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December 2014 engineering overruns investigation

11 February 2015
We carried out an investigation into severe disruption on 27 and 28 of December 2014 to passengers travelling into or out of King's Cross and Paddington stations. Over the two days we estimate that more than 115,000 passengers were affected in some way by this disruption.

Freight customers

22 December 2014
Freight customers are those with a direct interest in rail freight, including purchasers of services and their representative bodies, but not the operators of the trains.

Keeping our railways running safely this winter

Content archived on 06 July 2024

11 December 2014
ORR chief executive Richard Price explains what the regulator is doing over the winter period to ensure minimal disruptions to passengers.

Occupational health strategy and progress

5 November 2014
ORR's Closing the Gap on Health report provides a comprehensive review of rail industry progress in managing occupational health by the end of our 2014-19 health programme. We have used this evidence-based review to identify our strategic priorities on health for the coming years in a revised occupational health chapter. We also have five position papers on the key health risks in the railway

Making our railways safer

Content archived on 06 July 2024

12 September 2014
As director of health and safety and HM chief inspector of railways, I lead a team of inspectors who spend most of their time out and about on the railways. We work with Network Rail, train operators and others from across the industry to help make Britain's railways safer whether you are travelling or working on them. Inspectors have been doing this for quite a while – 175 years next year.

Predict and prevent in practice – Richard Price

Content archived on 06 July 2024

11 August 2014
Welcome to the new ORR blog. One of the privileges of being chief executive is that I get the first crack at writing a blog entry. I want to use this to give you a better insight into what people at ORR do and why - working across the industry to ensure an efficient, effective and safe railway for everyone.

Periodic review 2013 (PR13) consultations

1 July 2014

Content archived on 06 July 2024

A list of our closed PR13 consultations in date order. Consultation on implementation of CP5 capacity charge for new open access operators Last updated: 1 Jul 2014 Consultation about our proposed approach to implement our decision on the capacity charge rates payable by new entrant open access operators (OAOs) during CP5. Capacity charge baselines for freight, open access passenger and charter
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