Publications

Independent reporters provide professional advice to the ORR on the quality of Network Rail's service provision, as specified in its licence.

Workforce information is sent to the Cabinet Office regularly and it includes the number of staff by grade, payroll and non-payroll.

We are reviewing the passenger rolling stock maintenance market to assess whether it is functioning to the benefit of users and funders of the railway.

One of our core activities is to benchmark National Highways' performance and efficiency across its own regional areas or against comparable organisations.

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2026.

Prohibition notices 2026

Details of all the new, major, upgraded or renewed infrastructure or rolling stock projects we have authorised into service since 2021.

We monitor on the quality of Network Rail's engagement with its stakeholder community.

This content and related publications refer to our annual assessment of safety on the strategic road network.

This page contains depot access applications and decisions made under sections 17 or 22A of the Railways Act 1993.

Our decisions on new contracts where Network Rail and the train operator could not reach agreement.

These are our decisions on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator could not reach agreement.

Information on how to make a whistleblowing disclosure to the Office of Rail and Road.

This work will support government plans to boost investment and drive economic growth across the UK.

Our decisions on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement.

This page contains guidance, forms and decisions we have made regarding appeals under The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016.

We monitor industry compliance with timetable production timescales by gathering data from Network Rail and train operators.

A consolidated (or conformed) agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement. We do not approve these consolidated agreements, they are provided by Network Rail for reference purposes only to provide an overview of the current terms of the contract.

Reports on Network Rail’s efficiency and wider financial performance, and the wider rail industry’s productivity.

This cost benchmarking section of our website summarises our econometric benchmarking of Network Rail’s expenditure.