Network Rail found guilty following level crossing accident
11 May 2018
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Network Rail was today found guilty of one offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Rail professionals
Office of Rail and Road Update - April 2018
27 April 2018
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Welcome to ORR's April Newsletter.
Companies fined total of £965,000 after painter falls through waiting room roof
19 April 2018
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BAM Nuttall and McNealy Brown were fined £900,000 and £65,000 respectively after they admitted failing to put proper procedures and safeguards in place to prevent painter Paul Welstead falling through a ceiling into a passenger waiting room.
Office of Rail and Road Update - March 2018
29 March 2018
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Welcome to ORR's March Newsletter.
Ticket machines
28 March 2018
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Ticket machines (TVMs) are designed to allow rail passengers to make quick and easy ticket purchases at the station, rather than using ticket offices. It’s a popular method, with around a third of passengers using a TVM to buy their tickets.
Keeping freight on the right track
27 March 2018
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By Patrick Talbot, HM Principal Inspector of Railways.
ORR is open for business: Facilitating new investment in the rail network
20 March 2018
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By James Dunshea, Enhancement Projects.
High Speed regulation
16 March 2018
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By Feras Alshaker, Head of Planning & Enhancements.
Network Rail fined £733,000 following ORR prosecution for freight train derailment
14 March 2018
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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited has today been fined £733,000 at Bristol Crown Court for failing to undertake adequate maintenance to prevent the derailment of a freight train near Gloucester in October 2013.
Invitation to comment on Network Rail’s strategic business plans for CP6
6 March 2018
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Comments on Network Rail's strategic business plans (SBPs) for control period 6