Press releases

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today decided that train operators using the High Speed 1 rail line from London to the Channel Tunnel will collectively pay £25.9 million per year towards the long-term cost of keeping assets in good condition.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today opened a consultation to revise its Accessible Travel Policy (ATP) Guidance to improve the availability of accessible vehicles for use by disabled passengers during rail disruption, and to ensure passengers know where accessible buses and coaches will be operated.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has seen encouraging progress in its first assessment of how efficiently Network Rail is delivering its five-year plans, which run from 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2024.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has seen encouraging progress from Network Rail to improve its efficiency plans and delivery in Scotland, however more needs to be done.

Lanes Group PLC was fined £400,000, with £9,896.19 costs, after pleading guilty to one offence under the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today proposed that train operators using High Speed 1 (HS1) will pay £26 million per year to keep its assets in good condition.

New-style stats from the Rail Regulator (ORR) show today that 64.7% of stations were arrived at on time in the year to June 2019.

New Accessible Travel Policy guidance from ORR calls on train companies to cut booking notice times, increase reliability of provision, improve staff training, and offer redress when things go wrong.

Making its final annual assessment of Network Rail for Control Period 5 (2014-19), ORR's Network Rail Monitor published today highlights a mixed picture: good performance by the company in managing its infrastructure assets and for the freight sector, but continued underperformance in the key areas of passenger train performance and efficiency.

In its final annual assessment of Network Rail Scotland for Control Period 5 (2014-19), published today, ORR highlights good progress in its delivery of enhancements and freight performance but continued poor passenger train service performance.