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ORR enforcement action prompts Network Rail Performance Action Plan

3 April 2019

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today approved the action Network Rail must take to improve train performance for passengers and freight users both immediately and in the longer term.

Consultation on proposed changes to the Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3)

1 April 2019

This consultation sought views on the proposed changes to the Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3).

Periodic review 2018: charges and incentives decisions

29 March 2019

As part of our 2018 Periodic Review (PR18), we reviewed how to improve access charges and incentives for control period 6.

Office of Rail and Road Update - March 2019

29 March 2019

Welcome to our March Newsletter.

Rail industry comes together to support Samaritans

27 March 2019

The rail industry has today announced the five-year Million Hour Challenge, which aims to encourage staff to donate their time, energy and skill to help the Samaritans in their work supporting people in emotional crisis.

ORR introduces new approach to holding Network Rail to account

27 March 2019

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is introducing a new regulatory policy for holding Network Rail to account, improving benefit to passengers and other railway users.

Statutory consultation on proposed changes to Network Rail’s network licence

19 March 2019

Statutory consultation detailing the proposed changes to Network Rail’s licence for CP6.

An Inspector Calls

19 March 2019

Chloe Barton, ORR Legal Adviser, explains what happens when people defy Railway Inspectors.

Roles and responsibilities for enhancements in CP6

18 March 2019

Consultation on roles and responsibilities for Network Rail's enhancements work in Control Period 6 (CP6) as this will be treated differently to operations, maintenance and renewals expenditure in the Periodic Review 2018 (PR18).

Investigation into GTR and Northern’s provision of information to passengers during and after the May 2018 timetable disruption

14 March 2019

In October 2018, ORR opened two separate investigations to consider whether Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Northern breached their licence condition around providing appropriate, accurate and timely information in both the run-up to the introduction of the 20 May 2018 timetable and also during the disruption that followed.

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