Press releases

Mr Mark Andrew Hubble has been found guilty of breaching Section 7a of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, following a prosecution brought by the Office of Rail and Road.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published an update on its review into the future regulation of the rail network in Great Britain.

The Office of Rail and Road says National Highways is on course to achieve its overall safety target for the Strategic Road Network in England. The company has also met its Stopped Vehicle Detection technology installation targets; however, the system is failing to meet performance expectations.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has opened up the Great Western Main Line to competition and enabled a significant increase in rail services between London and South Wales.

Today, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) announced its decision to use railway track capacity between Wrexham and Bidston for Transport for Wales Rail Limited (TfWRL) and GB Railfreight Limited (GBRf). This decision will see both more passenger services and greater certainty for freight trains on the line.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its latest Rail Industry Finance (UK) statistical report.

London Waterloo regained its status as the most used railway station although its total number of passenger entries and exits is less than half of the number from two years ago (April 2019 to March 2020).

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its assessment of Network Rail’s delivery of train service performance.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised Bond Street Elizabeth line station for passenger use from Monday 24 October.

The Office of Rail and Road has today published the final version of a new Complaints Code of Practice (CoP) for train and station operators.