail timetable failure, alongside a draft Final Order requiring that Network Rail improves its timetabling process.
The future for open access
3 December 2018
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By Beth Tasker, Senior Manager, Competition Economics.