Safety on the roads
Content archived on 7 July 2021
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By Peter Antolik, Director, Highways.
Health and safety
A noteworthy year for railway safety
Content archived on 7 July 2021
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By Justin McCracken.
Network Rail fined for not complying with electrical safety order
Content archived on 7 July 2021
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Network Rail has been fined £70,000 for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice issued by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The Improvement Notice required electrical cabinets on the railway to be made safe, reducing the risk of passengers and other members of the public being exposed to live 650V electrical equipment.
ORR’s annual assessment of railway health and safety: Safest in Europe, but consistency of implementation needs to improve
Content archived on 7 July 2021
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Britain’s railways are the safest they have ever been, but there is still room for improvement.
Train operator fined for safety failings
Content archived on 12 November 2025
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Train operator West Coast Railway Company Limited (WCRC) has been fined £200,000 and ordered to pay costs of £64,000. This follows a prosecution brought by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) for breaches of health and safety laws which led to a train passing a signal at danger near Wootton Bassett on 7 March 2015.
Archive of application information
10 June 2016
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This page contains archived track access applications by section.
Transport for London appeal under regulation 29 and complaint under regulation 30 of the Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations
2 June 2016
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Transport for London (TfL) has made the above appeal and complaint (the appeal) to ORR.
A safer, more efficient and better performing railway
Content archived on 7 July 2021
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Rail passengers and freight customers need a safe, reliable and efficient railway. Our role is to support the rail industry to deliver this and to ensure that every pound of the public’s money is well spent.
Improving health and safety on our railway
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Great Britain’s railway is safer than it has ever been before.
Comments invited on Railway Safety Regulations 1999 exemption application – train protection arrangements for running of Crossrail trains between Paddington and Heathrow Airport Junction
15 March 2016
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Date published: 2 September 2015 Closing date: 27 October 2015 We invited comments on an exemption application we received from Network Rail Infrastructure Limited in association with Crossrail Limited and MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited concerning the train protection arrangements for the running of Class 345 Crossrail passenger trains between Paddington and Heathrow Tunnel Junction. The