HS1 applications, decisions and consolidated agreements
7 March 2023
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All High Speed 1 (HS1) track access application consultations, decisions and consolidated agreements.
Economic regulation
Regulator’s latest statistics confirm worsening train reliability
2 March 2023
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The rail regulator’s latest official statistics show that for the quarter October to December 2022, Britain’s railways saw 4.5% of all planned trains cancelled, the highest since the record began in 2014*.
Initial consultation on periodic review of HS1 Ltd 2024 (PR24)
31 January 2023
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Sought views on ORR's proposed process, timescales and approach to the next periodic review of HS1 Ltd: periodic review 2024 (PR24).
Regulator tells rail industry to ensure cancellation statistics match the passenger experience
19 January 2023
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The Office of Rail and Road has today written to the rail industry outlining the need to change how they record ‘pre-cancellations’ and to introduce a more passenger-friendly and transparent way of working when making late changes to services.
Average traffic delays remain lower than before pandemic, in latest roads report
19 January 2023
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The Office of Rail and Road’s 2021-22 ‘Benchmarking National Highways report’ confirms that average delays on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) increased in all regions of England as traffic levels recovered. However, levels of delay remained below those before the pandemic.
Rail regulator provides key updates on future regulation of the rail network
19 December 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published an update on its review into the future regulation of the rail network in Great Britain.
PR23 policy framework initial consultations
19 December 2022
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A consultation on outcomes, infrastructure performance and managing change and a technical consultation on the measures in our proposed CP7 outcomes framework.
Safety on the Strategic Road Network is improving, but National Highways must deliver better performance from its Smart Motorways technology
15 December 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road says National Highways is on course to achieve its overall safety target for the Strategic Road Network in England. The company has also met its Stopped Vehicle Detection technology installation targets; however, the system is failing to meet performance expectations.
ORR’s new safety report to include review of smart motorways safety systems and assessment of National Highways’ overall safety performance
3 November 2022
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This blog explains our work on a new safety report due to be published in December 2022. We expect the first edition to cover both our progress with the Transport Select Committee’s (TSC) recommendations on smart motorways and National Highways’ safety performance on the Strategic Road Network (SRN).
Regulator recognises external challenges but calls on Network Rail to do more to help improve passenger and freight train performance
2 November 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its assessment of Network Rail’s delivery of train service performance.