Publications

How to get or renew a train driving licence.

Our Accessible Travel Policy guidance for train and station operators sets out the commitments they must include in their policies for helping older and disabled people to travel by rail.

ORR’s approach to innovation is supportive, outcomes focussed and proportionate.

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2026.

We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways.

This page contains details of current projects, policy documents and statements regarding access to the rail network.

Information on the terms of access to the Channel Tunnel.

A network statement is an annual publication that each major UK network operator must produce.

How we hold Network Rail to account against the network licence.

In December 2025, ORR opened an investigation into whether Northern contravened or was contravening Condition 5 (Accessible Travel Policy) of its licence obligations.

This guidance sets out our approach to regulating track access.

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

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

This page includes the latest documents relating to track access applications we are currently considering. This may include application forms, draft agreements, any related documents and responses we make public.

Details of all the new, major, upgraded or renewed infrastructure or rolling stock projects we have authorised into service since 2019.

Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2025.

This page lists vehicles registered on the UK Register of Authorised Types of railway Vehicles (the UK Register), kept by ORR.

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

The purpose of the disclosure of public body size and salary data is to provide transparency to the public on the value of public sector posts.

What we are doing to reduce the administrative burden and support economic growth with our regulated entities.