Enforcement
Why ORR Prosecuted WH Malcolm
1 September 2021
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The recent fine handed down to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) operator, WH Malcolm Limited, was one of the largest ever for a health and safety offence on the railway. Why did we prosecute them?
Company fined £6.5 million after death of 11-year-old boy at freight terminal
30 July 2021
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WH Malcolm Limited, operators of Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal near Rugby, has been fined £6.5 million after being found guilty of negligence over the death of an 11-year-old boy in 2017.
Freight depot operator guilty after ORR prosecution into death of 11-year-old boy
7 July 2021
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WH Malcolm Limited, which runs one of the biggest freight depots in Britain, has been found guilty of failing to prevent unauthorised access to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal after an 11-year-old boy died.
Prohibition notices 2021
20 May 2021
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This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2021.
Tyne Wear Metro operator fined £1.5 million following ORR prosecution after death of employee
23 April 2021
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Tyne Wear Metro operator, Nexus, has been fined £1.5 million today after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974., for failing to ensure the safety of staff.
Network Rail fined nearly £700,000 following ORR prosecution after serious fire accident
21 April 2021
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Network Rail has been fined £696,666 after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act, for failing to protect the safety of staff following an incident at Godinton substation in Kent at the end of 2018.
Improvement notices 2020
25 November 2020
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This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2020.
Regulator rebukes SWR for lack of wheelchair access at Liphook station
17 November 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has instructed South Western Railway (SWR) to comply with its legal duty in ensuring that people using wheelchairs can board and alight from trains at Liphook station.
ORR publishes North West & Central investigation conclusions
29 May 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its conclusions from its investigation into Network Rail's (NR) impact on poor performance in NR's North West and Central (NW&C) region.