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Office of Rail and Road update - December 2016

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15 December 2016
Welcome to the second edition of our monthly stakeholder newsletter, as we keep you up to date with the latest news from the Office of Rail and Road.

Office of Rail and Road update - November 2016

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10 November 2016
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.

ORR’s Business Plan for 2016-17

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19 April 2016
Joanna Whittington, Chief Executive, announces publication of our 2016/17 Business Plan.

Why the great success of Britain’s railways also presents major safety challenges

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12 August 2014
Britain's railways are carrying record numbers of passengers and freight on the network today – there were more than 1.5bn passenger journeys on the network in 2013-14, up from around 1.2bn in 2008-09. The amount of freight goods carried has increased from 102.7 million tonnes in 2008-09 to 116.6 million tonnes in 2013-14.

Passenger experience report

2 April 2014
A summary of the passengers’ experience of planning journeys, choosing rail, buying tickets and using its services drawing on new research into passengers’ decisions, past research into buying and travel habits.

Industry organisations

17 January 2014
As the safety and economic regulator of the rail industry and Highways England’s monitor, we work with a number of organisations in the railway industry.

Railway networks

17 January 2014
The rail infrastructure in the UK is complex and comprises of a number of different bodies. We are the health and safety regulator for the UK’s mainline network and for a number of other forms of transport that run on rail.
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