Rail professionals

Managing safety issues in heritage

2 May 2023
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Simon Barber, principal inspector of heritage railways, highlights the current safety issues faced by the heritage sector.

Market study into the supply of signalling systems

21 April 2023
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Signalling systems are an essential part of the railway. They keep passengers safe by ensuring trains do not come into conflict with each other and play a key role in freeing up capacity on our congested network.

ORR's business plan

18 April 2023
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Our aim is to protect the interests of road and rail users, and our business plan sets out how we intend to do so.

Our policy on how we hold Network Rail to account

13 April 2023
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As the title suggests, our holding to account policy sets out the tools we’re proposing to use to monitor performance, escalate and investigate issues and if necessary, take enforcement action to ensure that Network Rail delivers its business plans for 2024-2029 (control period (CP7)) in the best way for passengers, freight users and taxpayers.