Press releases

The Office of Rail and Road's (ORR) annual safety report published today, welcomes the rail industry's strong track record on improving safety and highlights the need for it to meet the challenges of growth and change. ORR is supporting the rail industry to take a more proactive approach to managing safety, predicting and preventing problems before they pose a safety risk.

Statement from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in response to railway announcements in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget to Parliament on Wednesday 8 July 2015.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today launched a consultation to seek views on its draft enforcement policy to hold Highways England to account.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today published its latest occupational health report which shows that there has been a meaningful improvement in the rail industry's management of worker health over the last four years.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) have agreed to collaborate on the development, promotion and wider use of the Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3).

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today published the latest Network Rail's performance data and analysis for Scotland for the first year of its current five-year funding period.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today published its latest Network Rail performance data and analysis for the first year of its current five-year funding period.

Statement from Ian Prosser, Director of railway safety, Office of Rail and Road (ORR) supporting International Level Crossing Awareness Day.

Statement from Ian Prosser, Director of railway safety, Office of Rail and Road (ORR) on our decision to issue an improvement notice West Coast Railway Company.

Train operator London & Birmingham Railway Limited (London Midland) and construction company JSS Rail Limited (Sisk Rail) have today been fined a total of £25,000 and ordered to pay costs of £19,629.80 following a prosecution brought by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR- under the name of the Office of Rail Regulation).