Rail

Goal Setting Principles for Railway Health and Safety: Draft Appendix for operation of passenger trains in Unattended Train Operation configuration

8 July 2024

A proposal to include an appendix to the Goal Setting Principles for Railway Health and Safety setting out additional factors to be considered for operation of passenger trains in GOA4, Unattended Train Operation configuration.

Asbestos

5 July 2024

Our responsibilities and HSE's responsibilities for enforcing asbestos laws and what those laws require.

Periodic review 2023 publications

30 May 2024

All our PR23 publications, including consultations, notices and reports will be added to this page during the review.

Privacy notice

20 May 2024

We respect your right to privacy. This privacy notice sets out details about the way the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) processes personal data that we collect from and about you and how we may use your information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.

Our review of how railway licence holders are protecting the environment

16 May 2024

As the rail regulator, we have legal duties to contribute to sustainable development, and to consider the railway’s effect on the environment. One of the ways we make sure operators are protecting the environment is through our role in licencing the railway, with a specific environment condition in all railway licences.

The environment, sustainable development and rail

16 May 2024

Our approach to environment and sustainable development through our regulatory activities of the national rail network.

New ORR guidance to support the rollout of latest safety technology

9 May 2024

We have published new guidance on the application of rail safety regulations to train protection systems, which will support duty holders understand their obligations as they migrate to modern signalling systems.

Regulatory accounting guidelines

8 May 2024

Network Rail’s regulatory accounts provide information on Network Rail’s financial performance on a regulatory basis.

Apprenticeships

8 May 2024

If you want to get a skill for life, ORR apprenticeships could be the right career path for you.

Train protection systems

8 May 2024

Train protection is equipment fitted to trains and the track that can reduce risks from signals passed at danger (SPADs) and over-speeding.

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