ORR and the railway industry it works with

As the safety and economic regulator of the rail industry and Highways England’s monitor, we work with the following safety bodies.

The Department for Transport provides strategic direction and funding to the railways in England and Wales and buys rail franchises and projects. Their work is directed and overseen by the Secretary of State for Transport and his team.

Office of Rail and Road glossary of terms.

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.

RSSB (the Rail Safety and Standards Board) was established in April 2003, in response to recommendations made by Lord Cullen in the report of the second part of the public inquiry into the Ladbroke Grove accident.

One of the recommendations made by the McNulty rail value for money study was that a leadership body be established to take responsibility for coordinating and leading on cross industry initiatives, including delivery of the other McNulty recommendations. The Rail Delivery Group was established in June 2011 by the major passenger and freight train operator groups and Network Rail to fulfil this

Companies that use the rail network to move their goods.

Train Operating Companies (TOCs) run rail passenger services. They do this by leasing and managing stations from Network Rail.