Rail professionals

Railway Funding and Financing: The System Works – Keep It

Content archived on 7 July 2021

21 July 2016
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ORR Chair, Stephen Glaister, argues that the solid arrangements for funding and financing maintenance and growth of Britain’s railways need to be maintained whatever choppy waters lie ahead for Britain’s finances.

A safer, more efficient and better performing railway

Content archived on 7 July 2021

18 May 2016
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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.

Passenger rail: Trends and comparisons for franchised operators

23 February 2016

Content archived on 22 August 2020

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Passenger rail: Trends and comparisons for franchised operators sets out our analysis of trends in the franchised passenger rail industry and compares the costs and revenues of franchised operators, in the context of the service they provide between 2001 and 2014 .

Super-complaint update

Content archived on 7 July 2021

17 February 2016
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ORR’s Deputy Director for Consumers, Stephanie Tobyn, is leading ORR’s response to Which?’s super-complaint on rail passenger compensation and gives an update.

Consultation on improving Schedule 5 of the model freight track access contract

20 January 2016
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On 6 November 2015 we consulted on proposed changes to Schedule 5 and the associated Rights Table in the model freight track access contract. This also included consequential changes to Schedule 4. These changes are to reflect the move away from freight access rights having "Levels" and towards having origin and destination timing windows for services. We also proposed to simplify the Rights Table