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By Feras Alshaker, Deputy Director, Highways.

Rail passenger journeys in Great Britain saw a dramatic fall towards the end of the quarter ending in March of this year following the impact of the coronavirus, as people heeded government advice against all unnecessary travel.

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.

Welcome to our June newsletter.

Welcome to our April newsletter.

By Stephanie Tobyn, Deputy Director for Consumers.

By Ian Prosser, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Railways.

Renown Consultants Limited has today been fined £450,000 alongside £300,000 in costs after being convicted under the Health and Safety at Work Act for failing to ensure that two of its workers were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely.

By Sarah Cairns, HM Principal Inspector of Railways.

By Steve Turner, HM Principal Inspector of Railways.

By John Larkinson, CEO.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its final report outlining its recommendation that there is insufficient justification for recommending the CMA undertake a review of remedies put in place by the Competition Commission to address issues in the rolling stock market.

By Nick Layt, Enhancement Projects Manager, Wales & West of England.

In January 2020, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) opened a formal study into the UK signalling market in order to explore whether there were any competition issues affecting these important supply chains, and to determine if any action was needed as a result.

By Sarah Robinson, Senior Policy Advisor, Highways.

Two men died in a road traffic accident as a result of their employer, Renown Consultants Limited, failing to ensure that they were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely.

How the ORR intends to continue its operations throughout the Coronavirus outbreak

By Adedayo Alao, Analyst - Highways.

By Stephen Glaister, Non-Executive Director

By Bryan Little, Consumer Policy Team.

Welcome to our February newsletter.

The Office of Rail and Road ("ORR") and Autorité de Régulation des Transports ("ART") are the responsible bodies for the regulation of the Channel Fixed Link. Both organisations have published today their opinions on Eurotunnel's 2021 Network Statement.

By Anna Saunders, Senior Manager, Consumer Policy.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published the rail industry's next steps to deliver substantive improvements to the provision of information to passengers, including during disruption.