Publications

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.

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

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.

This publication provides management information on access rights planning and use.

To help prioritise ours and the industry’s strategic focus we issue chapters, which we update as part of a rolling process, focused on the key risks from across the sector and based on incident data, risk trend analysis and the findings from our inspections, investigations and audits.

Our digital safety strategy sets out our vision and approach for improving the management of health and safety risks arising from digital systems.

Find out what rail reform means for ORR.