Road professionals

Office of Rail and Road update - November 2016

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10 November 2016
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Welcome to ORR’s first monthly newsletter. We hope you find this brief snapshot of our activities informative and useful. Feedback is always welcome. And remember, you can keep up to date with us on Twitter @railandroad.

Safety on the roads

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21 September 2016
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By Peter Antolik, Director, Highways.

Benchmarking Highways England

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11 February 2016
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We are coming to the end of the first year for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) as the Highways Monitor and for Highways England in its role as steward of the English Strategic Road Network (SRN). In that time, ORR’s Highways team has built up a good feel for how Highways England is performing against the obligations and targets in the Road Investment Strategy.

UK Regulators' Network

18 March 2014
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The UK Regulators' Network (UKRN) brings together the regulators of our utility services, transport, financial, health and legal services and others to help make regulation work well for consumers and the economy.

Long-term regulatory statement - opportunities and challenges for the railway

14 January 2014

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Our long-term regulatory statement – 'Opportunities and Challenges for the Railway' – discusses how our regulation may develop in line with the changing shape of the industry, and identifies priorities for the growth and sustainability of Britain's railways. Railways have been a major success story for the past decade. Passenger demand is at the highest ever and freight numbers are growing. This

Rail/road interface sites

14 January 2014
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Our role is to monitor progress by infrastructure controllers, working with the local highway authorities completing detailed risk assessments and any necessary improvements to further reduce incursion risk at vulnerable sites.

Freight specific charge for biomass

28 March 2013

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his was a consultation on whether to introduce a freight specific charge on biomass as part of the periodic review (PR13). A freight specific charge balances payments for freight costs more fairly between businesses, taxpayers and passengers, recognising the wider benefits that rail freight brings against the costs of subsidising rail freight that would not otherwise travel by road.